Are weight loss jabs the solution to the obesity crisis?
1 November 2024
In a new article for the University of Cambridge website, five Cambridge experts, including GFS members Prof Martin White and Prof Jean Adams, shared their thoughts on whether the new weight-loss drugs really are the answer to the obesity crisis. Current estimates suggest almost two thirds of UK adults are overweight or...
Gross to Gourmet: How Naked Clams Could Revolutionise Global Diets
20 September 2024
A new paper, co-authored by GFS member, Dr David Willer , describes how researchers used AI to analyse social media posts and reveal potential consumers’ reactions to eating Naked Clams. Naked Clams are bivalves once known only as a destructive pest but now poised to revolutionise global diets. With a history stretching...
University of Cambridge research on benefits of beans makes national news
2 August 2024
Pulses are an important area of research for global food security, so we were especially pleased to see GFS member Dr Nadia Mohd-Radzman’s work on broad beans featured in the national news this week. The article about her work in the Observer newspaper focused on the health benefits of eating broad beans. These legumes are...