Wondering if you are eating too much added sugar? The nutrition label on your food may one day help you figure it out. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed that nutrition facts labels ...

Walking through a grocery store can feel straightforward, but much of what appears simple is carefully engineered. Packaging, ...

Confused by food labels? A gastroenterologist explains how to read ingredient lists properly, why the first three ingredients ...

The new, redesigned "Nutrition Facts" label is coming. The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the new label will be required on most packaged food by July 2018. The big change: The label ...

New regulation mandates symbols on foods high in sodium, sugar or saturated fat, in effort to combat chronic disease.

What leads people to make better food choices? Is it price, availability, health attributes of the food or something else? This is the million-dollar question. The most common statement I hear from my ...

Food packaging is built to reassure shoppers. Certain words sound meaningful but often describe far less than people assume. In the U.S., some labels are regulated, some are loosely guided, and others ...

Terms such as no-fat or no-sugar, low-fat or reduced-salt on food packaging may give consumers a sense of confidence before they purchase, but these claims rarely reflect the actual nutritional ...

Per serving, oatmeal and granola both provide a similar amount of carbohydrates, which your body uses for energy. Both of them provide a few grams of protein, but granola is higher in fat.