Dive Summary:
- Caloric labeling on food: do we need standardization?
- Obesity and food habits: how did we get so fat?
- Are organic foods actually better for you?
- GMO's linked to cancer in animal study, but the jury's still out over the implications.
- 'DNA diets' released a bit prematurely.
- 'Whole Grain' and 'healthy' aren't necessarily synonymous.
- Gluten-sensitivity not as easy to spot as many think.
- The Delboeuf Illusion: the bigger the plates, the bigger we get.
- MIT working on a flavor algorithm that could one day replace human taste testers.
- Eggplant purple, soon more than just a name.
- Probiotics in space: the final frontier.
From the article:
From new research into the relationship between excess dietary phosphorus and the risk of cardiovascular disease to questions over the accuracy of how we currently measure calories, 2012 was an action packed year in the field of food research. Check out this FoodNavigator-USA picture gallery of highlights.
