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President Donald Trump has ordered a reduction in childhood vaccines — publicly faulting the shots for an increase in autism cases — even as the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has failed to produce evidence linking vaccinations to the disorder. While the executive order released Aug. 10 does not directly mention autism, Trump’s demand to limit vaccine recommendations has puzzled leading medical groups, doctors, and political analysts alike.

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The Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026, introduced today by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), would overhaul food labels for the first time in more than 30 years. Current labels do not provide the information consumers need to make healthy food choices.

Does vegan protein build muscle? Are plants actually toxic? Is a plant-based diet always healthiest? While the hardcore carnivores and herbivores duke it out, the rest of us are caught in the confusing crossfire. Here are four myths about plant proteins, antinutrients, and plant-based diets.

A new white paper from the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Global Food Institute at The George Washington University finds that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions enacted one year ago under H.R. 1, the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," are already producing far-reaching consequences across the nation's food safety net, with millions of Americans losing access to federal nutrition assistance and related benefits.

For the past year or so, public health observers have been scratching their heads trying to divine a principle that might explain the seemingly scattershot set of initiatives unleashed by the Department of Health and Human Services and its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. How could the Secretary be simultaneously for improved nutrition while touting the advantages of raw milk and animal protein?

Peptides have become the latest obsession on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where influencers rave about injectable “stacks” that promise fat loss, faster recovery, better sleep, and glowing skin. But outside of a few FDA‑approved drugs, most peptides live in an under-regulated marketplace—one where scientific evidence is thin, safety is uncertain, and access is surprisingly easy. What are peptides?

In a joint call to action, health experts from the Center for Science in the Public Interest and food security experts from Hunger Free America are urging public health and anti-hunger advocates to set aside longstanding divisions and unite to defend food assistance and advance a healthier, more just US food system.

On May 1, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) published requests for information about outsourcing food service, commissary, and health care across all 122 BOP institutions nationwide. Today, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Carceral Nutrition Project (CNP) urged the BOP and Congress not to move forward with privatizing those fundamental operations in federal prisons.

Today, the New York State Assembly passed the Sodium Warning Bill (S428A/A5207A), legislation designed to strengthen menu transparency at restaurants statewide and help consumers make informed choices.