Online food delivery app users are more likely to be obese, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ Public Health. Researchers also found that less affluent families are twice as likely ...

James Duty used food delivery apps pretty regularly until about a year ago, when the costs began hitting his wallet a little too hard. “Food delivery was always a very luxury item,” said Duty, 24, of ...

According to a 2024 analysis from the Financial Times, leading online food delivery groups in Europe and the U.S. “have racked up more than $20 [billion] in combined operating losses since they went ...

As meal delivery apps push fast food to billions, experts warn they may derail public health efforts—and call for urgent action to track, regulate, and rethink how we eat in the digital age.

Push notifications and “delivery streaks” keep people ordering multiple times a day, adding up to billions per year. But is it a public health issue?