Does One Fewer Cookie a Day Keep Death at Bay?
An odd-sounding approach to living longer gets a boost when two teams of researchers compare notes. By Nathan…
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Pork or Pig: Words Can Hurt You, Especially if You’re an Animal
Research confirms we use language to emotionally distance ourselves from violence and the act of killing. By James…
Americans’ Diets Are (a Little Bit) Better Than They Were 15 Years Ago
But the gap is increasing between richer, better-educated, white Americans and everyone else. By Francie Diep (Photo: Olearys/Flickr)…
Why You Should Be Able to Buy Organic With Food Stamps
Poor kids deserve the same chance at reducing their pesticide exposure as their richer peers.
Do We Really Vote With Our Forks?
On causal impotence and whether consumer choice even matters when it comes to our global food system.
How Big Ag Stampeded Over Science and Reason to Keep Sustainability Out of Our Dietary Guidelines
Did Big Ag’s beef-loving cowboys just lasso the 2015 Dietary Guidelines? It sure does look that way.
Is There Such a Thing as Food Choice?
New data on vegetable consumption raises a question we too easily overlook.
Are There Purely Environmental Justifications for Eating Animals?
Yes, but don’t mention them to Fido.