The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized its long-awaited rule redefining the use of the term “healthy” on food packaging.

Nearly all of the foods we eat have a nutrition label that presents the essential values that foods contain. The label starts with a serving size and the number of calories per serving, followed by a ...

So if a food label says one serving has calcium at 20 percent, it has 200 mg of calcium. Remember to check the serving size on the top of the label and adjust the number to your serving size. Note: ...

It can sometimes have a picture of the food when it is cooked or how it might look when you serve it. The label can also tell you the serving size, which shows how many people the food is ideally for.

To make informed decisions about dietary supplements, understanding supplement labels is crucial. Key aspects include the ...

People struggle to estimate portion sizes for food such as chocolate ... box of Quality Street, the label suggests a portion is two sweets. Unrealistic recommended serving sizes can mislead ...

He also decreed the label’s type size: no smaller than ... the fine print on food and drink that reveals, say, the number of ...

Serving sizes on food items can often feel out of touch with what we want, so does it matter if we eat more or less of the recommended portion? Hands up if you’ve ever whole-bagged a snack, only ...

Learn how to read a food label. To calculate net carbs, subtract the grams of fiber and half the grams of sugar alcohols from the total carbs listed, taking serving size into account. Look at the ...

The holiday season means family gatherings, special meals, and often more sugary, processed foods on the table. Besides too ...