These are the 10 food policy stories our readers couldn’t stop reading in 2025 — a clear snapshot of our biggest questions, concerns, and curiosities about the food system. Ranging from the approval of pesticides to regulations on food labeling, these pieces of food policy news cover a wide spectrum of the food system.

Nutrition policy expert Marion Nestle says that when she wrote her first book, Food Politics, in 2002, people often asked her what food had to do with politics. "Nobody asks me that anymore," Nestle says. "When I look at what's happening with food ...

From frozen pizza to lactose-free milk, food processing takes many forms. Here’s how to tell when it’s helping or hurting us. By Katie Navarra Bradley Published Oct 7, 2025 9:00 AM EDT Image: Scott Olson/Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily ...

Our brains quickly assess food, noting taste, health, and familiarity all at once. A study in 'Appetite' reveals this parallel processing behind our complex choices.

Most nutritionists and dietitians agree that it's OK to indulge in off-diet foods occasionally. But is it better to make these indulgent foods at home rather than buy boxed or factory-processed options? This includes everything from making fresh pasta at ...

Anxiety. Depression. Burnout. They’re no longer just clinical terms; they’ve become part of everyday life. For a lot of people, especially younger generations, they’re the emotional background noise of a world that rarely takes a breath. Between work ...

The good news: we’re eating fewer calories. The bad news: that’s not translating into lower obesity rates. Two federal studies on the amount of calories Americans eat show that we are eating less than we did about a decade ago, and that we’re also ...