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.
Nutrition
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.
Keeping Sustainability Out of Our Dietary Guidelines
Did Big Ag’s beef-loving cowboys just lasso the 2015 Dietary Guidelines? It sure does look that way.
How Many Lives Will Be Saved by Banning Trans Fats?
Thousands, and the laws will likely have the greatest impact among nations' poorest citizens.
Do Kids Actually Eat the Healthier School Lunch Option?
Substituting junk foods with fruits and veggies.
Do the New FDA Nutrition Labels Encourage Gluttony?
New research suggests consumers completely misinterpret on-package nutrition information.
The Quinoa Economy
This superfood might be great for your health, but how is its soaring popularity affecting the people responsible for farming it?
City Ants and Foxes Eat an American Diet Too
They have more heavy carbon atoms in their bodies, which come from corn and sugarcane.
When Are You Eating Your Meals?
Research shows that when you eat can be as important as what you eat.
How Sugar Lobbying Influenced U.S. Government-Funded Research
A new analysis of sugar-industry documents finds companies worked with U.S. government researchers to soften recommendations against eating too much sugar.