Food packaging is built to reassure shoppers. Certain words sound meaningful but often describe far less than people assume.

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

The FDA has proposed a new rule for nutrition labels on packaged food and drinks that’s intended to help Americans make healthier choices at a glance. Under the new rule, which shoppers could see as ...

Packaged foods may soon have warning labels about how much sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars they contain in an effort to curb the chronic disease epidemic, which in large part is due to diet. ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. A new government proposal to display ...

Walking through grocery store aisles offers a kaleidoscope of marketing claims promising healthier choices. Yet many shoppers actively avoid reading nutrition labels, creating a disconnect between ...

From the amount of calories and fat to protein and fibre, food labels contain a wealth of information. But do we understand them? WH investigates If you’ve ever found yourself mid supermarket shop ...

Eating nutritiously is practically a superpower. A healthy diet is linked to increased longevity, lower risk of depression and heart problems, better sleep and a host of other benefits. Nutrition ...

Diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, are on the rise in Kenya, putting immense strain on already over-stretched public health systems. These conditions are often ...