Samantha Bonar

Twinkies have proven themselves as indestructible as cockroaches. In what Hostess is billing as "The sweetest comeback in the history of ever," the spongey cake-like object with the cream-like filling will be back in stores July 15. Which means no more buying the overpriced pre-Hostess-bankruptcy leftovers on eBay and hoarding......

Regularly skipping breakfast could lead to chronic insulin resistance and possibly type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Dr. Elizabeth A Thomas of the University of Colorado at Aurora presented her findings at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society last weekend. In a randomized crossover trial, Thomas found......

Consuming a few alcoholic drinks a week while pregnant might not be as terrible as would-be mothers have been led to believe, according to a new British study. Children born to mothers who drank moderately while pregnant did not show any signs of balance problems when they were 10, according......

A scathing report on Celestial Seasonings tea found that 91% of samples contained pesticide levels that exceed U.S. federal limits, Examiner.com reports. Sleeptime Kids Goodnight Grape was one of the 10 out of 11 varieties found to contain excess pesticides. The other flavors were Antioxidant Max Blood Orange, Green Tea......

Updated, June 12, 11:22 a.m.: The outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco has grown to 99 people with illnesses in eight states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreak has also spawned more lawsuits, including cases filed against food......

In general, dads don't like stuff and they're not fond of holidays or emotional displays. So if you must acknowledge Father's Day, forget the maudlin speeches, the sappy cards and for God's sake forgo the new tie. Most fathers are foodists at heart, be it gourmand or gourmet, so get......

We know California state fair food mainstay Charlie Boghosian (aka Chicken Charlie) lives to come up with gross-out (allegedly) edible concoctions. He is, after all, the person who brought us deep-fried Kool-Aid, cereal and PB&Js. But he has gone too far -- too far we say! -- with his Krispy......

The package says "organic" and "antioxidant," so you think you're doing something positive for your health. Unfortunately, missing from the label is "with hepatitis and God knows what else added." The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen organic berry mix, the......

With Los Angeles voters deciding on three ballot measures today (D, E and F) regulating marijuana dispensaries, here's some food for thought: Pigs fed marijuana stems, roots and leaves on a farm outside of Seattle grew 20-30 pounds heavier. (And happier, too?) "They were eating more, as you can imagine,"......

A new study has found that a low-sodium diet is not only not beneficial to health, it may even be harmful, The New York Times reports. A committee of experts commissioned by the Institute of Medicine at the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is......