Food System

Is Tufts University’s Food Compass Nutrient Profiling System ‘Broken’?

Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition released their Food Compass nutrient profiling system in the journal Nature Food in October 2021. Food Compass uses a quantitative ranking algorithm across nine domains to rank foods from 1 to 100. But Food Compass is not just another theoretical research paper. The stated aim of the Tufts Food …

The Perils of Belief-Based Nutrition

by Marty Kendall

My unique life trajectory—which we will get into in this article—has led me to develop ‘healthy scepticism’ towards mainstream nutrition advice and popular dietary fads. As an engineer, I believe in data. For me, good data analysis = truth. I have spent a lot of time creating quantitative systems to cut through the noise and …

What Lies Beyond the Nutritional Apocalypse?

by Marty Kendall

You may not be aware, but our fragile food system relies heavily on non-renewable energy sources. It’s not a matter of if, but when these resources will be depleted. When that happens, the way we produce food will change! As non-renewable resources become harder to obtain, goods produced by the conventional, energy-intensive agricultural system may …

Regenerative Agriculture Q&A | Diana Rodgers

by Marty Kendall

There is plenty of debate about how we can feed a rapidly growing population in a way that is healthy for us and our fragile planet with limited resources. Diana Rogers and Robb Wolf recently weighed into the debate. Their book (and accompanying film) Sacred Cow proposed that, rather than doubling down on an industrial, …

How to Eat to Save the Planet (and Yourself)

by Marty Kendall

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes. But I got to meet mine, and it was AWESOME! I finally interviewed Robb Wolf to discuss our shared big fat hairy audacious goal. We believe that empowering people with the tools to get the nutrients they require from the food they eat can not only help us …

Pros and Cons of the Eat Lancet Diet Plan for Planetary Health

by Marty Kendall

A quantitative review of the nutrient density and energy density of the dietary guidelines proposed by the Eat Lancet Commission dietary.

Why Our Food System is Screwed (in Charts)

by Marty Kendall

You may have noticed that we’re getting fatter. Obesity seems to be the new normal. Some people say we’re lazy and that we need to be more disciplined and move more. But obesity likely also has something to do with what we’re putting in our mouth.[2] In this article we crunch the numbers in an …