A study found a connection between low blood sugar and aggression in married couples; the idea that self-control is linked to nutrition has implications for food insecure populations in settings that range from schools to city streets: (Los Angeles Times)

Speaking of food insecurity at school, it's an increasing problem for college students, and the number of on-campus food banks has shot up from four in 2008 to 121 today: (Washington Post)

Nearly one in three U.S. adults with a chronic disease has problems paying for food, medicine, or both; this article proposes WIC as a model for how other nutrition assistance programs should work with health professionals to counter the health effects of hunger: (The Atlantic)

Many Americans expect to pay rock bottom prices for “ethnic food”, turning a blind eye on the provenance of raw materials or exploitation of food service people; this article argues that this food shouldn’t be so inexpensive, and probes into why food with Asian and Latin origins isn’t considered as seriously as that of European influence: (Edible San Francisco)

General Mills has quietly added language to its website to alert consumers that they give up their right to sue the company if they download coupons or “like” it on Facebook; this is the first time a major food company is imposing what legal experts call “forced arbitration” on consumers: (New York Times)

A new report found that food manufacturers routinely exploit a “legal loophole” that allows them to use new chemicals in their products, based on their own safety studies, without ever notifying the FDA: (Washington Post)