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Eat This Newsletter 026

 

14 March 2016

Crackers no more

  1. BMI – body mass index – is nice and simple, and simply misleading. Fivethirtyeight offers a great overview.
  2. Some UK dairy farmers are seeing the merits of micro-dairies.
  3. While some drinkers question the need for – and, indeed, the meaning of – the label “natural wine”.
  4. “A salame is a salume, but a salume is not necessarily a salame.” Confused? You need Salumi 101.
  5. Rachel Laudan turns adversity into a thoughtful, thought-provoking and, perish the thought, potentially useful article on soft food.

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