Have you ever been enjoying a sleeve of Oreos when someone decides to chime in with the fact that, actually, a serving size is only three cookies? We hear about “serving sizes,” “portions” and often ...

Food labels got a makeover at the beginning of the year due to new rules from the FDA. It is the first major update to the label in over 20 years. Labels now have two columns to outline the difference ...

One of the six food and beverage heavyweights aiming for the introduction of “harmonised” nutrition labels across the EU has said the companies would want to “integrate” information on portion sizes ...

Labels on some foods understate the amount of fat, calories and sodium in those products by claiming smaller serving sizes than consumers will actually eat, the Center for Science in the Public ...

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You know that sinking feeling you get when you walk into a chain restaurant—the kind that has to post the calorie count of its menu items—and you’re confronted with the number of calories you’re ...

Nutrition labels give information about calories, serving sizes, and nutrients. Understanding what labels mean can help people choose foods and drinks to support a healthy weight and reduce the risk ...

Portion and serving size are not synonyms, although many of us think of them as such. Because the words are used interchangeably we have become less accurate in judging just how much food we do eat ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — You know the saying: you can't eat just one chip. But here's the real question, can you only eat 7? You see, the serving size is 7 chips, count ‘em. But that got us asking, “what is ...

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed two new looks for nutrition labels, recommending the inclusion of added sugar, increased focus on overall calories, and updated serving sizes, because we ...