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Jeffreyw / Flickr Trans Fats to Be Illegal
The FDA announced today that certain oils are no longer recognized as safe.
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Joshua Resnick/Shutterstock What 'Food Porn' Does to the Brain
What's the psychological appeal of looking at food that can't be tasted?
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Michael Turek/Blue Zones The Finnish Town That Went on a Diet
In the province of North Karelia, an unorthodox doctor defied conventional public-health wisdom to successfully overhaul regional cuisine and improve heart health.
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Serene Vannoy/Flickr Why Comfort Food Comforts
A new study looks at the intersection of taste, nostalgia, and loneliness.
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Vlue/Mahathir Mohd Yasan/Shutterstock/The Atlantic Does This Cooking Show Make Me Look Fat?
Yes. No. Maybe.
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gemteck1/Flickr The Antibiotics Problem in Meat
A new study suggests that a consumer demand for chicken and pork in places like India, Russia, China, and Brazil will help drive a large increase in overuse of the drugs by 2030. Is there anything we can do about it?
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Taryn/Flickr The Most Common Sources of Food Poisoning
A new FDA report looks at where foodborne illnesses come from.
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DC Central Kitchen/Flickr Why Don't Convenience Stores Sell Better Food?
New programs aim to put more produce in corner stores in order to improve the health of low-income communities. Will it work?
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Adam Baker/Flickr Learning to Like Spicier Food
Can people train themselves to tolerate heat?
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star5112/Flickr A Healthy Menu Makeover for Food Trucks
An NIH-funded project aims to expand nutritious dining options in Los Angeles.
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Lauren Giordano / The Atlantic The Food Babe: Enemy of Chemicals
How one woman mobilized an army against food additives, GMOs, and all else not "natural"
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Courtesy of David L. Reamer/Stewart, Tabori & Chang Hot Beer, Anyone?
The preference for a cold brew is relatively new. Can the once-popular heated ale drink make a comeback?
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Zoyalipets/Shutterstock The Internal Bowl
In terms of food consumption, the Super Bowl marks the unhealthiest day of the year.
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Liz Davenport/Flickr The Selling of the Avocado
How the "alligator pear" went from obscure delicacy to America's favorite fruit
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Doximity What Doctors Make
Variations in salary are drastic and opaque.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Essential Oils Might Be the New Antibiotics
Faced with increasingly drug-resistant bacteria, scientists and farmers are now looking to plant extracts to keep people and animals healthy.
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Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters The Benefit of Recess Before Lunch
A new study found that kids ate more fruits and vegetables when playtime came first.
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Lauren Giordano/The Atlantic Getting Back With Carbs
The original low-carb diet flirts with reason.
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Macrovector/Shutterstock Is 2015 the Year We All Sequence Our Microbiomes?
Intriguing inventions for a healthier New Year
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Boston Public Library/Flickr Who Pays Attention to Calories?
Women, college-educated people, and rich people, mostly. In other words, those who likely aren't the prime targets for obesity-reduction efforts in the first place.
