Food Archives - CSIROscope

Health

Our low-carb diet: scientifically proven and not a passing fad

We’re giving you the low down on low-carb.

Health and sustainability market could be worth $25 billion to Australian producers by 2030

Growth in demand for healthy and sustainable products could make Australia's food and agribusiness sector more valuable than mining.

Knowing how cells self-destruct could help feed the world

Our scientists are involved in ground-breaking research into self-destructing cells. Their new findings could help us to develop disease-resistant plants.

Farming

Catcher of the rye: how sleuthing gluten just got easier

Our researchers are the first to detect gluten proteins in all four of the gluten-containing grains, including rye, to help with better food labelling.

Vegan food’s sustainability claims need to give the full picture

We don't know enough about the carbon footprint of vegan foods, and that needs to change.

Farming

Farmers can start 2060 transformation today

Farmers looking to respond to the Australian National Outlook can start adapting today.

Health

How your food choices can benefit more than just your health

The global food system is a large contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, check out how your food choices can help to reduce the impact.

Environment

Faster food is all about the TraNSIT

Like your food? Reducing transport costs for the agricultural community can benefit all of us.

Farming

Climate work-around could boost Australian wheat yields

We’re working to adapt Australian wheat to a changing climate through new genetics and farming practices.

Healthy diets, healthy planet: it is possible

The food we eat and the way we produce it are causing some pretty big environmental problems. We now have global scientific targets give to all humans a healthy diet without depleting the planet’s resources.

Health

Maintaining a healthy gut during weight loss

You’ve probably heard a lot about gut health recently, words like probiotics, gut bacteria and the microbiome are hitting the health headlines on a regular basis. But did you know that poor gut health has direct links with obesity?

Love fish? Choose a range when selecting seafood.

Our research shows that huge economic and environmental benefits could come from fully using fish now discarded. If all of the edible fish caught was kept and sold, both the sustainability and profitability of fishing would significantly improve.

Food