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.
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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.
Some People Have Strong Opinions on How We Should Define ‘Healthy’
What does it mean for a food to be “healthy”? The Food and Drug Administration has been considering…
Snack and Grocery Companies Ask to Put Off New Food Labels
Food manufacturers are looking for more time to finish their homework. In the last year of Barack Obama’s…
Do Hot Foods Produce Hotheads?
It has become one of our most popular consumer products, with many young people enjoying it literally every…
Why Is There So Much Fast Food in Poor Urban Areas?
Last January, the New York Times’ restaurant critic Pete Wells angered the Internet. Reviewing Locol, the ambitious attempt…
Inside the Academic Journal That Corporations Love
A recent lawsuit against Monsanto offers a clear and troubling view into industry strategies that warp research for…
Philadelphia’s Soda Tax Is Reducing Consumption—and Maybe Jobs
Consumers are buying less soda thanks to taxes, but the long-term health and economic effects remain unclear. By…
Should the Government Tell SNAP Recipients What They Can Eat?
Do the potential public-health benefits of such intervention outweigh the costs associated with implementation? By Dwyer Gunn (Photo:…
Food Stamp Recipients in Seven States Will Now Be Able to Buy Groceries Online
Here’s why that may be good for SNAP recipients. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) Last week,…