Holiday Eats and Treats
December 21, 2017
Access the December 2017 issue of the Food Insight newsletter, bringing you science-based insights and perspectives on the latest trends in nutrition, food safety, and health.
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Editor’s Note: Back in MY Day …
October 26, 2017
There are few things people hate more than old people rattling on about their health status and various ailments. Amirite? Well, I know I felt that way — that is,…
Editor’s Note: By Process of Illumination
September 13, 2017
When it comes to processed foods, some people talk about “elimination.” While it’s a good idea to limit foods that are lower in essential nutrients and higher in components like…
Editor’s Note: Three Decades of Facts … and Three Years of FACTS
July 24, 2017
For more than three decades, the International Food Information Council and IFIC Foundation have been providing consumers with the best information on nutrition, food safety, and health, all based in…
Editor’s Note: Eyes on the (World Food) Prize
June 27, 2017
I’m not the type of person who gets overly excited to meet celebrities, at least in terms of entertainment and sports types. (Sir Paul McCartney was a notable exception.) I’m…
Editor’s Note: Survey Says …
May 15, 2017
The month of May is always a particularly busy and interesting time here at the IFIC Foundation: It’s when we typically release our annual Food and Health Survey, an extensive…
Editor’s Note: March for Science a Day for Renewal
April 24, 2017
April 22 was a rainy, especially chilly day for this time of year in Washington, D.C. Yet hundreds of thousands of people marched here and, reportedly, in more than 600…
Editor’s Note: Forking It Over
March 22, 2017
Behold, the humble fork: It is a deceptively genius means of nutritional conveyance, and not just the implement I fall back on after fumbling undexterously with a pair of chopsticks,…
Editor’s Note: There’s Good News, If You Know Where To Find It
February 9, 2017
As a former journalist, I still look ruefully on what some view as the prime directive in news rooms: “If it bleeds, it leads.” That is, lurid headlines and sensationalistic…
Editor’s Note: Kicking the Holidays Up a Notch
December 23, 2016
I was interested to learn the other day that the first night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve fall on the same day this year for the first time since 1978.…