Carbohydrate Claims Can Mislead Consumers

Food manufacturers advertise a variety of foods on grocery store shelves by using nutrient claims on the front of packaging. A study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluates how consumers are interpreting...

Ramadan in Somalia Brings More Fear, Costlier Food

With the start of Ramadan – the Islamic holy month characterized by fasting – residents of Mogadishu are facing a difficult economic situation as well as the prospect of more fighting and shelling, say civil society sources.

Aging And Longevity Tied to Specific Brain Region in Mice

The protein SIRT1 in the brain is tied into a mechanism that allows animals to survive when food is scarce, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research suggests that SIRT1 may be involved with the life...

Don’t Blame Cows for Climate Change

Despite oft-repeated claims by sources ranging from the United Nations to music star Paul McCartney, it is simply not true that consuming less meat and dairy products will help stop climate change, says a University of California authority on farming...

A New Take on “You Are What You Eat”

After having vented (excessive?) spleen at the United Kingdom on this basis of its warping of the semantics of “taste” through its mass media, I have to give credit where credit is due and call attention to recent research at University...