Warmer streams may be draining river food webs by sending more carbon into the air

Rising stream temperatures may be weakening the foundation of river food webs by altering how carbon moves through these ...

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Remember 'Where's the beef?" How Wendy's became an iconic U.S. brand

Dave Thomas wanted to make a better burger. The Columbus eatery he started in 1969 grew quickly into a global fast-food chain ...
Phys.org

Reconstructing food webs to reveal a dynamic Gulf of Maine

When most people think about corals, they imagine a tropical reef with crystal blue water, teeming with colorful fish. But, in the depths of the cold, murky Gulf of Maine, deep-sea corals thrive, ...
The Washington Post

A new way of identifying ultra-processed food can clarify food choices

There are many reasons to criticize Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s catastrophic health policies, but he might get credit for one thing: He has spawned a real movement away from ...
C&EN

US ultraprocessed food policy accelerates with bipartisan support

A collage-style illustration featuring images of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a hot dog, tortilla chips, and the US Capitol building. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made ultraprocessed foods a major target of ...
FoodNavigator

Should ultra-processed foods be defined by what they’re not?

So far, the conversation around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has focused on what these foods are, and how they can be identified. Much of the coverage around the health risks of UPFs have been linked ...
The Conversation

Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how

Steven Wilhelm's work on this study was supported by The National Science Foundation, The National Institute of Environmental Health Science, the Simons Foundation and the Allen Family Philanthropies.
AG Week

Pork industry fights Make America Healthy Again movement for fair ultra-processed food definition

The National Pork Producers Council has been in correspondence with the MAHA commission about pork products not falling under the ultra-processed foods umbrella. The pork industry is pushing back ...
CNN

Your grocery store is a bewildering sea of overly processed food. Here’s why and what to do

As I push my cart into my favorite grocery store, I stop and look at the shoppers — my neighbors — around me. Do they realize that nearly 70% of the food available to purchase for their families is ...
Jezebel

San Francisco Is Suing Junk Food Giants Over Ultra-Processed Foods

When it comes to the topic of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), it’s one of those scenarios where most observers from either side of the political aisle can largely agree on some broad generalities, like ...
FoodBusinessNews

California’s UPF definition may embolden other states

KANSAS CITY — If past is prologue, California's decision to define ultra-processed foods (UPFs) for products served in state public schools may embolden other states to do the same and leave food and ...