I think of myself as rather ecologically savvy. I buy vegetables from a chemical-free subscription farm during the growing season and use organic lawn fertilizer. My four-year-old has been known to ...

CHICAGO – Evidence is mounting that food packaging and plastic tableware contain toxic chemicals absorbed by humans, a public health risk largely ignored by federal officials charged with protecting ...

Some researchers compare the overuse of refined sugar to drug addiction. Source: Myriams-Fotos/Pixabay/Used with Permission Something happens in the brain of a drug ...

Ms. Belluz is a contributing Opinion writer covering health, nutrition and chronic illness. The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., believes toxic chemicals in food are behind the U.S. explosion ...

Recent industry shifts and FDA crackdowns have forced major mayonnaise brands to pull products and overhaul recipes to ...

Ultra-processed foods are one the most controversial topics impacting food and beverage today. Consumers have a deep distrust of them, and major organisations have suggested that they have led to a ...

A new study published in the journal Science Signaling has found that an immune system protein plays a central role in the ...

Indiana could soon join a growing national movement to scrub chemical additives from school cafeterias. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, ...

People who smoke can become physically dependent on nicotine, which is the chemical in tobacco products that makes them addictive. Individuals who vape may also experience this physical dependency.