There are few foods as divisive as junk food, an oxymoronic phrase that pairs something we don’t need with something we do. Many of us have complicated feelings about that bag of Doritos furtively ...

How is “junk food” defined for food policies like taxes? A combination of food category, processing, and nutrients can determine which foods should be subject to health-related policies, according to ...

This story is part of Junk Food, Redefined, our new collection of snack recommendations, recipes, and perspectives that celebrate an undervalued food group. Read all the stories here. When I was in ...

So how do you get people to drink more soda? That's a question Coca-Cola and other soda makers are wrestling with as soda drinking has waned in U.S. and European markets. In the 2010s, Coke made a big ...