Frédéric Leroy
@fleroy1974
Agri-food scientist + CDP activist (Common sense, Decency & Pragmatism) Tweets reflect my own views
Dietary advice doesn't have to be complicated 1⃣ Avoid satiety-disrupting ultra-processed junk 2⃣ Prioritize nutrient-dense food (for protein, minerals, vitamins) 3⃣ Get inspired by proven traditional diets (according to liking & needs) academic.oup.com/af/article/15/…
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I've never used the self-check option in my life, and I'm not planning to. Supermarkets are already a horrendous environment, this makes it even worse.
Thoughts ❓
Still hearing a lot about “Blue Zones” being the secret to longevity. But the theory was debunked a while ago. Areas of the world with people claiming to be 110+ years old are actually just places with poor record keeping and a lot of pension fraud. When official birth…
100% agree that Greenpeace should lose their charity status. 1. They are a politically partisan crew of activists 2. They misrepresent science often, repeatedly and deliberately. Examples include nuclear power, GMOs, and the accuracy of GWP* as a way of comparing CH4 vs CO2.
Fed Farmers calls for Greenpeace to lose charitable status after defacing Gore's brown trout newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather…
A record number of farms shut in wake of inheritance tax raid. Labour’s ‘disastrous policies’ blamed as more than 6,000 businesses close. Shame on the Labour government for this. A spiteful and disgraceful way to destroy family farming and threaten national food security.
EXCLUSIVE: Cabinet Office Hides Details of Starmer's Meeting with BlackRock CEO Back in February, I submitted a Freedom of Information request asking for details about meetings between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset…
"Food addiction symptoms decreased by 40.7% and binge eating symptoms decreased by 34.7%."
❌The bad news: food addiction is real, leading to multiple harms. ❎The good news: it can be fixed, leading to multiple benefits.
❌The bad news: food addiction is real, leading to multiple harms. ❎The good news: it can be fixed, leading to multiple benefits.
💡NEW PAPER💡 Food addiction and binge eating symptoms can be improved without drugs or surgery using real food, real support, and virtual care. Our new peer-reviewed study was just published: 🔗frontiersin.org/journals/psych… 💙 Like, repost, bookmark, or share this link to help…
"#BeyondMeat, la carne verde in bancarotta: era inevitabile". Azioni #BYND crollate del 98%. Sarà #bancarotta nel 2027 con #debiti impossibili da ripagare. Fine del sogno #PlantBased.🤷🏼♂️ "Di fatto, Beyond Meat è uno dei peggiori titoli dell’intero mercato." futuroprossimo.it/2025/07/beyond…
"[M]uch of what goes on in academia is better explained by self-interest, perverse incentives, and rent-seeking than by the high-minded pursuit of truth." [Link below.]
Main pathophysiological mechanisms linking ultra-processed food consumption with the development and progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease/steatohepatitis (MASLD/MASH). mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/1…
Nitrate levels in rivers are now at their lowest since 2016 and statistically, no relationship exists between dairy cow numbers and nitrate levels in rivers. eu1.hubs.ly/H0lXsRX0
“In some cases, activism attracts individuals with less than noble motives. According to one new study, this includes pathological narcissists, who use social-justice activism as a way to virtue signal and put themselves above other people.” [Link below.]
What are the most important foods to invest in to maximize nutritional impact on girls and women? • Organ meats • Dark leafy greens • Fish and seafood • Unprocessed meat • Eggs See our latest work on how to invest in girls and women around the world. gainhealth.org/resources/repo…
"the widespread presence of these neurotoxic & neuro-disruptive chemicals in the body & brain & growing reports of their adverse impacts on behavior, cognition & mental health in young people, points to the potential for progressive degradation of brain function"
"UPF present evolutionarily novel nutritional, physical & chemical characteristics that might influence energy intake a& weight homeostasis through multiple biological pathways, including food reward systems, appetite and/or satiety regulation & changes to the microbiome."
Surely controversial: “English farms could be taken out of food production to boost nature, says minister” | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…
Good definition of UPF: "Evolutionarily novel", "industrial formulations manufactured by deconstructing foods into their component parts (such as oils, starches & sweeteners), modifying them (for example, through enzymatic processes) & recombining them with cosmetic additives"
