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Hi friend,

It’s Friday morning. You are reading VITAMIN C 🍋. 

There are 5M+ posts this week about food and climate. I hunted down the 5 that deserve your attention.

From anti-aging coffee to floral burgers and a meat deadline no one’s talking about… let’s dive in.

1. Good News] 🌻Sunflowers: the unexpected protein hero.

Soy and peas had their moment.

But the next plant-based superstar? Sunflowers.

Scientists in Brazil and Germany developed a meat alternative using sunflower flour, enriched with tomato, spices, and healthy oils.

The result: a burger with strong protein levels, healthy fats, and high mineral content (iron, zinc, magnesium, manganese).

Bonus: impressive amino acid profile.

🌻 Your next BBQ might be more floral than you think.

Full article here.

2. [Science] ☕ Coffee: Your new anti-aging hack?

Coffee is officially the drink that keeps on giving.

New research from Queen Mary University of London shows caffeine may actually slow cellular aging.

The caffeine fights oxidative stress and protects the mitochondria — your cells' energy engines.

Those news have been warmly received in my house — my Italian husband treats espresso like a sacred ritual.

The results are early, but still promising.

And yes, we’re already on cup two.

Read more here.

3. [Food for Thought] ⏰ The urgent meat deadline no one talks about.

2050 sounds safe.

But the real deadline to cut meat? 2026.

A new study from UC Santa Cruz and Accenture suggests we must drastically shift away from meat consumption now to have any realistic shot at hitting climate targets.

Beyond emissions, meat strains land, water, and global health systems.

The next two years are our window. After that? Damage control.

Meat isn’t just a personal choice anymore. It’s a planetary deadline.

Read more here.

4. [Fun] 💯 Live forever (if you survive this website’s design).

Curious if you’ll make it to 100?

Living to 100 was created by Dr. Thomas Perls, a longevity researcher from Boston, inspired by Blue Zones and centenarian studies.

Through questions on diet, stress, sleep, and purpose, the calculator estimates your lifespan — and shows which habits might add (or steal) years.

But warning: the website design feels like 1998 dial-up days. Pop-ups, clunky ads, questionable layout… your patience might expire before you do.

👉 Take the test here: https://www.livingto100.com/

Spoiler: It says I’ll live to 91 — so I’ve got 50+ years to keep sipping espresso and writing these newsletter. Yay!

 5. [Startup Spotlight] 🐷 Pork without pig? Yes, please.

A new kind of pork is hitting the market — and it doesn’t involve killing pigs.

Clever Carnivore, a Chicago startup, has unveiled cultivated pork that’s scalable, affordable, and designed to taste just like the real thing.

By growing pork cells directly (without pigs), they aim to deliver pork products with minimal environmental footprint and no animal suffering.

Their pilot plant already scales production to one million pounds per year, a major leap toward mainstream shelves.

Could this finally be the guilt-free bacon we’ve been waiting for?

Check them out here.

Stay awesome,
Lia

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