Kennedy Jr. is taking on the fuzziest category in food science. You might know a tomato when you see one, but for the federal government, identifying one is harder. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

WASHINGTON — The United States government is moving forward on developing a definition of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). The US Department of Health and Human Services on Aug. 10 said the agency, along ...

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) account for nearly 60% of adults' and 70% of children's energy intake in the United States. These industrially manufactured products—such as soft drinks, packaged cereals ...

The US has moved to tighten oversight of ultra-processed foods while India's own definition remains pending. The contrast has renewed questions over whether Indian regulation is keeping pace with a fa ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Healthy diets help children learn, and the habits formed early can carry into adulthood, according to a Virginia Tech nutrition expert. With grocery prices rising, a ...

Young adults’ use of vapes and cannabis hit all-time highs last year, according to the results of a large new national survey conducted at the University of Michigan. The percentage of young adults ...

Besieged by confusing and contradictory advice on which diets are healthiest for us, Chris Simms enjoys a clear-eyed view from evolutionary anthropologist Daniel Lieberman in his new book ...

Two days left of Atlantic Trivia, but Rabbithole has just begun! You can learn more about the new trivia game—and play it—here. And by the way, did you know that in 1924, the Supreme Court ruled that ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promising the federal government's first official definition of ultra-processed foods. There's just one problem, reported Nicholas Florko ...

Two students from Maple Grove Senior High School recently competed in the 2026 International Leadership Conference in Indiana, representing Minnesota HOSA - Future Health Professionals. Ameya Bhaskar ...