The “Smart Choices Program” aims to reduce confusion in the grocery aisle over nutritional value by adopting common standards.

The Mediterranean diet, which has been associated with longer life spans and lower rates of heart disease and cancer, is in retreat in its home region.

A new study suggests that banning soft drink sales in elementary schools only slightly reduces how much soda children drink.

Major food companies are competing for health-conscious consumers by plugging one food into another and claiming the health benefits of both.

Most parents can relate to the daily challenge of finding foods that children will eat.

Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.

The yearlong moratorium on new fast food restaurants in Los Angeles raises questions about when eating stops being a personal choice and becomes a public health concern.

As with any product used to excess, consumers often wonder about the health consequences of caffeine.

Research on mice suggests that pills could trick the muscles into thinking they have been exercising.

Shellfish can be problematic in the summer for several reasons, but the warning to avoid it between May and August may be outdated.