Food & Nutrition

The “story” of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has become a tale of horror, with an ominous, omnipotent corporate villain, “Big Food,” mapping mammalian dopamine pathways to turn vulnerable children and their parents into submissive consumers.

Recently, this video exposé on Burger King came across our desks.

“No, I don’t.” That’s my answer to the increasingly frequent questions I’ve been asked about whether I take anti-aging supplements containing polyphenols or NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) boosters.

It's summer, and on Fire Island, that means fishing. Specifically, surfcasting. 

In a jarring reversal for a product that had become steadily cheaper over the previous two decades, consecutive drought-stricken harvests in Spain and the spread of the olive tree disease Xylella fa

In today's "Are You Kidding Me?" feature, scientists at Stanford reported that they're using AI to create space-age burger recipes. Seriously? (Yes, seriously.

Join Dr. Chuck Dinerstein and Cam English on the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

For years, the face of this ritual has been the competitive eater known as “Jaws,” Joey Chestnut, a man whose name now belongs to the Fourth of July almost as much as fireworks, potato salad, and arguments about whether ketchup belongs on a hot do

A Recipe Written in Data

Dirty soda starts with a standard fountain soda and offers near-endless customization with flavored syrups, fruit purées, heavy cream, and coconut cream.