When food manufacturers decide what to put on labels, they have one goal: to get you to buy the food. And the history of ...

Food packages have gotten very good at looking healthy. You’ve seen them: soft green labels, rustic fonts, phrases like ...

A study in Lagos found that while about 70% of consumers read food labels, only around 65% fully understand them. I know it can be difficult to understand the language and symbols on product packages, ...

Read food labels like a pro: Do you want to stay healthy and are obsessed with reading the ingredients of every packaged product you buy? While it may be a good habit to check what you are eating, you ...

Reading labels is easier than you think and can help you make healthy choices. Food labels, or Nutrition Facts, tell you the nutritional content of a food item. The nutritional content is basically ...

You want your patients to eat healthier. But American food labels don’t make that easy. A few diet and nutrition specialists offer tips for teaching your patients about food labels — including updated ...

As part of National Food Safety Month, Hans Weding, Extension registered dietitian and certified ServSafe instructor who has led numerous food safety training courses for professionals in the food and ...

As the FDA mulls interpretive food warning labels, a Georgetown University study shows these schemes have been powerless to halt obesity trends. In an attempt to tackle stubbornly high adult obesity ...

Kenya is facing a growing crisis of diet-related diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity attributed to poor feeding habits. To address this, experts recommend mandatory Front-of-Pack ...

Most animal products sold in US grocery stores come from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Animals on these “factory farms” suffer pain and distress from extreme confinement and the ...