Nutrition labels flaunt calorie counts in bold on food packaging. The amount of energy — or calories — we get from food is ...

It should soon be easier for consumers to tell which foods are "healthy." The Food and Drug Administration Thursday updated the criteria food and drink items must meet to merit a "healthy" label on ...

Other times, the chosen verbiage may clue you in to some food safety practices you shouldn't ignore, especially if you want to avoid a nasty foodborne illness. These are the food label words and ...

Nutrition labels give information about calories, serving sizes, and nutrients. Understanding what labels mean can help people choose foods and drinks to support a healthy weight and reduce the risk ...

Patrick Nycz is President of NewPoint, a full-service food and beverage marketing agency, and author of Moving Your Brand Up the Food Chain. The U.S. government is being pressured to mandate ...

As the federal government moves to change rules for what foods can sport "healthy" labels, manufacturers are pushing back. Some of the biggest makers of cereals, frozen and packaged food have ...

Consumers want to be healthy. This has always been true to some extent, but lately this desire has been manifesting itself in strong interest in ingredients lists – consumers are increasingly looking ...

Ms. Morgan is a food systems consultant. Mr. Bittman is a former Opinion columnist and a special adviser on food at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Whether you shop for food in ...