vegetable food

‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in early humans ignore a dirty but potentially crucial part of the original ‘paleo diet’

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One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men hunted while women gathered. The story goes that this gender division of labor would have provided the meat and plant foods that people needed to survive. That characterization of our time as a species dependent solely on wild foods—before humans began domesticating … Read more

‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in early humans ignore a dirty but potentially crucial part of the original ‘paleo diet’

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One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men hunted while women gathered. The story goes that this gender division of labor would have provided the meat and plant foods that people needed to survive. That characterization of our time as a species dependent solely on wild foods—before humans began domesticating … Read more

Expert speaks about research and knowledge gaps in the field of healthy and sustainable food

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Nov 24, 2023 — While there is continued consumer interest in healthy and sustainable diets, scientists point to a gap in understanding these complex topics. At the recent Free From Food show in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nutritional insight met with Dr. Jenneke Heising, program director of Wageningen University and Research, to explore the ongoing discussions and … Read more