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 ...
For the first time in 20 years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the nutrition facts label for all packaged food products. In addition to sporting a streamlined design, the label ...
Fat, sodium, and sugar levels in children’s cereals have increased significantly since 2010. Protein and fiber—key nutrients for child development—have declined over the same period. Public health ...
In the United States, 18 percent of children under the age of 18—13 million children—live in a home struggling to put healthy food on the table. Food insecurity can have long-lasting effects on young ...
Let’s face it, food labels are confusing and food shopping can be frustrating when you're trying to make sense of all those numbers and percentages on product labels. Since today’s consumers are ...
Nutrition researcher Kevin Hall has studied how ultra-processed diets can lead to weight gain. But he's not categorically banning UPFs at home. Instead, he aims to find healthy, simple ways to ...