When it comes to maintaining optimal health, one of the most important things to do is to stay informed. Getting age-appropriate screenings for diseases and conditions such as high blood pressure or ...

The Nutrition Facts label is designed to meet shifting dietary trends and public health goals. NoDerog/iStock via Getty Images Plus The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box ...

In August, Dr. Brian Anderson, co-founder and CEO of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), told Newsweek health AI is the only major "sector of consequence" that remains unchecked in the United States.

The UK Traffic Light label was also selected as an example of a Nutri-Colours scheme, which specifies nutritional information per nutrient, specifically fat, saturates, sugar, and salt.

Find out how the change affects you. Proposed changes to the nutrition labels would be the FDA's first major change to the system in 20 years. Feb. 27, 2014— -- intro: When was the last time you ...

We often find people glancing at a nutrition label in grocery stores but only a small percentage of them can interpret the nutrition label correctly. With the variety of packaged food available ...

The first step in understanding food labels is to know what information is required by law. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are several mandatory components of a food label ...

The Food and Drug Administration created the Nutrition Facts label in 1993. The serving sizes that appear on labels today were originally determined by how much food people consumed during the periods ...

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a new rule that could have an impact on what you buy at the grocery store. Earlier this month, the FDA proposed requiring nutritional labels on the front ...

Internet service providers are now required by the FCC to provide consumers with a "nutrition label" with all fees and other plan info detailed. Credit: FCC It's been 34 years since the Nutrition ...

It could soon be harder to ignore the nutritional red flags on your favorite junk food. This week, the Food and Drug Administration unveiled a long-awaited proposal that would require food and drink ...

The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. The most ...