The investment heyday for the space roughly coincided with the peak of the bull market. Cultivated meat companies pulled in over $1.6 billion in 2021 and 2022, per Crunchbase analysis. Leading names like Upside Foods, Believer Meats and Good Meat consumed over a billion between them. That generous funding streak coincided with a period of heavy investment in plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. The heaviest private funding recipient, fake meat unicorn Impossible Foods, raised nearly $2 billion. And rival Beyond Meat had a roughly two-year run as a stock market darling following its 2019 IPO. These days we're no longer seeing rounds in the multiple hundreds of millions for the space. More broadly, larger rounds have declined in both frequency and size for cellular meat and plant-based protein companies....

When you reach for that bottle of wine this Valentine's Day, do you know how healthy it is' Many people have a too-rosy view of the beverage and are surprised when confronted with the facts about it on a nutrition label, according to a study my co-author Natalia Velikova and I recently published in the Journal of Consumer Marketing. Right now, people usually think of wine as a 'virtue' rather than a 'vice,' thanks to popular beliefs about its health benefits and news coverage of its antioxidant effects. But requiring nutrition labels, which are currently voluntary, could change those views. In our experimental research, which included nearly 800 participants, we found that American consumers aren't used to seeing nutrition information on wine labels, and most are surprised by what they read since they don't associate wine with calories, carbohydrates and sugar. People who were prompted to read labels viewed wine as less healthy than they did beforehand, and they were less likely to buy it....

You probably already know that how you eat before bed affects your sleep. Maybe you've found yourself still lying awake at 2 a.m. after enjoying a cup of coffee with dessert. But did you know that your eating choices throughout the day may also affect your sleep at night' In the U.S., a large percentage of the population suffers from poor sleep quality and sleep disorders like insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which the upper airway becomes blocked and breathing stops during sleep. At the same time, most Americans eat far too much fatty and processed food, too little fiber and too few fruits and vegetables. Although it is difficult to determine whether these two trends are causally linked to one another, more and more research points to linkages between sleep and diet and offers hints at the biological underpinnings of these relationships. My colleagues and I wanted to get a deeper understanding of the possible link between sleep and diet in Americans who are 18 and older. So we analyzed whether people who follow the government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans get more hours of sleep....

Zepbound is the newest addition to the weight loss drug arena. In November 2023, it joined the list of obesity-fighting drugs ' administered as an injection ' to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The relationship between Zepbound and Mounjaro is similar to two other popular drugs making headlines, Wegovy and Ozempic. Both Wegovy and Ozempic contain the active ingredient semaglutide, with Wegovy approved for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and Ozempic approved for the treatment of obesity. Tirzepatide and semaglutide both mimic the digestive hormone GLP-1, which is released by the intestines when we eat to stimulate insulin production and help regulate blood sugar. GLP-1 also suppresses appetite while promoting a sensation of fullness. Weight loss medications are intended to be used in conjunction with lifestyle changes, such as exercise and a healthy diet. But too often, people view them as a silver bullet for weight loss. And the high price tag and variable insurance coverage for these popular weight loss drugs create a barrier for many people....