Ripping the plastic wrap from the meat or prepackaged fruit and veggies you purchased at the grocery store may contaminate your food with micro- and nanoplastics, according to new research. Plastic ...

The global food industry faces mounting pressure to deliver products that are both safe and minimally processed, retaining ...

Ultra-processed foods have become a primary scapegoat for nearly every conceivable health problem. When researchers cannot ...

A new randomized controlled trial protocol from the Netherlands will test whether altering the texture, and thus the eating ...

Food packaging, serving, and processing materials contain 14,402 known chemicals that people might consume, but the full extent of human exposure was not clear. Researchers found evidence for 3,601 of ...

A landmark UK Biobank study reveals that not all additives are equal: while sugars, sweeteners, and flavorings drive higher mortality, gelling agents may offer protection, reshaping how we view the ...

Recent headlines denounced plant-based fake meat—such as vegetarian sausages and textured vegetable protein—as unhealthy and claimed that their consumption is linked to an increased risk of ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Most nutritionists and dietitians agree that it's OK to indulge in off-diet foods occasionally. But is it better to make these indulgent foods at home rather than buy boxed or factory-processed ...

As economies expand, people don't just eat more food—they eat differently. A sweeping new study covering nearly three decades ...