food

  1. A smart phone displaying a shopping cart propped against a bag of groceries. Image credit: Adobe Stock

    What’s in your cart? New tech helps shoppers make healthier, affordable food choices

  2. Concept illustration of the cycle of addiction to food, cigarettes and alcohol. Image credit: Adobe Stock

    Addictive qualities in ultraprocessed foods are similar to those of tobacco

  3. A woman holds her hand to her head looking at her phone in the grocery store. Image credit: Viki Mohamad, Unsplash

    Food safety net unravels: Loss of SNAP benefits will reverberate across society

  4. Overhead view of hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and pizza. Image courtesy: U-M IHPI

    Many older adults—especially Gen X women—show signs of addiction to ultraprocessed foods

  5. Farm stops: Bringing fresh food to Michigan communities all year round

  6. Concept illustration of highly-processed food advertising. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with ChatGPT

    Study suggests food industry messaging should take cues from anti-tobacco success

  7. Concept photo of a person using their smartphone at the grocery store. Image courtesy: U-M Poverty Solutions.

    Potential of grocery delivery services to increase food access in Detroit

  8. A panoramic photo shows a large, rectangular fenced perimeter covered with netting rising above the surface of blue water in a fjord in Chile. The fish enclosure sits in front of rolling yellow hills covered with slender green trees in the background.

    We can farm more seafood while minimizing its impact on biodiversity, U-M research shows

  9. Business and Society with Michigan Ross Follow Episode 303 – Michelin Stars, Expert Influence, and Customer Expectations

    Yes, chef! Podcast with U-M expert explores Michelin stars, expert influence and customer expectations

  10. A lone star tick, brown with a white spot on its back, sits on a green leaf.

    Tick-borne red meat allergy prevented in mice through new nanoparticle treatment

  11. James Moon in the Moon Lab. Image courtesy: James Moon

    Could a dietary fiber supplement offer long-awaited treatment for food allergy sufferers?

  12. Concept illustration of a man walking away from a convenience store, holding cheap plastic shopping bags filled with chips and candy and cookies. The background is an urban landscape with a couple of people and cars, wide-angle view. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Low income, lack of food stores linked to type of snacks and sweets people eat

  13. Study finds that urban agriculture must be carefully planned to have climate benefits

  14. Concept illustration of an assortment of highly processed foods. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Identifying some foods as addictive could stimulate research, shift attitudes

  15. Palm Oil Plantation in Guatemala. Image credit: iStock

    Palm oil plantations and deforestation in Guatemala: Certifying products as ‘sustainable’ is no panacea

  16. Concept illustration of a family at the dinner table. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    US families experience more chronic food insecurity now than 20 years ago

  17. Concept illustration of a man eating and watching fast food commercials. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Junk food ads trigger positive emotions, healthy foods not so much

  18. Concept illustration of an older woman consuming sugary and salty foods. Image courtesy: National Poll on Healthy Aging

    1 in 8 Americans over 50 show signs of food addiction, U-M poll finds

  19. Reusable containers filled with takeout food from El Harissa Market Cafe in Ann Arbor. For their study, University of Michigan researchers studied the pilot program for returnable takeout containers launched by the nonprofit organization Live Zero Waste in Ann Arbor. The program, Ann Arbor Reduce, Reuse, Return (A2R3), is now in its second pilot phase and was implemented in partnership with the city of Ann Arbor’s A2ZERO carbon neutrality plan. Image credit: Live Zero Waste

    Reusable take-out food containers can reduce plastic waste, emissions, costs, U-M study finds

  20. U-M's Campus Farm has been dubbed "The Freedom Garden"—a space where refugee clients can grow their own food through community gardening. Image courtesy: U-M's Campus Farm

    Refugee-focused community garden celebrates its first year