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Nutritional primitivism in superfoods books and maca marketing: New research
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Recent research by Adelaide Food Values Research Group's Dr Jessica Loyer and University of Edinbugh's Dr Christine Knight looks at the role of "nutritional primitivism" in selling "superfoods" such as Andean maca.
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Food Values Research Group at 4S 2018, Sydney
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Over the last week, members of the Food Values Research Group (FVRG) have been presenting their research and participating in panel discussions at the 2018 4S Conference held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.
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Seminar - September 2018
Food Avoidance: Why Are So Many of Us Going Gluten Free?
"A magic pill: Clean eating and the quest for purity" on ABC's Blueprint for Living
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In the modern dietary landscape, it's sometimes difficult to keep up with the dizzying array of celebrity chefs, Instagram famous wellness gurus, and new "clean eating" trends popping up almost weekly.
Positive Communication in Animal Agriculture
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A few weeks ago, Emily Buddle, a PhD candidate here at University of Adelaide with the Food Values Research Group, met with a group of dairy farmers and managers from Western Victoria across to the Fleurieu Peninsula who are part of “TRACtion”.
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FVRG recent events and updates
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The Food Values Research Group has been fortunate this year to have been joined by some excellent speakers on a range of interesting and varied topics.
Seminar - June 2018
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"In the Land of Milk and Yogurt, We Don't Want Coca-Cola": Gandhi-Inspired Moral Ecologies of Rural Development in India