Any food with a "gluten-free" label in the United States now must meet a new set of standards outlined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new rule goes into effect today (Aug. 5), and ...

Products that boast of being "sugar-free," "light," "low-calorie," "natural," "organic," and a host of other alluring healthy attributes are plentiful in the middle aisles of any grocery store.

You need a calculator, quite a lot of time and possibly a pair of reading glasses to decipher food labels in supermarkets. Those confusing bits of small print are the outcome of years of lobbying and ...

When grocery shopping, it’s easy to be swayed by food labels. Terms like “natural,” “multigrain,” or “fat-free” can make products seem healthier than they actually are. While some labels provide ...

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 ...

Let us be honest. For the longest time, food labels were just something printed on the back of a packet of biscuits, crisps or instant noodles. You probably glanced at them once or twice. Like many ...