Synthetic food dyes — and their links to neurobehavioral issues in children — are having a moment. Last month, California governor Gavin Newsom signed the California School Food Safety Act into law, ...

Scientists have found that common foods can contain hidden contaminants formed during cooking or through environmental exposure. A new testing method called QuEChERS helps identify these chemicals ...

From coffee and green tea to bananas and pecans, new research on everyday ingredients revealed surprising connections between what we eat and how our bodies function. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

Pushing the boundaries of food development through science is at the core of Drexel University's innovative Master of Science in Culinary and Food Science. The program offers dynamic, ...

A new North Carolina study connected cooking with science, examining how fermented foods like kombucha and kimchi – which have had a huge surge in popularity in recent years – not only taste good but ...

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Food Intelligence: The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms Us, a new book by acclaimed nutrition scientist Kevin Hall and award-winning health journalist Julia Belluz, examines enduring myths ...

Researchers around the world released many exciting new findings about food and drink this year, highlighting everything from ingredients that boost gut health to a shellfish that may be able to fight ...

One of the great joys of the food world is that you never stop learning, an ongoing process that includes acquiring new cooking knowledge and staying up to date on the latest scientific findings about ...