Food
How Much Can Dietary Changes and Food Production Practices Help Mitigate Climate Change?
Food policy experts weigh in on the possibilities of individual diet choices and sustainable production methods.
Ideology Can Skew Our Views on the Healthiness of Food
New research finds that marketing messages that are inconsistent with our values can lead us to view a food product as less healthy.
A Modernized New Deal Could Revive the American Agriculture Industry
U.S. agriculture needs to make a systemwide shift that cuts carbon emissions, reduces vulnerability to climate chaos and prioritizes economic justice.
The FDA Finds Groceries Are Contaminated. But Will It Do Anything About That?
PFAS in water are already regulated. Environmental advocates think it's time for food to be regulated too.
America's Leading Animal Geneticist Wants to Talk to You About GMOs
Alison Van Eenennaam has spent the last decade explaining gene editing to critics who find fear more compelling than data. Is anybody listening?
Why the FDA Is Considering a 'Healthy' Icon for Food Packaging
The agency wants to update food packaging rules so that such labeling is based on scientific evidence.
White Americans' Food Choices Are Contributing Disproportionately to Climate Change
A new study finds that more greenhouse gases are emitted producing the typical diet of a white American than that of a Hispanic or African American.
Disease-Resistant Pigs Are Here. Why Aren't We Eating Them?
The FDA cleared the last hurdle for the first GMO fish. Industry groups want pigs to be next.
How Handwritten Type Can Prompt Healthy Eating
New research finds diners feel more positively about health-food restaurants if the menus use a handwritten typeface.
A Japanese Restaurant's Wait Staff Is Comprised Entirely of Elderly People With Dementia
At a comfort food place in Tokyo's Roppongi neighborhood, all the servers have dementia.
Should We Listen to That French Fry Recommendation?
Fries aren't the healthiest food, but they do not act alone.
2018 Was a Record Year for Foodborne Illnesses
And that's actually a good thing.
Why Do We Keep Having E. Coli Outbreaks?
The new, wide-ranging warning about romaine lettuce illustrates gaps in the government's ability to oversee food safety.
The Less People Understand Science, the More Afraid of GMOs They Are
A lack of scientific literacy is correlated with undue fears around genetic modification, chemicals, and common food production techniques.
Are Organic Farms Ruining California's Rural Coast?
California loves its locally sourced meat and dairy, but conservationists claim the foodie trend can cause serious damage to the state's grasslands.
You Don't Really Want that Burger—You Want Higher Social Status
An evolutionary leftover makes it hard to convince people to shift to a vegetarian diet.
Why Employers Should Stop Giving Away Snacks
All that free junk food expands employees' waistlines—and creates ethical quandaries in the workplace.
Increased Access to Local Produce Is Leading to Healthier Lives for SNAP Recipients
Advocates working to increase access to fruits and vegetables in America's food deserts report that the growing popularity of Double Up Food Bucks programs is helping curb the $160 billion spent on illnesses related to lack of healthy food.
Viewfinder: Processing Vanilla in the Comoros
Laborers process dried vanilla pods at the Vaniacom factory on July 29th, 2018, in Moroni, Comoros.
In Kotzebue, Alaska, Hunters Are Bringing Traditional Foods—and a Sense of Comfort—to Their Local Elders
In one tiny city in Alaska, hunters are working to provide the local elderly population with access to traditional foods. By making that effort, they have become a model for a person-centered approach to care.
Can a Web App Help Reduce Nigerian Food Waste?
Oscar Ekponimo has created a program that notifies retailers in real-time when their food items are approaching expiry and lets them initiate discounts on them.
Breaking Down the Complex Case of Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture
Due to a mix of factors around the issue there is a risk we may be moving toward a non-ideal situation for animals and humans alike.
Fighting Obesity With Better-Designed Menus
New research finds calorie counts can be effective—if the figures are properly placed.
Five Facts About the FDA's New Menu Labeling Rule
The calorie counts you've long seen at Starbucks will be at every chain restaurant starting today.