Just over 60 years ago, scientist and conservationist Rachel Carson warned that modern societies were contaminating the ...

Chronically high levels of insulin and inflammation are key features of obesity and metabolic syndrome, which mediate cancer ...

If you’re a cook, you know that seasoning well and often is key to making food taste great. But if you immediately reach for salt and butter whenever you’re building flavor, you might find it ...

Yes, it’s a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that we all follow, but it’s important to know its history. (It’s also fun.) Like many other cultures, the Pennsylvania Dutch believe eating pork on New Year’s ...

The new year will bring back some old traditions about foods we should eat for luck and prosperity. Traditional foods include black-eyed peas for wealth and money; pork to symbolize progress and ...

Food forecasters see a year of quieter tastes: little bursts of pleasure, less-jangling restaurants and healthy foods worthy of the ideal Grandma. Credit...Davide Bonazzi Supported by By Kim Severson ...

Some foods aren’t chosen. They’re assigned. They show up on plates because tradition, manners, or a vague sense of adulthood demands it. Nobody’s craving them. Nobody’s excited. Yet there they are, ...

A recent set of research papers said that they are a “key driver of the escalating global burden of multiple diet-related chronic diseases.” Plant-based meats are a much healthier alternative than ...

See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. When Americans eat ...

What to know about the growing list and what it means for SNAP recipients. Six more states have joined the growing list across the country approved for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program food ...

The Trump administration has approved six additional states for bans that would prevent people from using food stamps to buy sugary sodas and unhealthy foods, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said ...