Does Classifying Food as 'Healthy' or 'Unhealthy' Miss the Point?
A handful of experts weigh in on a survey of nutritionist and consumer perceptions.
Nutrition
Five Years and $500 Million Later, USDA Admits That 'Food Deserts' Don't Matter
You can lead people to Whole Foods, but you can't make them buy organic kale.
Why the FDA's Updated Nutrition Facts Label Is a Stinker
The mandatory 'added sugar' disclosure is a misleading loser.
Runaway Farm Subsidies and Diet Guideline Fights: Federal Food Policy Is a Mess
Two recent examples illustrate deep and broad problems.
Eating Red Meat, Cheese, Butter, Pork and Cream Is Not a Death Sentence After All
Review of saturated fat studies "do not provide support for the traditional diet heart hypothesis."
Rejoice: Fat Fucks Now Outnumber Starving People on Earth!
Predictably, historic triumph over poverty is seen as next big problem.
'Common Sense' Means Repealing the FDA's Menu-Labeling Mandate
Congress considers amending the rules. What it should do is get rid of them.
Federal Dietary Policies Are an Unsteady Diet of Nothing
Follow the new guidelines at your own peril.
U.S. Gov Spends Billions on Diabetes Research, But Scientists Already Know the Cure
Millions of people could shake Type 2 diabetes if they just lost some weight.
Big Sugar Versus Big Corn: Bitter Fight Over Sweeteners in California Court
Real scandal is the amount of subsidies both Sugar Daddies are pulling down from Uncle Sugar.
Milk: Government Nutrition Nannies Wrong Again?
Add milk to your diet of salt, red meat, and eggs.
U.S. Government Nutrition Advice Is Stuck in 1980s
The Uncle Sam Diet mantra: Don't eat anything your ancestors wouldn't have while watching Cheers on network television.
Two Burritos for Breakfast
I don't need mandatory food labels to tell me McDonald's isn't health food. And neither do you.
The FDA Wants to Ruin Your Treats
Trans fats make donuts and popcorn delicious. Soon they may be illegal.
KIND Fruit and Nut Bars Get FDA Linguistics Lesson: Words Only Mean What Bureaucrats Say They Mean
FDA dings KIND for using the word "healthy" since bars contain more than 1 gram of saturated fat.
U.S. Dietary Panel Advocates Sweetened Drink Tax, More Labeling, and Not Adding Cream & Sugar to Your Coffee, Gosh Darnit
"Care should be taken to minimize the amount of calories from added sugars and high-fat dairy or dairy substitutes added to coffee."
Victory Over North Carolina Attempt to Ban Giving Unlicensed Paleo Dietary Advice Online
Steve Cooksey Can Now Speak Freely About Diet in North Carolina
In Defense of Dr. Oz
Congress took Dr. Oz to task for offering dietary advice. One needn't have any affection for Oz to recognize the chilling effect this has on free speech.
Why Do These Well-Fed Anti-Science Activists Oppose Safe, Cheap Food For Poor People?
Nearly 2,000 studies about GMOs all say the food is safe
Bill Would Ban Connecticut Childcare Providers From Serving Whole Milk
The bill is based more on some legislator's harebrained idea of how nutrition and diet work than any actual nutrition or dietary science.
The Top 5 Bogus Public Health Scares
How activist misinformation wastes time, money, and harms Americans
Lawsuit Prompts 7-Up to Stop Adding Vitamin E to Soda
Will halt claims product contains antioxidants
Herbalife Disputes Claims It's a Pyramid Scheme
Hedge fund manager doesn't have nice things to say about company
Florida School Board Wants to Install Trash Cams to Figure Out Why Children Toss Veggies
They can't wrap their heads around why students are throwing their vegetables, part of new federal school lunch regulations, in the trash.
Organic Food Superstition Receives Yet Another Blow From Science
A new study finds that organic foods are not better for you than conventional foods.
