Using the Nutrition Facts labels to make food choices is significantly associated with healthy eating among eighth and 11 th grade students in Texas, although the proportion of students using ...

Reading nutrition labels may not be a top priority for shoppers in a hurry. However, experts say understanding food packaging can make a big difference in making ...

Nutritional labels contain more information than manufacturing and expiry dates. I’ve simplified and explained everything you need to know so you can make healthy food choices. A study in Lagos found ...

In a recent study published in Nutrients, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in Austin explored how nutrition labels affect ...

Understanding a Nutrition Facts label is one of the best ways to make smarter food choices. Each section of the label tells you something important about what’s in your food and how it fits into a ...

Under this rule, less healthy nutrients should be kept at 5% DV or less. Healthier nutrients, however, should be 20% DV or greater. Following this guideline can help you make healthier choices about ...

With rising rates of obesity in the U.S. and increasing attention being paid to the health harms of processed foods, it’s clear that far more could be done to help consumers make healthy food choices.

The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. The most ...

A Nutrition Facts label can relay vital information to a customer by helping them reduce sodium, fat, sugar or calories, but only if a customer reads them. And a new study from the University of ...

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing the first big changes for food nutrition labels since they became a requirement two decades ago, with an eye toward emphasizing total calories and serving ...

Let's be real. You're standing in the grocery aisle, reaching for that box of granola with the big red heart symbol splashed across the front.It whispers promises of health, wellness, maybe even a ...

Experts believe an agency like the FDA should set the standards. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 — -- As Walmart announced plans today to label certain foods with a new green "Great for You" label, some ...