Welcome to IFPE (Research Institute for Plant-Based Nutrition)
The Research Institute for Plant-Based Nutrition (IFPE) has its focus on vegetarian and vegan nutrition as well as sustainable and alternative dietary patterns in general. In this context, different aspects of sciences as well as ecology are taken into account.
As an independent research and consulting institute we are committed to science-based concepts of health promotion and sustainable nutrition as well as as dissemination of these concepts in society.
News
Booklet “Nachhaltige Ernährung – Was unser Essen mit Klimaschutz und Welternährung zu tun hat””
The fourth edition of the booklet “Nachhaltige Ernährung – Was unser Essen mit Klimaschutz und Welternährung zu tun hat" is now available in print. The booklet for the general population was...
New anthology “Grüne Ernährung”
To mark the opening of the Anuga Food Fair 2023 (Cologen, Germany), the federal trade association within the German Retail Federation (BVLH) has published the anthology “ Grüne Ernährung - Vom...
Dr. Markus Keller on the German Podcast: “Tier und Jetzt – Ein Podcast von Animal Society”
Dr. Markus Keller was recently invited to be on the podcast “Tier und Jetzt – Ein Podcast von Animal Society” (Germany). The interview “Episode 12: Dr. Markus Keller - Zur Forschung und Entwicklung...
The VEGANScreener study (Germany) has started: now recruiting vegan and ominvorous participants
The VEGANScrener study (Germany) is part of the international VEGANScreener project which in turn is part of the European program initiative “A healthy diet for a healthy life” (JPI HDHL). The...
New journal publication: “Pflanzenbasierte Ernährung: Vorschlag einer Definition”
The term “plant-based” is on everyone’s lips but it is frequently used with a variety of different meanings, in popular media as well as the scientific literature. This can lead to...