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.

Nutrition labels are intended to help you choose good ... If a snack says its flavor is “chocolate fudge mocha birthday cake flavor,” Coleman jokes, but it claims to have no sugar, you might ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tentatively proposed a big change to food labels in the U.S., including some nutrition information on the front of packages. The new feature is designed ...

The nutrition facts label is meant to help consumers make healthy food choices, but all the numbers and measurements can be downright confusing. It’s also loaded with intimidating words ...

Calories. The number of calories listed on a food label tells you how many calories are in one serving. It’s important to remember that even small packages often contain more than one serving.

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Nutrition labels can look a little overwhelming, but they’re actually fairly simple. Learning how to read a food label is a ...

In Chile, for example, a stop sign symbol on the front of an item indicates if it has high sugar, saturated fat, sodium or calories. In Israel, there’s a red warning label on such food and drinks.

What does % Daily Value mean? This shows you the percentage of nutrients in the food, based on getting 2,000 calories a day and the daily requirement for it. Look at the calories per serving to ...

Internet service providers are now required by the FCC to provide consumers with a "nutrition label" with all fees and other plan info detailed. Credit: FCC It's been 34 years since the Nutrition ...

Many people have a too-rosy view of the beverage and are surprised when confronted with the facts about it on a nutrition label, according to a study my co-author Natalia Velikova and I recently ...

The Food and Drug Administration proposed Tuesday to put a smaller nutrition label highlighting saturated fat, sodium and added sugar on the front of food packaging. The FDA wants to focus on ...