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Beyond Meat Drops the 'Meat'
Beyond Meat Drops the 'Meat'
Mar 6, 2026 1:30 AM CST

Beyond Meat Drops the 'Meat'

Company pivots to plant-based drinks and snacks

(Newser) - Beyond Meat is dropping "meat" from its name as it moves beyond the struggling market for plant-based burgers, sausages, and tenders and expands into new categories like protein drinks, the AP reports. The company, rebranded as Beyond The Plant Protein Co.—or simply Beyond on its packaging—changed...

Your Protein Bar May Be Not Far Off From Halloween Loot

Nutritionists warn that many high-protein snacks mimic candy's health risks

(Newser) - Your "healthy" protein bar might not be that far off from a Snickers after all. Writing for the Atlantic , Nicholas Florko walks through how the booming protein-bar market has morphed into something that often looks, tastes , and—in some cases—nutritionally behaves a lot like candy, just with better...

Meat May Help Underweight Seniors Make It to 100
Meat May Help
Underweight
Seniors Make
It to 100
NEW STUDY
Jan 29, 2026 1:51 PM CST

Meat May Help Underweight Seniors Make It to 100

Study links underweight older vegetarians to lower odds of reaching that milestone age

(Newser) - Meat eaters may look like they have the edge on reaching 100 in a new study, but the story is more complicated than "steak beats salad." The Conversation reports that researchers followed more than 5,000 Chinese adults ages 80 and up as part of the long-running Chinese...

RFK Jr.'s Food Pyramid Could Mean Trouble for Environment

Experts warn push for protein-heavy meat, dairy would drive emissions, require much more farmland

(Newser) - Nutrition advice from the Trump administration is colliding head-on with climate concerns. The Guardian reports that guidelines rolled out by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. push Americans toward a meat- and dairy-heavy diet that would nearly double current protein intake, featuring an "inverted" food pyramid loaded with steak,...

Maggot Protein May Be the Next Sustainable Superfood

Fly larvae are turning rotting food waste into high-protein nutrition for pets, livestock, maybe humans

(Newser) - Maggots may not be winning any popularity contests, but they're quietly becoming a contender to become the world's next big protein source—first for pets and livestock, and eventually, perhaps, for humans. In Kenya, InsectiPro is raising black soldier fly larvae by the tens of millions on piles...

Don't Rely Too Much on Those 'GLP-1 Friendly' Labels

Nutrition experts say labels aren't regulated by FDA, may be misleading for GLP-1 users

(Newser) - Meals and snacks with "GLP-1 Friendly" labels on the packaging are becoming more common in US supermarkets as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, and Mounjaro to lose weight. But the labels aren't regulated by the FDA, unlike the popular medications themselves,...

Feds Flip Food Pyramid, Elevate Steak and Butter

Guidelines push protein, slam sugar while keeping saturated fat limits

(Newser) - Steak just muscled its way toward the top of the federal nutrition guidebook. The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled revised dietary guidelines that put a heavy emphasis on protein—steak, cheese, whole milk, butter, and beef tallow among them—while taking a tougher line on sugar and refined carbs. The...

'6-7,' Dubai Chocolate, Labubu: You Took 2025, Now Scat!

Let's check some of 2025's annoying trends at the door to 2026

(Newser) - With Labubus hanging from our bags, Dubai chocolate in our bellies and "6-7" ringing in our ears, it's almost time to bid farewell to a few things that went hard in 2025. Scat. Don't follow us into the new year. You've had your 15 minutes. We'...

Sunflower Seeds Could Provide the Next Big Meat Alternative

Scientists cook up burgers made from sunflower protein flour

(Newser) - Scientists in Brazil and Germany have turned sunflower seeds into a promising new meat substitute. The project, a collaboration between Brazil's Institute of Food Technology (ITAL), the University of Campinas, and Germany's Fraunhofer IVV Institute, saw the researchers first extract the seeds' oil then remove their husks and...

Many Protein Powders Have a Heaping Helping of Lead: Report

Plant-based powders show highest lead contamination in Consumer Reports tests

(Newser) - A new investigation reveals that popular protein powders and shakes may contain alarming levels of lead, raising fresh questions about the safety of supplements fueling America's protein obsession . Consumer Reports tested 23 protein powders and shakes from established brands, finding that more than two-thirds of them packed more...

