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05/03/2025

Covering a wide range of interdisciplinary content from journal articles and trade publications to conference proceedings and industry patents, FSTA is full of high-quality scientific abstracts and updated weekly. Here's a selection of what was included in FSTA during February 2025:

🔬19,775 new records

🌍 New records from 584 sources, including 175 publishers based in 51 countries

📖 2.21 million total records now available

Learn more about the newest additions, screened by the FSTA science team for quality, integrity and relevance: https://bit.ly/3Dl4k9N

28/02/2025

Explore the future of food with our latest article and podcast episode!
We cover cutting-edge breakthroughs in food science, from nanotechnology and 3D printing to the crucial role of microbiomes in health. We also discuss the rise of sustainable plant-based foods and lab-grown meats, emphasising innovation in taste, safety, and nutrition.
Insights are drawn from the annual review of 2024 keyword trends in the FSTA database, also available now.
https://bit.ly/43dkOLI

26/02/2025

Did you know that a recent study found that 80% of the US population does not consume the five fruit servings recommended by dietary guidelines?

Instead, people are often consuming fruit snack products such as dried fruit, fruit-based bars, and fruit puree.
Fruit snacks can be seen as having a better shelf-life and convenience, but may also be expensive alternatives to fresh fruit.
Find out more about the study and its findings with our article, UMass Amherst Study: Dried fruit tops list as most nutritious fruit snack. Link below:
https://bit.ly/41wZj7e

25/02/2025

The Future of Plant-Based Foods Just Got Smarter! 🌱🤖

Consumer interest in plant-based foods is booming—so much so that in 2024, research on plant-derived products accounted for 17% of FSTA records! But what’s fueling this surge? AI-driven food innovation.

🎙️ Tune in to this clip from the latest Digestible episode, where we dive into how AI is transforming plant-based foods—perfecting texture, enhancing flavor, and even recreating the sizzle and juiciness of a steak. 🍔🔥

🔍 Curious to learn more? This episode unpacks the most exciting breakthroughs in food science and sustainability.

📲 Listen to the full episode here: https://spoti.fi/4idF3x1

Do you think AI can truly replicate the experience of eating meat? Let’s chat in the comments! ⬇️

20/02/2025

2 billion adults grapple with excess weight

600 million face obesity

462 million suffer from malnourishment

Diet is implicated in a staggering 60% of cardiovascular deaths and 35% of cancer-related fatalities worldwide

35% of hospitalized patients contend with malnutrition related to their illnesses

We’re in a race against time. Millions of people are dying from chronic diseases. All because of sub-optimal diets.

We cannot be complacent that life expectancy has been rising. The fact is that the length of a healthy life has deteriorated.

We must work to solve the impact of poor nutrition on the health of individuals and societies.

It’s time to bridge the knowledge gap and deliver the right research and solutions to these trillion-dollar problems.

NutriHealth is the world’s first database designed specifically to meet these challenges.

Now we have the knowledge. It’s time to pass it on.

And start putting the health back into humanity.

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18/02/2025

🔍 Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) tell a database how to combine your search words and allow you to control how specific or broad your search string is.

They are an easy first step to narrow down your search with multiple terms working together to help you find the best results.
Find out more with our article, Research Basics: Using Boolean Operators to Build a Search. Follow the link below:

https://bit.ly/41f6XTH

17/02/2025

The Future of Plant-Based Foods is Smarter Than Ever! 🍽️🤖

Consumer demand for plant-based foods is skyrocketing—so much so that in 2024, research on plant products made up 17% of FSTA records! But what’s driving this shift? AI-powered food innovation.

🎧 Take a listen to this clip from the latest episode of Digestible, where we explore how AI is revolutionizing plant-based foods—enhancing texture, flavor, and even recreating the juiciness of a steak. 🍔🔥

🔍 Want more insights? This episode breaks down the biggest breakthroughs in food science and sustainability.

📲 Listen to the full episode here: https://spoti.fi/3EQVFfy

What’s your take—do you think AI can truly replicate the experience of eating meat? Let’s discuss below! ⬇️

13/02/2025

Introducing Digestible – Our New Podcast! 🎙️

Our first episode, "Future of Food: Innovations in Health and Sustainability," is now live! 🍽️🔬

We explore the cutting-edge breakthroughs shaping the future of food—think nanotechnology, 3D printing, microbiomes, and lab-grown meats. How will these innovations impact taste, nutrition, and sustainability? We break it all down in a way that’s, well… digestible!

🔍 This episode draws insights from the 2024 keyword trends in the FSTA database—and if you want to see the top 20 trends shaping food science in 2025, grab the free report here: https://tinyurl.com/msj342je

🎧 Listen now: https://spoti.fi/4hBPzhE

What’s the most exciting food innovation you’ve seen recently? Drop your thoughts in the comments! ⬇️

12/02/2025

Starbucks’ Brilliantly Boring Move That Could Change Everything

In a world obsessed with innovation, sometimes the smartest move is just stopping the stupid. Starbucks has joined the U.S. Food Waste Pact, a deceptively simple initiative led by ReFED and WWF. Instead of reinventing the wheel, it’s doing something far more powerful—ensuring perfectly good food actually gets eaten.

