A quick-start guide to the latest food terminology
New terminology describing how foods are produced can be confusing, and doesn’t always indicate if a food is better for health. For example, non-GMO foods contain no genetically modified organisms (GMOs). But it’s heavily debated whether use of GMOs alters the nutritional quality of food or poses a threat to health. It’s helpful to learn the meaning of such terms such as non-GMO, grass-fed beef, free-range chickens, pasture-raised chickens, and wild-caught salmon.
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