It’s hard to do branded tweets in honor of national days of remembrance, as companies seem to consistently forget, whether it’s for 9/11, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, or Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Chocolate milk is delicious, refreshing, and a great way to get calcium and sugar in one big gulp. But can it protect from concussions? Some US schools are spending tens of thousands of dollars on a Maryland-based company’s chocolate milk that it suggests can do just that.
Most people in the US have likely never heard of ractopamine, a controversial growth drug fed to an estimated 70% of American hogs. But in Taiwan, where any pork products made from pigs raised on it are banned, it’s a major issue in this Saturday’s (Jan. 16) presidential election.
The process of updating the US government’s dietary guidelines was the subject of much political haranguing in Washington DC over the past year. The document is the bedrock for America’s federal school meals and food programs, which represent billions of dollars in business for the food industry. So when a government panel of nutrition experts suggested in early 2015 that the government include environmental sustainability language, as well as telling Americans to cut back on red and processed meats, it sparked a political firestorm and intense rounds of lobbying from the food industry.
Halfway into the first week of the new year, many resolutions have likely already fallen by the wayside. Luckily for those already off the diet and exercise bandwagon, there is an easy way to keep up heart health resolutions: Drink more tea.
This past September, I got engaged.
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Following a documentary posted over the weekend on Al Jazeera’s website, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has vehemently denied allegations that he used human growth hormone (HGH), an illegal performance-enhancing drug.
If you were an ancient Egyptian looking for a gift for a loved one, you wouldn’t go to Target. But you might have stopped in Naukratis.
China’s legislature passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law on Sunday (Dec. 27) that critics worry will give the government too much power, The New York Times reports.
Growing up, Shabbos meant a day of things I was not allowed to do.
The world of food is changing, whether we like it or not.
Most chocolate bars should not cost $10—but there are good reasons that some do.
Whether you’ve seen their beautifully wrapped bars for sale at Shake Shack or Rag & Bone, featured in the pages of the New York Times or Vogue, or decorating one of their New York, London, or soon, LA shops, Mast Brothers chocolate bars have become the world’s most prominent brand of artisanal chocolate.
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Just when it’s needed most, America’s love affair with cereal is coming to an end.
If you think young Americans are lazy, spend five minutes talking with Maria Rose Belding.
Welcome to the cutthroat world of maple syrup.
Being an astronaut takes years of school, at least a thousand hours of jet flying time, and passing a space physical exam to qualify. And then, even when you finally make it to space, you can’t even have a regular cup of coffee.
A new analysis by the Associated Press finds that food retailers are not opening many new stores in underserved areas. “Major grocers,” the AP finds, “overwhelmingly avoid America’s food deserts instead of trying to turn a profit in high-poverty areas.”
On Thursday morning, I—a frequent writer on the evils of meat, who hasn’t eaten beef in years, fast food in probably a decade, or fast food meat in my entire life—went on an Arby’s-sponsored meat tour of New York City in advance of the opening of its first Manhattan restaurant.
After a mass shooting, the police, reporters, and the public look to public records to find clues that might shed any light on the motives behind the gunmen. Previously ignored tweets, Facebook posts, and personal blogs all take on new meaning.
Soda sales in the US have been on the decline for years, but beverage companies are making up for the loss elsewhere.
Just as things were looking up for the Golden Arches, trouble is once again on the horizon. This time, though, it’s not dissatisfied customers or protesting workers that McDonald’s needs to look out for; it’s European Union antitrust regulators.
