Decoding Nutritional Dark Matter: Understanding How Agricultural Growing Practices Influence Nutrient Density with Dr. Stephan van Vliet

About this episode

This episode explores how agricultural practices and biodiversity impact the nutrient density of food and human health with insights from Dr. Stephan van Vliet.

Explore the nexus of agriculture and human nutrition as we learn about cutting-edge research focused on understanding how agricultural growing practices and biodiversity shape the nutrient density of the food on our plates and our well-being. In this episode, nutrition researcher Dr. Stefan Van Vliet from Utah State University enlightens us about his collaborations with farmers, ecologists, and agricultural and nutritional scientists to study the critical linkages at this nexus. O...

People in this episode

Host: Kara Kroeger

Guest: Dr. Stephan van Vliet

Topics covered

• agriculture
• nutrition
• biodiversity
• nutrient density
• food systems

Keywords

• nutritional science
• agricultural practices
• food quality
• health
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Utah State University

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