Teaching kids about food is about more than school lunches—it’s about using food as a tool to connect with core classroom subjects, panelists said during Climate Week NYC.
Nutrition
Defining Ultra-Processed Foods: From Evidence to Action
Policymakers can curb consumption of UPFs through labeling, taxation, and countermarketing campaigns.
Unboxing Breakfast: Marion Nestle on the Hidden Forces Shaping What We Eat
A new book explores the story behind America’s cereal boxes.
Revitalizing Mississippi Food Systems for Health and Equity
Rebuilding local food access requires reshaping supply chains dominated by industrial commodity farming.
‘Eat to Hustle’ Makes Plant-Based Eating Practical, Joyful, and Accessible
Robin Arzón’s latest book “Eat to Hustle” offers 75 high-protein recipes while challenging myths about plant-based eating.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Senate Farm Bill, Soil Microorganisms, and South-South Collaboration
The Senate Farm Bill fails to advance, newly discovered soil microorganisms show promise for sustainable agriculture, an extension model brings solutions for farming communities in Nigeria.
Study Reveals Hidden Health Risks of Cheap Foods
A major loophole allows manufacturers to introduce ingredients into the food supply without FDA review.
Experts Highlight the Power of Food to Improve Metabolic and Mental Health
“There’s a handful of policies that we could enact to both improve the science and improve the food right now for Americans.”
Can Better Food Policy Improve Our Memories, Moods, and Metabolisms?
Join Food Tank on Capitol Hill as we talk about the science helping us understand the powerful connections between nutrition and nearly every component of human health.
Global Hunger Falls for Third Straight Year, But Zero Hunger by 2030 Remains Out of Reach
The world is making progress against hunger, but a healthy diet remains too expensive for nearly one-third of the population.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: India Acts to Empower Women Farmers, $127 Million in USDA Grants Restored, Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis Worsens
This week, one Indian state looks to pass legislation to support women farmers, a judge orders the USDA to restore millions in grants, and Nigeria’s hunger crisis deepens.
Op-Ed | The Food System Is Driving Two Crises at Once—and Could Help Solve Both
Meaningful progress on both climate and public health will require addressing some of the same upstream drivers.
Food Tank Explains: Functional Foods
Functional foods may support health beyond basic nutrition, but questions remain about how they should be defined, regulated, and evaluated.
Federal Judge Blocks SNAP Waivers in Five States
Evidence shows that SNAP recipients’ diet quality is similar to other Americans.
Communities Are Proving Drylands Are Places of Deep Opportunity
“This is an opportunity for all of us…to make these thrivelands not only a source of prosperity but also a source of peace.”
Hunger Rises as the Consequences of Dismantling USAID Deepen
There’s “no question that food insecurity has risen,” says Patrick Webb of Tufts University.
Op-Ed | Can Understanding the Dark Matter of Food Revolutionize Agriculture?
Natural plant compounds may one day be a tool for reducing the overuse of synthetic herbicides that harm the environment and human health.
Asking Serious Questions About AI’s Role in Food is Medicine
Can AI play a role in advancing Food is Medicine? With major opportunity comes the serious challenge of using it responsibly.
Report Explores How Food Is Medicine Stakeholders Can Build Lasting Partnerships
A new report from the Milken Institute offers practical tools to help Food Is Medicine stakeholders build stronger and more sustainable partnerships.
Food Tank Explains: The Farm Bill
From conservation funding to nutrition assistance, the Farm Bill affects farmers, consumers, and food systems nationwide.