. We already know that eating comfort foods (with loads of fat and sugar) has a positive effect on our mood, but drawing them? From the article: The subjects were randomly assigned to one of four ...

Junk food consumption in children causes obesity, and is linked to poorer academic performance as well as physical and mental health problems in adulthood Open any restaurant menu and you’ll find a ...

There are few foods as divisive as junk food, an oxymoronic phrase that pairs something we don’t need with something we do. Many of us have complicated feelings about that bag of Doritos furtively ...

This story is part of Junk Food, Redefined, our new collection of snack recommendations, recipes, and perspectives that celebrate an undervalued food group. Read all the stories here. When I was in ...

How is “junk food” defined for food policies like taxes? A combination of food category, processing, and nutrients can determine which foods should be subject to health-related policies, according to ...

We’ve all heard the phrase “you are what you eat,” and when it comes to junk food versus whole foods, it couldn’t be truer. The food we consume has a direct impact on our overall health and well-being ...

So how do you get people to drink more soda? That's a question Coca-Cola and other soda makers are wrestling with as soda drinking has waned in U.S. and European markets. In the 2010s, Coke made a big ...