The organic cheese puffs were the final straw.  I stared at the package, wondering: What are they thinking? Even if all the ingredients really are organic (which, as we've reported, they don't have to be to get an organic label)...

As First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to the NAACP convention in Kansas City about childhood obesity Monday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) continued his work behind the scenes to stem junk food advertising to kids. A new bill introduced by Kucinich...

Cherie Soria, www.RawFoodChef.com, well-known raw foods teacher, is the founder and director of Living Light Culinary Arts Institute and author of such publications as The Raw Revolution Diet, with Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina. She will be presenting at the...

Last time I was interviewed for BBC Radio London, the presenter asked if soya foods were safe, then fell about laughing saying he didn't want to grow man-boobs. I've been asked if soya is safe for babies, can it interfere...

By encouraging Americans to slash their salt intake, eat a plant-based diet, and increase physical activity, the newly proposed 2010 Dietary Guidelines take aim at the obesity epidemic. As it stands, two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and obesity...

Overweight and obesity's cause might be dead simple - eat more kilojoules then you burn up and you'll store the extra kilojoules as fat. But David Kessler, a former commissioner with the US Food and Drug Administration, argues that there's...

It seems that every other day some new study comes out with conflicting information about fats, oils, nuts and seeds. Are you "going nuts" trying to sort the truth from the propaganda? Are all fats created equal? Is olive oil...

A battle is quietly being waged between the industry that produces genetically modified seeds and scientists trying to investigate the environmental impacts of engineered crops. Although companies such as Monsanto have recently given ground, researchers say these firms are still...

We have long been fans of Chef Tanya and her chain of vegan restaurants called Native Foods Cafe. They are an amazing place to dine and we go every chance we get! Well, soon people across the USA will be...

A handful of pistachio nuts a day can help destroy bad cholesterol, ward off heart disease and prevent cancer, say scientists.   The findings published in the Journal of Nutrition follows previous research by the same team that discovered pistachios...

Turtle Island Foods, makers of the popular Tofurky brand, is introducing the first frozen 100% Vegan Cheese Pizza in the country - a new line that has already won the coveted VegNews Best of Show Award at the Natural Products...

Editor's Note: We'll check it out and let you know what we think! California beers and vegetarian fare are on tap at Tony Yanow's new venture.   For a city that bills itself as the "media capital of the world,"...

Editor's Note: From time to time we come across articles mentioning animal studies. We see these studies receiving attention in the media, and we see government bodies sometimes basing nutritional policy on such work, at least in part. Because this...

Many people look to fish as a safe, clean source of protein. And they feel it might protect them in some way against heart disease.It's a good theory. Scroll down to watch the video, which is the reality.    ...

Did you ever wonder how health insurance companies drum up future business? It's easy: Just invest in companies whose products cause chronic degenerative disease, driving people towards more health care needs and therefore more health insurance.And that's exactly what the...

Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, "renegade lunch lady" Ann Cooper talks about the coming revolution in the way kids eat at school -- local, sustainable, seasonal and even educational food. Ann Cooper cares -- a lot -- what kids...

It is a frightening picture: beef contaminated with toxic heavy metals, pesticides and antibiotics making its way into the nation's supermarkets. Phyllis K. Fong, the Agriculture Department's inspector general, looked at how beef is tested for harmful substances. According to...

"Take me out to the ballgame. Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some gluten-free, healthful snacks ... " Howzat? Fans headed to the Mariners' home opener Monday will see some unfamiliar players, not just on the field, but...

WARNING: This list may make you fatter. Even just thinking about eating these items may be hazardous to your health. This list contains the worst recorded abominations in food that have been made (or forced upon the general public) in...

After years of suffering what amounts to "corporate feudalism" at the hands of agbiotech giants like Monsanto, farmers are now fighting back as the US government launches an unprecedented anti-trust enquiry.  A major grievance is that the required seed licence...