Aldi stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland have a strict cartoon character policy. Here's why you won't find friendly faces on your cereal boxes.

For decades, parents were told to help children build willpower like a muscle, to resist things like junk food and too much time on their screens. But new research suggests a better strategy.

For decades, psychologists believed people with more willpower would be more successful. And children were taught to build willpower like muscles - through practice. But new research shows there's a ...

After Donald Trump chose him to be health secretary, an Atlantic essay headlined “ RFK Jr. Is in the Wrong Agency ” captured this conventional wisdom, with a memorable subhed emphasizing the problem ...

There could be 227 million obese children worldwide by 2040. But as South Korea and Denmark have shown, it is possible to tackle this crisis, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Un ...

The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty ...

Michaeleen Doucleff’s book is about understanding the forces that shape our habits, our days and our family dynamics. For ...

Junk food like sodas, potato chips, packaged snacks and processed meats has long been linked to higher risks of diabetes and hypertension. Now, an increasing body of research is also tying ...

SNAP junk-food purchase restrictions take effect Feb. 15 in Idaho and Oklahoma and on Feb. 18 in Louisiana. Several other states will also be implementing restrictions in 2026. The new restrictions ...

Florida Atlantic University research links ultra-processed foods to heart issues and says reducing consumption is an urgent public health priority. A vending machine stocked with ultra-processed food.

Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger. Vermont officials are pursuing a ban on some “non-nutritious items” for recipients of the state’s largest food ...

Gov. Phil Scott’s administration may soon ban people from using food stamps to purchase products that the state deems unhealthy. The governor has directed the Agency of Human Services to seek a ...