Health
A better nutritional facts panel
The ubiquitous nutrition facts panel has graced food packages for many years. But can it be improved?
Apr 15, 2016
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News tagged with nutrition information
Health
Restaurant kids' meals make nutrition strides, but leave room for improvement
Eating meals from restaurants has become routine for many American children, often contributing excess calories, solid fats, sodium, and added sugar to diets already lacking in fruit, vegetables, and low-fat dairy. Many restaurants ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Graphical display of nutrition information helps keep health-conscious eaters on target
Diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease can often be prevented or treated by managing the intake of certain nutrients. However, in a time-constrained situation, such as standing in line at a cafeteria or restaurant, ...
Feb 4, 2016
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New study finds simplified nutritional labels spur healthier choices in grocery stores
When it comes to making healthier food purchases in our nation's grocery stores, the simpler the nutritional packaging is, the better. In fact, if one only has to look at a single number - a score that represents the nutritional ...
Feb 2, 2016
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Continuing debate regarding the validity of the evidence used to create the 2015 Dietary Guidelines
"What did you eat yesterday and should we believe you?" The answer to that question, and others like it, are part of a continuing controversy about U.S. government-issued dietary recommendations presented in The Dietary Guidelines ...
Jan 14, 2016
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Health
How nutrition information leads you to buy more
Have you ever been to the supermarket and chosen foods based on nutrition labels? If so, be cautious, because the nutrition values you see on labels can substantially differ based on the recommended serving size, with undesired ...
Jan 14, 2016
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Health
Mondelez plans to concentrate more on healthy snacks
Mondelez, the company behind the Oreo and Cadbury brands, says that it plans to have 50 percent of its portfolio contain healthy snacks within the next five years.
Sep 10, 2015
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Make calorie labels compulsory on all alcoholic drinks, says public health expert
Calorie counts should be mandatory on all alcoholic drinks as a matter of urgency, argues a leading public health doctor in The BMJ this week.
Apr 28, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Improving nutrition in cancer survivors
Stories involving cancer and its devastating consequences are a frequent occurrence in the news. We are constantly being told which foods may cause cancer, and which may prevent it, but how much is fact, and how much is ...
Apr 13, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Traffic light food labels strengthen self-control
Should food products be labeled with traffic light symbols to make health-related information on ingredients easier to understand? This question has remained a subject of debate. Now researchers at the University of Bonn ...
Mar 9, 2015
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