Lawmakers attempting to regulate children’s access to social media must decide whether bans or warning labels are the optimal ...
Discover the surprising history of the USDA's nutritional guidelines—from humble beginnings to the infamous food pyramid shaped by politics, corporate interests, and questionable science.
The traditional food guide pyramid, adorned with bread and cereal packages, was phased out in 2005 after decades of prominence. Newer pyramids feature vertical lines and variable designs based on age.
In 1785, a Spanish official named Don Diego Ruiz was looking for illegal tobacco plantations in the Papantla region of Mexico (then called New Spain), near the modern-day city of Veracruz, when he ...