Massive decline in food crop diversity threatens global food security
A detailed new study into global food supplies confirms for the first time what experts have long suspected: human diets…
The surprising correlation between guilt and last meals
Published in the journal Laws, a new study that examined the last meal choices made by death row inmates found…
Eyes used to measure pleasure response
The brain’s pleasure response to tasting food can be accurately measured through the eyes using a common, low-cost ophthalmological tool,…
Pesticides may be source of norovirus in food
Outbreaks of norovirus (also known as the winter vomiting bug) are frequently linked to the consumption of fresh food, but…
Tap water implicated in rise of food allergies
Chemicals known as dichlorophenols, which are used in pesticides and to chlorinate water supplies, could be partially to blame for…
Caveman cook calorie kerfuffle corrected
Despite our preoccupation with all things gastronomic, surprising little is known about how food preparation affects the energy it supplies…
Processed food cripples young brain
A new study appearing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that infants with a higher intake…
Asia facing future food crisis
A comprehensive new study of irrigation in Asia warns that many developing nations face the politically risky prospect of having…
Processed foods linked to Alzheimer’s and diabetes
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have found a substantial link between increased levels of nitrates in our food with increased…
Chimp Culture Human-Like
Socially-learned cultural behavior thought to be unique to humans is also found among chimpanzees colonies, say scientists at the University…
Global Food Trade A Target For Terrorists, Conference Told
A food industry conference has been told that the global food system is an inviting target for terrorists. “You can’t…
U.S. Throws Away Half Its Food
While America has been long badged the “throw-away society”, it’s only recently that researchers from the University of Arizona have…
Sense Of Fairness Documented In Monkeys
In the first experimental demonstration of its kind, researchers led by Sarah Brosnan and Frans de Waal, of the Yerkes…