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Eating healthy at fast-food restaurants is not as simple as looking at the calorie counts posted on the menu board, according to a new study.

Protica has added a new product to its line that is designed to help people on a calorie-counting diet. Protein Gem is a gelatin snack intended to help replace snacks that are typically unhealthy with snacks that have a high nutritional value.

Teens are not consuming enough whole-grain foods, according to a recent study from the University of Minnesota at St. Paul, featured in the January 2012 issue of Food Nutrition & Science. The study analyzed adolescents aged 12-19 in the “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey” (NHANES, 1999-2004); it found less than one third of teens consumed more than .5 whole-grain ounce-equivalents per day.

Processed and packaged foods, not beverages, are the leading source of added sugar in children’s diets, new government data show.

Mars Inc. has announced plans to cap the calorie content of its chocolate.

According to a study by Pennington Biomedical Research Center, excess calories are the cause of fat gain, and fat gain does not always translate to weight gain.

Feeding preschoolers smaller portions of the main dish at lunchtime means they will eat more fruit and vegetables on the side and fewer total calories, according to a new study.

Food and beverage companies with a greater percentage of sales from so-called “better-for-you” products do better, financially, than their peers with less healthful fare, a new report finds.

The top claims in global sauces and dressings include reduced-calorie, natural and non-allergen, while mustard, garlic and Caesar ranked as the top-three flavors.