David Feder

Buffalo Grove, Deerfield

Executive Technical Editor at Prepared Foods

Freelance Writer at Freelance

former professional chef/RD/food writer/recipe designer/right-wing Zionist

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Articles

Beyond the Hype: How GLP-1 Medications Are Reshaping Weight Management and Nutrition Trends

2 weeks ago | preparedfoods.com | David Feder

Nutrition-based approaches to weight management are placing foods and ingredients that help naturally stimulate GLP-1 at the forefront. samael334 / Creatas Video+ / Getty Images PlusBetter for YouIngredients2025 Food and Beverage Trends The meteoric rise of the drug semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic or Wegovy) seemed at first to promise an end to dieting.
Natural Products Expo West 2025 Review with Rachel Zemser

2 weeks ago | preparedfoods.com | David Feder

Better for You Rachel Zemser, MS, CCS, CFS discusses the trending foods, beverages, and ingredients—especially those using nuts and probiotics—that she spied at the 2025 Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. Products and ingredients she highlights include: probiotic almonds and pistachio cream. Check out these and other products and trends that caught Zemser’s interest at the Nat Expo West ’25 show.
Protein 1.0: An Informal Webinar

3 weeks ago | preparedfoods.com | David Feder

Better for YouProteins The Prepared Foods network’s Executive Editor–Technical David Feder holds an impromptu webinar on animal-sourced protein with Peter Gentile, Executive Chef of The Steakhouse, at Circus Circus Las Vegas Hotel & Casino; Joseph “Joey” Jurgielewicz III, Director of Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd. duck production, and nationally recognized pork expert Naikang “Kang” Kuan, MS, CEC, CCS, R&D Manager of Armanino Foods, Inc.
I’m Ready for My Close-Up

4 weeks ago | preparedfoods.com | David Feder

FoodserviceIngredients Prepared Foods Network’s Executive Editor–Technical David Feder was invited to be the guest chef on the “Mark Alyn Cooks” cooking show to discuss the Dallas Kosher Chili Cook-off, which Feder helps judge every year. As a bonus, Feder included his own recipe for chili. Watch the episode of the Mark Alyn show.
Natural Products Expo West 2025 Review with Kerry Hughes

1 month ago | preparedfoods.com | David Feder |Kerry Hughes

Better for YouIngredientsFunctional New Products The Prepared Foods network’s Executive Editor–Technical David Feder interviews ethnobotanist and regular contributor to Prepared Foods Kerry Hughes.
U.S. Supreme Court Limits EPA Clean Water Act Permitting Authority

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Traci L. Lovitt |David DiMeglio |Thomas Donnelly |David Feder

The Development: On March 4, 2025, the SupremeCourt of the United States issued its decision in City &County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency andclarified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's("EPA") and state agencies' authority under the CleanWater Act to issue limitations in pollutant-discharge permits.
Food as Medicine

1 month ago | preparedfoods.com | David Feder

Sponsored by:The global medical foods market size was estimated at USD24.80 billion in 2024, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.13% from 2025 to 2030, according to a recent report by Grand View Research, Inc.
5 HTP For Sleep: Is It Good For You?

1 month ago | consumerhealthdigest.com | David Feder

Not sleeping well is bad for your health. It affects your energy, mood, and productivity. Because of this, people are looking for natural ways to help them sleep better. 5-HTP, or 5-Hydroxytryptophan, is a natural amino acid that helps the body produce serotonin. Serotonin is great for regulating sleep and that is why many people use 5htp for sleep.
Botanicals of Newtopia

2 months ago | preparedfoods.com | David Feder

The replacement for Natural Products Expo East, Newtopia Now 2024, launched in the center of the country, kicking off last August in Denver, Colorado. Prepared Foods’ contributing editor Kerry Hughes, MS, ethnobotanist and principal for EthnoPharm covered the inaugural show, sharing highlights of the botanical ingredients as well as other ingredients and CPG products showcased there in the Mile-High City. The show drew more than 7,000 attendees and some 560 exhibitor companies.
Frontiers in Digestive Health and Immunity

Dec 10, 2024 | preparedfoods.com | David Feder

Gut health is a major focus for American consumers, with nearly one-in-four citing digestive health as the No. 1 most important aspect of their health overall. That makes sense given what we’re seeing in the research arena, with studies suggesting more and more that the impact of gut health—specifically of the gut microbiome—is incredibly far-reaching, from benefits to our digestive and immune system to supporting the health of the reproductive tract, oral cavity, lungs, skin and gut-brain axis.