In the Internet age, with the screaming on the radio, etc., it is hard to know what to believe and who is informed and who is not.

All the food we eat - every grain of rice and kernel of corn - has been genetically modified. None of it was here before mankind learned to cultivate crops. The question isnt whether our food has been modified, but how.

It is not possible to assert publicly that Monsanto is anything other than venal without being accused of being a sellout, a fraud, or worse.

Your dollar cheeseburger isn't a dollar if you factor in what it's going to cost in health care.

I understand the horrors of having no insurance, but, believe me, eight hours of sleep and good meals are NOT going to prevent you from getting sick. Don't gamble with your life; it's a stupid bet.

I started to write about science and medicine at the Washington Post, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic.

I think it is true that you can eat extremely healthy food at McDonald's, and you can eat amazingly badly at Chipotle.