Their FoodShare program has already diverted 75 million pounds of food from the bin to people who need it. Now, with a pledge to cut U.S. food waste by 50% by 2030, Starbucks is proving that sustainability isn’t about flashy new tech—it’s about eliminating the ridiculous inefficiencies we’ve all just accepted.
A great brand isn’t just about what it sells. It’s about what it refuses to waste.

To get the latest research in food and sustainability, get hold of our FREE database.
Details are here; IFIS Sustainability - https://bit.ly/4jZ9CIH

Original Story Here - Original story https://bit.ly/4jXnItO

Other Pact Members include;
Ahold Delhaize USA, ALDI US, Amazon Fresh, Aramark, Bob’s Red Mill, Chick-fil-A, Compass Group USA, Health Care Without Harm, ISS Guckenheimer, Lamb Weston, R&DE Stanford Food Institute, Raley’s and Whole Foods Market.

Starbucks is the largest restaurant to join an initiative designed to stem the flow of food to methane-emitting landfills

11/02/2025

We were asked this question as part of a literature searching skills webinar. This great resource from The University of Manchester was our suggestion. Do you have any other ideas?

The Academic Phrasebank (J. Morley, University of Manchester) is a useful resource for academic writing and is freely available. It’s not specific to literature reviews, but will definitely be helpful. Find it below.

https://bit.ly/4gDDya6

10/02/2025

Covering a wide range of interdisciplinary content from journal articles and trade publications to conference proceedings and industry patents, FSTA is full of high-quality scientific abstracts and updated weekly. Here's a selection of what was included in FSTA during January 2025:

🔬15,428 new records

📚 12 new journal titles passed our strict assessment process, covering topics such as Nutrition & Health, Aquaculture & Fish, and Medical Sciences.

📖 2.19 million total records now available

Learn more about the newest additions, screened by the FSTA science team for quality, integrity and relevance: https://bit.ly/4gCkpp8

06/02/2025

Discover Ovid NutriHealth – the ultimate tool for cutting-edge nutrition and health research! 🌿 Whether you’re an academic, in the industry, or in healthcare, find trustworthy insights faster than ever. Learn more:
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05/02/2025

Levels of hierarchies can be useful for assessing the quality of evidence. In health sciences, these are portrayed as the Hierarchies of Evidence pyramid, with levels for the different types of study design.
Understanding study designs will help you judge the limitations of what can be concluded from a particular study.

But be aware:
⚠️ While in health-related research this hierarchy of study types can be used as a guideline, you cannot rely on the hierarchy to substitute for critical appraisal. A strong cohort study would be more useful than a flawed systematic review. There are times when evidence is better sorted by its usefulness for your own research question than by type of study design.

For more information on different evidence types and how to carry out an effective critical appraisal of the available research, see our Best Practice Guide to Literature Searching.

https://bit.ly/41014JR

04/02/2025

Systematic reviews are powerful tools for answering focused research questions. Focused questions that are specified sufficiently and contain all necessary elements similar to typical experimental studies are suitable questions. These are known as closed-framed questions.

Before beginning, check the topic for currency and novelty to avoid redundancy, and assess the availability of evidence and resources needed for the review.

For a full breakdown and step-by-step guidance, take a look at our systematic review guide - Good review practice: a researcher guide to systematic review methodology in the sciences of food and health. Link below for more information:

https://bit.ly/40Qb0Vk

31/01/2025

Avoiding predatory journals is vital, whether you are literature searching or trying to publish your research.

Publishing your research in a predatory journal can have serious consequences to your articles reach and authority, as well as potentially damaging your reputation and career prospects. That's why it's so important to know some key warning signs to help you spot whether a journal may be predatory. Find out more with our Predatory Journals Hub.

If in doubt, you can also try our Journal Lookup Service. It's a quick and easy tool for checking if a journal is indexed in FSTA. Every journal in FSTA has gone through our quality checks, so you can be confident it is peer-reviewed and not predatory.

https://bit.ly/4gg0DQ4

30/01/2025

📚 Choosing the Right Journal for Your Research Made Easy!
After all your hard work, your research deserves to shine in the best journal possible. 🌟

Don’t stress—we’ve got you covered with our Expert Guide to Journal Publishing! 🎯 From tips on finding the right fit to insights on boosting your work’s impact, it’s all here.

👉 Check it out now: https://bit.ly/4jz6L8P

28/01/2025

Drought intolerance and sustainability is a big area of research. You can take a look at the latest research headlines for free. Discover the world's first 100% FREE database of sustainability research in the food industry, all made possible by the foundations of science. Join the global community committed to creating a sustainable and water-efficient food system.

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27/01/2025

Many innocent academics have been duped by the deceitful practices used by predatory publishers. Some publishers send overtly flattering emails requesting the academic publishes their work in one of the publisher’s journals.
Researchers have also published in predatory journals in response to pressure to get published.

However, there are consequences to publishing in less than satisfactory journals, including:
💼 Damaging your career development and reputation
💰 Wasting project funding
💸 Damaging future funding prospects

Learn more, including how to keep clear of them with our article, Why and how to avoid publishing in a predatory journal: https://bit.ly/42pu2Uz