Tag: diet

John Schoonbee – Why the reinsurance industry believes type 2 diabetes is reversible — and what that means for food

6th October 2026 antonellatotaro Diet Change, Regenerative Agriculture 2 Comments

What if decades of nutritional advice have got some things wrong? In this episode, Dr. John Schoonbee, Global Chief Medical Officer at Swiss Re, explores the links between dietary fat, blood sugar and metabolic health, and why some people with type 2 diabetes are achieving remission through changes in what they eat. We also look at why a reinsurance company is investing in nutrition programmes, the business case for preventing metabolic illness, and what a shift towards healthier food could mean for food producers and regenerative agriculture.

Martin Reiter – Why regen hasn’t produced Steve Jobs yet and how to build a modern Nestlé

23rd January 2024 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Investor Stories, Regenerative Agriculture, Short Food Webs, Transition finance 3 Comments

A conversation with Martin Reiter, former senior manager at Airbnb and Wayfair, and prior to this at McKinsey and Groupon, about what excites him about regeneration, where are the Steve Jobs and Elon Musk of regenerative agriculture going to build companies, and how can we help more talent flow into the space?

Stephan van Vliet – The first randomised clinical trial comparing agro-ecological grown and supermarket food

24th February 2023 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrient Density in Food, Regenerative Agriculture, Role of Animals 5 Comments

A conversation with Stephan van Vliet, assistant professor of nutrition studies at the Center for Human Nutrition Studies at Utah State University, about nutrient density food, human health and the world’s first randomized clinical trial of 14 weeks comparing a whole diet of supermarket food vs food grown using agro-ecological and regenerative practices.

Zuzanna Zielińska – Women’s hormonal health starts with regenerative agriculture and the focus on quality and nutrient density food

8th November 2022 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrient Density in Food, Regenerative Agriculture 2 Comments

A conversation with Zuzanna Zielińska, founder of Harvest Care, about women’s hormonal health, the PCOS syndrome, and the connection between regenerative agriculture and healthcare.  She is one of the co-founders of the Coalition of Health Professionals for Regenerative Agriculture.

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Philipp Stangl on why blending regenerative meat with plant-based is key to get animal protein consumption down and regenerative production up

12th October 2021 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Role of Animals, Short Food Webs 1 Comment

Philipp Stangl, the CEO and Co-founder of Rebel Meat joins us to talk about the critical roles of blended products, transparency, and changing consumer patterns towards regenerative transition.

Pierre Weill on selling 2b euro a year of animal protein as anti inflammatory food

17th November 2020 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Ecosystem Services Payments, Nutrient Dense Food, Regenerative Agriculture, Role of Animals, Short Food Webs, Transition finance 6 Comments

This deep dive into nutrient density on how Pierre Weill, co-founder of the non-profit organization Bleu-Blanc-Coeur, created a 2b euro a year certification program, paying farmers more for better quality food. Starting with the simple (but very complex) concept: farmers hold the key to our health, if we don’t change the practices in the field we need to find chemical medicines.