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Researchers have found a new way to control the amount of food consumers eat: use a bigger fork.

The steady demand for weight-loss products has spread to include a wide range of food and beverage products. Many weight-loss products have moved towards claims with a focus on satiety, appetite suppression and thermogenesis. Novel methods in weight-loss claims require companies to make sure they have proper substantiation, however.

A new study offers some of the strongest evidence yet that replacing carbohydrates with protein from low-fat dairy and soy can help reduce blood pressure.

Research looks at the benefits of isomaltulose, a full-calorie carbohydrate with a low impact on blood glucose levels.

A new study by The Ohio State University suggests strawberries may help prevent human esophageal cancer, a disease expected to affect more than 16,000 people this year alone in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.

A recent Harris Poll surveyed 2,379 adults online to evaluate their perception of nutritional awareness when purchasing food and beverages.

World Tea Expo will be held in late June (24-26, in Las Vegas), and organizers have evaluated the new products from the tea marketplace that will be on display and have announced the event’s 2011 Best New Product Awards,

When it comes to the television ads children are seeing, fewer appear to be for foods and beverages.

Statistics from Shape Up America! indicate more than 12 million children in the U.S. can be classified as obese, with 23 million considered overweight.

Diet soft drinks may have minimal calories, but they can still have a major impact on your waistline, according to two studies presented at a meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Diego.