When it comes to food labels, any dietitian worth her salt will tell you to pay attention to them. But not all the words on those labels are created equal. Certain terms are backed up by law ...

60 percent could calculate the number of carbohydrates consumed if they ate half a bagel. 22 percent could determine the net carbohydrates in 2 slices of low-carb bread.

A 2006 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that examined 200 primary care patients' comprehension of food labels showed, for instance, that only 32% could correctly ...

Reading Food Labels, What To Look For December 17, 2020 / 9:00 AM EST / CBS Baltimore It can be daunting trying to read food labels, especially when you're in a rush to get in and out of the ...

Food labels already indicate how good or bad a product is for you. Now a growing number of food brands are labeling their products to show their climate impact.

Carbon labelling isn’t a new idea. In 2007 Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket chain, announced ambitious plans to print carbon footprint labels – expressed in grams of CO2 – on all 70,000 ...

To calculate a food’s net carbs, it is necessary to find the amount of fiber in a food and subtract it from the total carbs listed on its nutrition label.

In a bold new move, Texas passed a law that mandates warning labels on foods containing additives banned in parts of the world. From food dyes to titanium dioxide, these chemicals are in thousands of ...

A study released September 29 by Envido, a UK-based provider of low carbon energy solutions, found that the majority of people would buy local goods if product labels showed the number of air ...

When monitoring their weight, many people calculate calories in food to keep track of their energy intake, according to research in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. But what exactly are ...

Texas Senate Bill 25 would require that specific warning labels be placed on products intended for human consumption if they use certain ingredients like bleached flour, food dyes, sweeteners ...