Kennedy Is Right About the Chemicals in Our Food
The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., believes toxic chemicals in food are behind the U.S. explosion in rates of obesity and a range of other chronic illnesses. “A facade of normalcy has masked this meteoric rise in chronic disease, and we can …
José Andrés Picked a Bad Time to Give His Daughter ‘Charlotte’s Web’
In an email interview, the founder of World Central Kitchen explained why “food is resistance” and named the book which “lit a fire in me that still burns.” SCOTT HELLER What books are on your night stand? A mix! “Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor …
Can New Weight-Loss Drugs Help in a World Awash in Addictive Foods?
Throughout my life I’ve been fat, thin and various sizes in between. Since I was a kid I’ve gained and lost weight repeatedly, putting on 20 pounds, taking it off, putting on 30 pounds and then losing it again. It has been a cycle of despair. The …
No More Food Dye in Froot Loops? Not So Fast.
Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change isn’t likely to happen quickly in the United States.
Protein Is in Everything These Days. Even Popcorn.
Social media has fueled a “proteinification” of snacks, and Khloé Kardashian is hopping on board with a line of enhanced popcorn.