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Families dining together appears more common than ever.

The energy drink that prides itself on being "the energy drink of the health club, not the nightclub" has added a couple of new varieties to its line.

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

Individuals who have a high preference for sweets and a high aversion to bitter flavors may be at an increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome.

Atkins Nutritionals Inc. announced that Joseph E. Scalzo has joined the company as president and chief executive officer.

Ingredion says a new sensory study shows that its resistant starch could be used to increase the dietary fiber content of certain foods.

Dietary advice on fats has gone from reducing all fat to consuming the “good” and avoiding the “bad” fat. Asim Syed, director, Global R&D, Healthy Oils Applications at Dow AgroSciences, explained this and more in his Prepared Foods’ R&D Seminar presentation titled “Fats and Oils: Developing Today for a Healthier Tomorrow.”

A new study finds that a majority of packaged food (75%) contains sweeteners, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina.

Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.