Food & nutrition, this week

1. Food & nutrition

   Metabolic disease and crop disease

   NutritionFacts.org explored kimchi's link to stomach cancer and salt content; ZOE's Tim Spector and PCRM's Christopher Gardner discussed fermented foods and gut diversity; Risky or Not covered contamination via decades-old fish sauce.

   Why it matters. Fermented foods are promoted for gut and immune health, yet raise questions over salt, contamination and cancer risk.

   Listen: NutritionFacts.org · ZOE Science & Nutrition · Risky or Not?

2. Food & nutrition

   Eating pace and appetite

   Food Programme explored the Sunday roast as social ritual; PCRM's Exam Room, a plant-based advocacy show, covered bloating and eating pace with Dr Will Bulsiewicz; Bite Back with Abbey Sharp questioned ultra-processed food science; Doctor's Kitchen discussed bitter foods and appetite with Dr Jeffrey Bland.

   Why it matters. How and what people eat shapes digestion and appetite, a recurring question for anyone producing or processing food.

   Listen: The Food Programme (BBC Radio 4) · Bite Back with Abbey Sharp

Also in this edition

• Calf health management claims
• Community building and markets
• Potassium deficiency in fields
• Managing fertiliser costs
• Precision agtech dominates
• Extreme weather hitting crops
• Soil fertility and cover crops
• Farming identity and lifestyle
• Abattoir access difficulties

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