A rule since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution has been that what is strange and new today is likely to be commonplace in the future. For most of human culinary history, people ate what they could ...

Modern food systems appear stable on the surface, yet they are increasingly dependent on digital systems that can quietly become a major point of failure. Today, food must be “recognised” by databases ...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month often focuses on screening, treatment and survivorship, but treatment can also change something we use every day without much thought: Our senses of taste and smell. For ...

Two major outbreaks involving imported produce have again tested Americans’ confidence in the safety of their food. A multistate cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico ...

Industry responses to UPF criticism often put forward reformulation, rather than tackling the underlying ultra-processing, as the answer. As historically, many of the health risks associated with UPFs ...

When pregnant, avoiding certain foods is essential to protect your and your baby's health. Both you and your developing baby are especially vulnerable to foodborne illnesses, aka food poisoning.

As I started thinking about this piece in January, wildfires had begun ravaging Los Angeles. By the time I had written it, entire neighborhoods had been wiped off the map, from fires that were among ...

Many processed foods have nutritional value and are safe to eat on a regular basis, unlike ultraprocessed foods. A dietitian shares how to tell the difference. Much of the food we eat has been ...