Nutrition
Is Trump Right to Let Gas Stations Offer SNAP and to Classify Cheese Spray as a Staple?
Critics of the USDA's new stocking standards say their opposition is about incentivizing retailers, not about penalizing people for what's in their grocery cart.
Cannabis Leads to the Munchies but Not to Bigger Bellies, According to New Research
One new study confirms marijuana smokers prefer junk food, but another finds they are actually a bit thinner than non-users.
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.
Can Food Choices Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
A new study finds that substantial reductions in spending on red meat resulted in lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Beer Before Liquor Won't Make You Sicker, New Study Finds
New research finds that hangovers result from heavy drinking, no matter the combination of beverages.
Nutritionists Want to Regulate the Food Industry Like Tobacco
The Lancet Commission proposes a tax on red meat as one method to fight the "syndemic."
Should We Listen to That French Fry Recommendation?
Fries aren't the healthiest food, but they do not act alone.
Addressing the Technical, Political, and Religious Concerns of Human Milk Banks
Breast milk offers better nutrition than formula to infants who cannot access their mother's milk. But centers have proliferated, raising other concerns.
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.
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.
Breaking the Drought in Food Deserts
What happens when a grocery store opens in an inner-city neighborhood?
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.
The History of School Lunches
American school-lunch policy has always been at the mercy of broader ideological trends, from patriotic militarism to corporate neoliberalism.
Fewer Fast Food Outlets Does Not Mean Thinner People
Evidence points to a failed attempt at social engineering.
Superfoods Aren't Really All That Super
Why do we keep reaching for them as a quick health fix when the science says they're not so special?
The Youngest Casualties in the War on Obesity
School-based nutrition and BMI screenings are meant to improve the health of students, but emerging evidence shows that, not only aren't they helping, they also appear to be triggering deadly eating disorders in children. Now, a small group of activists is taking on the system—and making a difference.
Are Healthy Eating Programs to Blame?
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
The Link Between Climate Change and Malnutrition
In fewer than 40 years, the average person will have 3.2 percent less food available to him/her, according to a new study.
Are Peanuts the Answer to Preventing Malnutrition?
A study finds "ready to use treatment foods" may help prevent malnutrition—in certain circumstances.
The Links Between Sugar and Heart Disease
The scientific evidence for whether eating too much sugar causes Type 2 diabetes and other diseases.
Would You Like Flies With That?
New research suggests obfuscation may be the best way to get Westerners to eat insect-based foods.
The Former Dentist Uncovering Sugar's Rotten Secrets
University of California–San Francisco researcher Cristin Kearns dropped a promising career at the Kaiser Foundation to dig through sugar industry archives for a smoking gun. With help from the man who brought down Big Tobacco, she’s now proving that Big Sugar steered scientists away from looking at the ingredient’s harmful effects.
Cracking Big Sugar
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.