Samantha Bonar

Despite pressure from the First Lady and others, fast food still just isn't good for kids, a new study finds. (Stop the presses!) A new analysis from the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity found that fewer than 1 percent of all kids meals at 18 fast food......

In yet another blow for Paula Deen, the Food and Drug Administration has announced a plan to ban trans fats, Reuters reports. Trans fats, also known as partially hydrogenated oils, are vegetable oils that have been converted into solids. They enhance the flavor, texture and shelf life of many processed......

In an effort to please their Krustomers, Kraft's famed macaroni and cheese will be a little less blazing yellow come 2014. At least its SpongeBob SquarePants and other kid-friendly versions will. In addition to replacing artificial food dyes with color-adding spices, the company also has revamped its character-shaped product line......

About 12 percent of spices imported into the United States contain rodent hair, whole insects, insect parts and other flotsam and jetsam, according to a new Food and Drug Administration analysis. Talk about Scary Spice! The FDA report, aptly titled "Risk Profile: Pathogen and Filth in Spices," was released last......

Lay's will debut its new potato chip dipped in chocolate next week, the snack company announced today. Called Wavy Potato Chips Dipped in Milk Chocolate, the crinkled potato chip will sell for $3.49 for a 5-ounce bag and is being shipped to stores today (it will be sold only at......

A long-term study has linked a diet rich in pasta and other carbohydrates to both depression and inflammation. More than 43,000 women with no history of depression participated in the 12-year study by the Harvard School of Public Health. They were asked about their diet and eating habits and gave......

Reser's Fine Foods is recalling hundreds of refrigerated ready-to-eat items over listeria contamination. They were distributed nationwide and in Canada, at retailers including Safeway, Walmart and 7-Eleven. The recall, which expanded Oct. 26, covers everything from pasta and potato salad to chicken, fish and other items, including hundreds of different......

Drinking coffee reduces your risk of the most common type of liver cancer by about 40 percent, according to a new study. Some of the data indicates that three cups of coffee a day could cut your risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by more than 50 percent, Bioscience Technology reports......

We'll try to put this delicately. Men who eat a lot of bacon might have, well, it could ... it could affect their ability to become daddies, as well as their overall manliness. In more scientific terms: Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health have found that men who......

If you're the type who doesn't just enjoy eating food, but likes smearing it on your skin and rubbing it in your hair, there are plenty of beauty-product companies to oblige you. Fall seems to be their favorite time of year, when they flood the market with products that will......