Food Politics

Since 2009, enrollees in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) have been allowed to purchase fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Has the program worked? According to a new study, it has! And the results shed light on how we can uplift the health of children and reverse the onslaught of childhood obesity.

Despite all that we’ve learned about the power of food from tens of thousands of medical studies, rates of chronic disease continue to rise. And the medical establishment continues to apply brilliant science to the treatment of disease — while practically ignoring the central role of nutrition in promoting illness — or preventing it. But the times, they are a-changin'! Find out how medicine is evolving — fast — and what you can do to accelerate the transformation.

Struggling to have (or provide) a healthy school lunch? Provided school lunches are still a work in progress. But you can take matters into your own hands with these homemade, healthy lunch recipes for school (or work).

I studied factory farms for years. Visiting one was far worse than I imagined.

Pesticides on food are being monitored — but see why some risks are being missed.

People are going nuts about almonds. Consumers are eating more and more of them, and growers are struggling to keep...

Many people adore cheese. Why is it so appealing? And should we be eating as much as we do?

An excerpt from Ocean Robbins’ book “31-Day Food Revolution.”

Help save the planet with the food you eat (and don’t eat)!

Are eggs an egg-cellent addition to a healthy diet? Or not?

Want a healthy world for future generations? Learn the facts & see how you can take action.

Don’t be fooled! Avoid being tricked by this misleading marketing practice.