In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers used long-term (nine years) data from fast food restaurants (Taco Bell) across the United States to investigate if nutritional ...

More restaurants are displaying calorie information on their menus than ever before. This is mandatory because by law, retail food establishments that are part of a chain with twenty or more locations ...

Added-sugar warning labels reduced the likelihood that consumers would order items containing high amounts of added sugar in an online experiment led by University of California, Davis, researchers.

Who chooses high-vegetable food options over hamburgers? Not college students, if a study is any guide. Menu labels on college cafeteria food that highlight the nutritional good and the bad of various ...

What’s more, researchers found, menus that give added information—namely, the number of calories the average adult should get in a day—could prove even more effective at curbing appetites. The ...

Labels placed on fast food items highlighting their high climate impact may sway consumers to make more sustainable choices, new study results show. Food accounts for around one-third of all ...

A new study has found that including climate impact labels on a sample fast food menu influenced participants' food choices in favor of more climate-friendly items. A new study has found that ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, said shifting ...

Letting consumers know exactly how many calories are in their food might do little to change their eating habits, a new study suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad ...