Get Healthy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires nutrition labels on most packaged food items, and gaining a basic ...

I've been on a journey of discovery about these foods, with guidance from experts such as Professor Tim Spector of Zoe and Dr ...

What makes foods so easy to overeat isn’t the level of processing — it’s the density of calories, a.k.a. energy density.

The New Year will bring a renewed focus on clean-label and better-for-you products, including a desire or the “best of both worlds” as consumers gravitate towards indulgent products making ...

Learning how to read nutritional labels is important, too. “If there are long words in the ingredients list that you can’t identify or understand, the food is likely ultra-processed ...

an effort aimed at helping Americans make healthier choices and more easily identify ultra-processed foods. The labels would flag whether a food or drink contains high, medium or low levels of ...

In August, the F.D.A. issued voluntary guidelines aimed at pressing food manufacturers to lower the amount of sodium in processed and packaged goods. Some said the proposed labels were too timid.

Recalls of animal-based deli meat tainted with listeria may give plant-based alternatives with clean labels and a lower risk of foodborne illnesses an opportunity to shine.