Alice Callahan, a reporter for the Well desk, explored the history of ultraprocessed foods and how they became a major threat ...

Half of the cheap-and-tasty paradigm that makes junk food so appealing is collapsing: Many of those guilty-pleasure treats ...

Just four days of eating junk food can disrupt memory. A high-fat, ultraprocessed diet overstimulates certain brain cells and affects how memories are processed. The hippocampus is especially ...

Fast food can arrive at your door in under 30 minutes, and ultra-processed snacks are even easier to reach for. That ...

A short burst of fatty foods may disrupt a surprisingly vulnerable set of brain cells in the hippocampus, researchers warn.

Just in time for the holidays, some heart-warming news. Flavanol-rich cocoa and green tea can protect your cardiovascular system against stress even after you eat fatty junk food, a new study finds.

Researchers found that even a short stretch of eating high-fat meals can disrupt key circuits tied to memory. The good news?

Before I had kids, I worked in The Children’s Eating Lab at Penn State University. As a young, idealistic, somewhat naïve graduate student, I developed all sorts of ideas about how I would feed my ...

Dietitians share tips as experts warn about kids' weight gain post-pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has upended much of the lives of children, and their diets too, research is showing. One recent ...

"Great food is like great sex. The more you have the more you want." —Gael Greene Sex and food are connected in many ways. Are they also similar in terms of morality? Is having sex outside your house ...