Noted British psychiatric researcher Malcolm Peet has conducted a provocative cross-cultural analysis of the relationship between diet and mental illness. His primary finding may surprise you: a strong link between high sugar consumption and the risk of both depression and...

I've often mentioned the possibility of some celebrity opening up a fast-food chain with options for vegan and vegetarians, but it looks like it will take a former McDonald's executive to make it a reality. Founder Stephen Sidwell and CEO...

What's in a name? The National Consumers League (NCL) thinks quite a lot, when it comes to food ingredients. The Washington-based consumer group is taking issue with a proposal before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change the name...

Diets high in fats, sugars and processed foods are lowering toddlers' IQs, a new study has suggested. It found eating habits among three-year-olds shape brain performance as they get older. A predominantly processed food diet at the age of three...

Editor's note: Note that this article mentions animal studies. We see animal studies receiving attention in the media, and we see government bodies sometimes basing nutritional policy on such work, at least in part. Because this kind of information is...

A law firm in Alabama has filed a lawsuit claiming that Taco Bell is using false advertising when it refers to using “seasoned ground beef” or “seasoned beef” in its products. The lawsuit alleges that the Taco Bell meat mixture...

If the foods we ate were actually as healthy as their packages would have us believe, Americans certainly wouldn’t be spending $168 billion a year on obesity-related healthcare costs. So it shouldn’t exactly be shocking to learn that yet another...

The South Dakota Department of Health has issued a consumption advisory for walleye from Newell Lake in Butte County. Recent testing found that walleye larger than 18 inches from the lake had mercury levels approaching 1 part per million. When...

A further 934 pig and poultry farms were closed in Germany over the weekend following the discovery that previously unknown batches of dioxin-contaminated feed had been sold. The action came as it was reported that a feed producer in...

Editor's note: PETA is giving recognition to companies who have made successful efforts to make vegan foods available to the public. For the most part, these are not exactly "health foods," but it's nice to see awareness of the demand...

There are so many healthy reasons to eat vegetables that it feels redundant to keep enumerating them. But if a stronger immune system, cancer-fighting antioxidants and heart-healthy fiber aren't reason enough for some, perhaps we can appeal to their vanity:...

So here's the skinny on Flacos: It's a vegan Mexican restaurant that grew out of its stand at Berkeley farmers' markets. Chef-owner Antonio Magana says he decided to create his own restaurant after getting bored with ordering vegetarian burritos without...

-- You've come a long way, vegan. Once mocked as a fringe diet for sandal-wearing health food store workers, veganism is moving from marginal to mainstream in the United States. The vegan "Skinny Bitch" diet books are best-sellers, vegan staples...

For 200 years, congress and the patent office did not allow for the patenting of life, for any part of nature. Food crops were deliberately excluded from patenting on moral grounds. In 1978 a patent on a genetically engineered microbe...

New research into the health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it's not only athletes who can benefit from its performance enhancing properties - its physiological effects could help the elderly or people with heart or lung-conditions enjoy more active lives....

Let's face it: Your weekly (or daily!) run to the grocery store is the foundation for your good health. So it's thrilling news that the supermarket industry is on a health kick--these days you'll likely find organic produce and "natural"...

I was interested to read FoodSafetyNews this morning and learn about the FDA's new count of the number and pounds of antibiotics used to promote the growth of farm animals used as food. Because this is the first time...

This Thanksgiving, the Nelsons were in San Francisco where they celebrated the holiday at world-renowned, gourmet vegan restaurant, Millennium. PS: See if you can spot the famous vegan cookbook author in the clip! ==SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH VIDEO==  ...

WHITEWASH: The Disturbing Truth About Cow's Milk & Your HealthBy Joseph Keon, Ph.D.Reviewed by Ruth Heidrich, Ph.D  If you or anyone you care about still consumes dairy products, the information in this book can be life saving. Why? Well, it...

The Veg Edge debuted Thursday night on The Cooking Channel -- the first all veg cooking and travel show! The Veg Edge journeys the country unearthing a new breed of vegetarians. From a punk rock vegan in L.A. to...