Food is any substance, usually composed primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water and/or proteins, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items through hunting and gathering, today most cultures use farming, ranching, and fishing, with hunting, foraging and other methods of a local nature included but playing a minor role.Most traditions have a recognizable cuisine, a specific set of cooking traditions, preferences, and practices, the study of which is known as gastronomy. Many cultures have diversified their foods by means of preparation, cooking methods and manufacturing. This also includes a complex food trade which helps the cultures to economically survive by-way-of food, not just by consumption.Many cultures study the dietary analysis of food habits. While humans are omnivores, religion and social constructs such as morality often affect which foods they will consume. Food safety is also a concern with foodborne illness claiming many lives each year. In many languages, food is often used metaphorically or figuratively, as in "food for thought".

Fatty foods high in compounds called advanced glycation end products (AGEs) cooked at high temperatures -- such as hamburgers and french fries -- cause a short-lived but significant dysfunction in blood vessel dilation that can lead to heart disease,

WASHINGTON, DC (RUSHPRNEWS) August 6, 2007 -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain brands of French Cut Green Beans in 14.5 ounce cans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin because the product may not have been processed adequately to eliminate the potential for botulism toxin. This

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain brands of French Cut Green Beans in 14.5 ounce cans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin because the product may not have been processed adequately to eliminate the potential for botulism toxin.

I Went recently to Fancy food Show in NY and tasted this. And it was like, WHOA! The taste of this plum oil (made from seeds) is simply Amazing. It's incredible how French people always come out with new products to satisfy their love for food.

Even in a country renowned for its exquisite food and adhesion to regular meal times, there has been no escape from 'le snacking' and the rise of obesity.The French are now consuming so much fat, salt, and sugar that ' starting Friday ' all advertisements for products considered unhealthy will be accompanied by health warnings.