Bugs are food of the future, UN says
OpenTable buys food photo-sharing app Foodspotting
Restaurant reservations site OpenTable says it is buying Foodspotting, a mobile app for finding and sharing photos of food, for about $10 million to help it personalize its service.
Jan 29, 2013
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Urban poor plagued by 'burdens of place'
Most of America's urban cores were designed for walking but offer little in the way of supermarkets, healthy restaurants and other amenities for residents to walk to, according to a study led by a Michigan ...
Aug 09, 2012
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Natural-born consumers
What do fast-food restaurants have in common? Why are women more likely to become compulsive shoppers and men more likely to become addicted to pornography? Why do men's testosterone levels rise when they ...
Jun 29, 2011
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Va-based food distributor using DNA to track beef
First came organic, then free-range, then local. Now discerning diners with a penchant for spending a premium to know where food comes from are pushing DNA-traceable meat onto restaurant menus.
May 25, 2011
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Mandatory menu labeling didn't change behavior at 1 fast food chain
An effort in King County, Washington, to add nutrition facts labeling to fast food menus had no effect on consumer behavior in its first year.
Jan 14, 2011
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Fast food restaurants dish up unhealthy marketing to youth: report
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children as young as age 2 are seeing more fast food ads than ever before, and restaurants rarely offer parents the healthy kids’ meal choices, according to a new study from Yale’s ...
Nov 16, 2010
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Newly identified self-cloning lizard found in Vietnam
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have just discovered that a small lizard, long known as a restaurant food item in southeastern Vietnam, is an all-female species that reproduces through "cloning" itself.
Nov 11, 2010
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Health halos that make us fat
If you think you eat healthier at the Sunburst Fresh Cafe than at Big Jims Beefy BBQ, you might be wrong. You could be a victim of the "Health Halo."
Oct 09, 2010
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ADA supports national restaurant menu labeling legislation
The government's role in improving the nation's nutrition is now firmly established with nutritional labeling for restaurant meals now mandated across the United States as part of HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable ...
Sep 08, 2010
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Though acidic, salsa can still be a risk if handled improperly, researcher says
Just because salsa is acidic, don't assume it can't make you ill. A University of Florida researcher's study shows that salmonella and staphylococcus can both survive long enough to pose risk in the often ...
Jul 29, 2010
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Study finds fast food chains have significantly decreased trans fats in cooking oils
Five major fast food chains have significantly decreased trans fats in the oils they use to cook food, according to new research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Jul 14, 2010
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Too much salt: Report urges FDA to force rollback
(AP) -- Too much salt is hidden in Americans' food, and regulators plan to work with manufacturers to cut back - but the government isn't ready to go along with a major new recommendation that it order a ...
Apr 20, 2010
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Scientists 'grow' edible insects in Costa Rica
Fast food menus with calorie information lead to lower calorie selections for young children
In a new study, the amount of calories selected by parents for their child's hypothetical meal at McDonald's restaurants were reduced by an average of 102 calories when the menus clearly showed the calories for each item. ...
Jan 25, 2010
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