Nutrition

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.

One new study confirms marijuana smokers prefer junk food, but another finds they are actually a bit thinner than non-users.

The agency wants to update food packaging rules so that such labeling is based on scientific evidence.

A new study finds that substantial reductions in spending on red meat resulted in lower greenhouse gas emissions.

New research finds that hangovers result from heavy drinking, no matter the combination of beverages.

The Lancet Commission proposes a tax on red meat as one method to fight the "syndemic."

Fries aren't the healthiest food, but they do not act alone.

Breast milk offers better nutrition than formula to infants who cannot access their mother's milk. But centers have proliferated, raising other concerns.

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.

The calorie counts you've long seen at Starbucks will be at every chain restaurant starting today.

What happens when a grocery store opens in an inner-city neighborhood?

Quick slim downs, cleanses, celebrity diets, and all the other diet fads have been around for a lot longer than you'd think.

American school-lunch policy has always been at the mercy of broader ideological trends, from patriotic militarism to corporate neoliberalism.

Evidence points to a failed attempt at social engineering.

Why do we keep reaching for them as a quick health fix when the science says they're not so special?

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.

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

In fewer than 40 years, the average person will have 3.2 percent less food available to him/her, according to a new study.

A study finds "ready to use treatment foods" may help prevent malnutrition—in certain circumstances.

The scientific evidence for whether eating too much sugar causes Type 2 diabetes and other diseases.

Key parallels and important distinctions.

New research suggests obfuscation may be the best way to get Westerners to eat insect-based foods.

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.

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.