The chemistry of fermentation may explain how bread rises, but its persistence across cultures explains why it never falls from favor. Bread is one of those foods that seems eternal. For more than ...

(Photographer Basak Gurbuz Derman/Moment/Getty Images) New research in mice shows how eating bread can cause body weight and fat mass to increase, even though caloric intake stays at a similar level.

When we covered the best breads to use for grilled cheese, we originally opted for sourdough or brioche due to their sturdiness and delicious taste. That was more an exploration of structural ...