Key Takeaways This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Nutrition labels can look a little overwhelming, but they’re actually fairly simple. Learning how ...

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Whether you’re chasing a 5K finish line, trying to finally see your biceps, or want to stop feeling like a zombie at the gym, what you eat matters. And no, reading nutrition labels isn’t just for ...

In a recent study published in Nutrients, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in Austin explored how nutrition labels affect ...

If you feel like food labels are written in a foreign language, you’re not alone. Manufacturers use more than 65 names for sugar on food labels, and many of them are designed to sound healthier than ...

For more than a century, the U.S. government has tried to bring more transparency to food labels. It started in 1906, when the Pure Food and Drug Act cracked down on mislabeled ingredients and false ...

Foods marketed as "natural" are not consistently more nutritious than their conventional counterparts, and some front-of-package nutrition labels may unintentionally encourage manufacturers to swap ...

Are your “sugar-free” choices really helping you, or quietly sabotaging your goals? With over 43 names for artificial and low-calorie sweeteners on food labels, it’s easy to get confused. In this ...