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.
Food
Chinese Immigrants Revolutionized Seafood in California
They founded California's first commercial abalone fisheries, but after a few short decades, they were forced out by institutional racism. Let's not repeat the same mistakes with current and future immigrants.
Breaking the Drought in Food Deserts
What happens when a grocery store opens in an inner-city neighborhood?
Detroit's Divided Renaissance
The city's cultural and economic revival remains segmented along stark racial and class lines.
Trendy Diets Are Nothing New
Quick slim downs, cleanses, celebrity diets, and all the other diet fads have been around for a lot longer than you'd think.
Will the Supermarket Spell Doom for South Asian Convenience Stores?
If other immigrant groups are any indication, supermarkets' embrace of different cuisines could mean trouble for small South Asian grocers.
A Smarter Approach to How We Feed People Could Help Save Endangered Animals
Limited resources combined with the rate at which the number of people is increasing makes the need for solutions especially urgent.
Why Did We Start Farming?
A new study argues population booms drove the advent of agriculture in prehistoric North America.
How Two Philadelphia Chefs Are Pushing for Immigration Reform — Starting in the Kitchen
Husband-and-wife team Cristina Martinez and Ben Miller are moving beyond barbacoa to fight for the undocumented workers in kitchens across the city.
How Did Our Early Ancestors Eat Their Food?
Dietary changes and simple stone tools may have helped our early ancestors chew more efficiently.
Organic Food Is Not Food Grown Without Pesticides
On the paradox of unanimity and how, if nothing else, it could be saving you money on your grocery bill.
Keep Your Brain Sharp: Eat Chocolate
New research provides more evidence linking cocoa consumption to enhanced cognitive functioning.
Grocery Store Design Is Terrible
It's almost like whoever designed the layout of the store is actually trying to trick us into staying inside of it longer.
Your Brain's Got Tasty Treats on Its Mind
A new study shows the brain's learning mechanisms make distractions like snack foods—or drugs—harder to avoid.
A Look at the Additives in Our Snacks and Drinks
Basically, everything you want to munch on is bad for you.
Are Peanuts the Answer to Preventing Malnutrition?
A study finds "ready to use treatment foods" may help prevent malnutrition—in certain circumstances.
The Failure of Food Journalism
When agribusiness claims to practice "humane" treatment, we must ask for a higher burden of proof.
Are Large Portions to Blame for Obesity?
It turns out there is very little evidence linking bigger portion sizes to increasing waistlines.
How Horse Meat Might Get Into the U.S. Food System
The hidden pipeline for America’s mystery meat may start at home.
The Pork in the Road
Two paths are before us—but only one leads to a sustainable future of healthful, humane food production. Which one to take? (Hint: Follow the pig with the spring in its step.)