The Fierce Battle for a Secret Protein Bar Ingredient

Small startups sue after losing access to a game-changing additive

(Newser) - When a secretive ingredient promised to revolutionize healthy snacking, it sparked a fierce battle between scrappy start-ups and a protein bar juggernaut—raising big questions about innovation, monopoly, and what really goes into the bars we eat. As Men's Health reports, the fight centers on EPG, a lab-made...

'Clever Little Molecule' Could Be Quick Carbon Monoxide Antidote

Engineered protein clears toxin from blood in minutes

(Newser) - Researchers are testing a new protein-based treatment that could dramatically speed up care for carbon monoxide poisoning, a condition responsible for up to 100,000 emergency room visits and 1,500 deaths annually in the US. Carbon monoxide, an invisible and scentless gas, deprives organs of oxygen by binding...

Starbucks Boards the Protein Bandwagon

Chain will start offering protein-infused drinks later this month

(Newser) - America is in the midst of a need-more-protein craze , and Starbucks might have just cemented the trend: It's adding protein drinks to the menu. Starting Sept. 29, customers will be able to top their drinks with flavored cold foams infused with protein, reports CBS News . The coffee giant...

Beyond Meat Drops the 'Meat'
Beyond Meat Drops the 'Meat'
Jul 30, 2025 5:01 AM CDT

Beyond Meat Drops the 'Meat'

Company bets on pure plant power, taking inspiration from Roman gladiators

(Newser) - Beyond Meat is dropping the "meat" and rebranding as Beyond, shifting its focus from imitating animal products to celebrating plant-based proteins in their own right—think less a faux hot dog that hopefully tastes like one and more a hot dog made of chickpeas, suggests CEO Ethan Brown....

America's Meat Obsession Births a New Dish Soap

Dawn says its PowerSuds can better cut through grease from Americans' fatty, protein-filled diets

(Newser) - A new dish soap from Dawn is "unlike any other," according to the Procter & Gamble brand's dedicated website for PowerSuds, promising twice the usual amount of suds, which are said to "stay visibly whiter" as they're working to cut through the greasy plates, bowls,...

Big Food Embraces the High-Protein Trend
Big Food Embraces
the High-Protein Trend
longform
Feb 15, 2025 4:55 PM CST

Big Food Embraces the High-Protein Trend

A story at New York magazine wonders if things are going a little too far

(Newser) - The American consumer is in the midst of a "protein insurgence," writes Chris Gayomali at New York magazine. A trip down any grocery aisle illustrates the point, with packages screaming at us about their jacked-up protein content. Wheaties Protein is a case in point, with the word Protein...

'I Think We're Onto Something Important' for Alzheimer's

Scientists believe the protein reelin may help shield brain from aging diseases

(Newser) - "I think we're onto something important for Alzheimer's," MIT neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai tells NPR , after her team's latest research backs up a pair of previous studies regarding a protein they say may help fend off cognitive decline. That protein, reelin, appears to act as a...

With Sickly Sales, Beyond Meat Rolls Out a Healthier Burger

New burger will cut saturated fat by 60%, kick the protein up a bit

(Newser) - Beyond Meat is revamping its signature plant-based burger, hoping that healthier ingredients will help it boost flagging US sales. The company based in El Segundo, California, said Wednesday that its new Beyond Burger patties and Beyond Beef ground product cut saturated fat by 60% by switching from canola and coconut...

For These 5, Alzheimer's Was Medically Acquired
Medical Miscue May Have
Given Patients Alzheimer's
NEW STUDY
Jan 30, 2024 11:49 AM CST

Medical Miscue May Have Given Patients Alzheimer's

Study suggests disease was triggered by human growth hormone shots derived from cadavers

(Newser) - Doctors once sought to make very short children taller by injecting them with growth hormone taken from the brains of dead people. The procedure was banned 40 years ago—and cadaver-derived pituitary growth hormone (c-hGH) replaced with a synthetic version—when scientists discovered patients had also received bits of protein...

After 17 Years, 'Brood X' Is Emerging. Grab a Fork

Cicadas are a low-fat, protein-rich sustainable food source, advocates say

(Newser) - Brood X is about to arrive . That's the name for the group of cicadas that have been nestled underground for the past 17 years, waiting to emerge this month and next month and overrun our yards and parks. Some people enjoy their summer interludes , while others fear them , but...

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