The “low sugar” label quickly gives the impression of a healthy choice, but often hides many surprises. Many products bearing this label conceal dubious ingredients or unexpected effects. The "low ...

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 ...

A decade ago, a nearly 90 min long YouTube video by a California endocrinologist changed the way millions of people view the role of sugar in their diets. Its unlikely star, Robert Lustig, used his ...

Renata Micha, registered dietitian, Ph.D., associate research professor at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Boston, led a study to see if the new Food and Drug ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 2016, the FDA implemented an update to food and beverage labels to include information on added sugar content ...

Nutrition label changes aimed at curbing America’s sweet tooth could have a sizable payoff for public health. A new study projects that the updated labels, which detail the amount of sugar added to a ...

A new study ran complex computer simulations to find out the precise effect that this kind of labeling might have on consumer behavior. It’s not a perfect prediction—consumer behavior is tricky—but ...

New research led by the Health Policy Center at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) has shown that placing sugar warning labels on sugary drinks would significantly ...

Do you really want to order a soda with your burger? Just one soda can have more added sugar than the entire daily limit recommended for most adults. Seeing a warning icon on a restaurant menu may ...

Soda is sweet — but billions of dollars in savings is even sweeter. When the Food and Drug Administration announced in 2016 that manufacturers would soon be required to disclose added-sugar amount on ...