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Revamping Nutrition Labels

The Food and Drug Administration says that updating nutrition labels is a priority this year.
January 27, 2014
Nevertheless, it is unclear exactly when any label changes would take effect.
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Food Companies Cut Trillions of Calories

Some of the nation’s largest food companies have cut daily calorie counts by an average of 78 per person.
January 15, 2014
The study sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that between 2007 and 2012, the estimated the total cut in food product calories to be about 6.4 trillion.
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Impact of Calories on Menus

Fewer than half of patrons, on average, notice the calorie counts on menus.
November 18, 2013
Those counts did not seem to have any impact on what consumers ordered and how often they frequented the restaurant.
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Sleep and Food Choices

After they had not slept, a study's participants showed a much stronger preference for high-calorie foods.
August 7, 2013
Sleep-deprived subjects wanted higher-calorie foods and had impaired rational decision-making to overcome those urges.
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Hunger Games

A study conducted by the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab recently reaffirmed with science that shopping on an empty stomach is a bad idea.
July 24, 2013
The study revealed that people who do their shopping when being hungry are more likely to buy fattening or highly caloric foods.
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Underestimating Fast-food Calories

U.S. teens underestimate the calories of their fast-food meals by about one-third.
May 28, 2013
Parents and teens underestimate fast-food meal calories, researchers say.
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Non-GMO Corn Bran

Z Trim Holdings’ high water-holding capacity corn, Z Trim, meets non-GMO standards.
April 17, 2013
Z Trim Holdings has begun manufacturing and selling non-GMO corn products to meet expanding domestic and international demand.
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Label Color and Consumer Perception

Green calorie labels may lead people to see nutrition-poor foods in a healthier light.
March 13, 2013
Cornell research found consumers are more likely to perceive a candy bar as healthier if it has a green label.
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Children Consuming Fewer Calories

Children in the U.S. ate fewer calories in 2010 than they did a decade ago, a new health study shows.
February 26, 2013
Children in the U.S. ate fewer calories in 2010 than they did a decade ago, a new health study shows.
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