NEWS / NUTRITION

To Navigate Better Dietary Choices, Use a Compass

A food profiler assigns scores from one to 100 to a wide variety of foods, so consumers can track their eating habits more easily. >

Food Labels to Make Shoppers Smarter

Color-coded labels or warnings that quickly alert shoppers to the nutritional content of foods help consumers make healthier choices. >

A Biased Look at Breast vs. Bottle

Baby formula websites focus on breastfeeding problems and exclude its benefits. Seek objective sources of information to help you choose. >

Changing Supermarket Layouts Promotes Healthier Food Purchases

Grocery stores are designed to promote certain purchases, especially at checkout. What if they encouraged you to choose healthier foods? >

Voluntary Reductions of Salt and Sugar Would Bring Huge Health and Economic Gains

Modest reductions in the sugar in packaged foods and beverages could prevent millions of heart problems, save $4 billion in healthcare costs >

A Food-by-Food Look at Longevity

You know what you eat affects your health, and now it has been quantified: Some foods add healthy minutes to life; others take them away. >

Kids' Ultra-Processed Food Problem

Foods formulated in factories now account for most of the calories kids eat. Yes, they're tasty and convenient, but what about nutrition? >

Not All Milk Makes the Grade

The importance of breast milk, formula and cow's milk is undeniable. But many caregivers are still giving kids unrecommended milks. >

Plant Foods Boost Heart Health

You don't have to give up meat to reduce your risk of heart disease. Let plant-based foods like vegetarian chili replace it now and then. >

A Colorful Way to Prevent Memory Loss

Deeply colored fruits and vegetables contain compounds that slow cellular aging. Now it appears they can preserve memory, too. >

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