Final menu labeling rules will help consumers choose better, says American...
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the Food and Drug Administration's two final rules requiring restaurants, vending machines, movie theaters and grocery...
View ArticleProcessed foods the biggest chunk of calories in US groceries: study
(HealthDay)—Highly processed foods account for more than 60 percent of the calories in products Americans routinely buy in grocery stores, a new study finds.
View ArticlePackaged grocery foods often high in salt, study finds
(HealthDay)—More than half of packaged grocery store foods included in a new study contained too much added salt, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
View ArticlePoll: Americans support menu labeling
Most Americans favor labeling calories on menus in fast food and sit-down restaurants. That's according to an Associated Press-GfK poll conducted in December that found most favor labels for prepared...
View ArticleResearch shows infants are able to remember more than originally thought
If you were verbally given a list of random items at the grocery store to purchase, could you remember everything without writing it down?
View ArticleJuice is not equal to fruit
Word emerged last week that Health Canada was reconsidering whether it should continue to view a serving of juice (125 ml) as being equivalent to a half cup of fresh/frozen fruit. I think this would be...
View ArticleIs your favorite grocery store making you fat?
Is your favorite grocery store making you fat? According to new research findings, a Grocer Retailer Scorecard may be an effective, healthy shopping tool that benefits both grocers and shoppers....
View ArticleResearch suggests retail meat is a potential vehicle for disease-causing...
Chicken, turkey and pork sold in grocery stores harbors disease-causing bacteria known as Klebsiella pneumoniae, according to a new study. The research, which was published online today in the journal...
View ArticleBlue Bell resumes selling ice cream after listeria recall
Blue Bell ice cream is back. Blue Bell Creameries resumed selling its products at select locations Monday, four months after the Texas-based retailer halted sales due to listeria contamination.
View ArticleWhy Americans are so obsessed with pumpkin spice everything—according to science
It was a humid, sticky 32°C when I made a quick trip to the grocery store in shorts and a tank top earlier this week. Despite the heat, however, the store clearly wanted me to think it was the fall...
View ArticleAppalachian residents adopt heart-healthy eating habits through cooking...
West Liberty resident Bonnie Burton describes her husband as a "meat-and-potatoes" eater who shuns broccoli and other green vegetables.
View ArticlePackaged food purchases at non-grocery stores are up but nutritional quality...
What foods are Americans really buying, where are they buying them, and how nutritious are these purchases? A new study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has...
View ArticleOpening supermarket in food desert changes diet, study finds
Opening a full-service grocery store in a neighborhood deemed to be a food desert may encourage nearby residents to improve their diet—but not because they use the new supermarket, according to a new...
View ArticleHouse bill would limit some calorie labels
Supermarkets and pizza chains would get some relief from government calorie labeling rules under legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday.
View ArticleGrocery chains leave food deserts barren, AP analysis finds
As part of Michelle Obama's healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience stores in and around neighborhoods with no...
View ArticleElectronic cards to make WIC easier to use
Pregnant women and parents using the Women, Infants and Children program will have an easier time buying food at the grocery store.
View ArticleLooking for calorie labels on menus? Not until 2017
Wondering how many calories are in that hamburger? Chain restaurants still don't have to tell you, despite a 6-year-old law requiring calorie labels on menus.
View ArticleNudging health in food pantries
Grocery stores and cafeterias successfully nudge selection of target foods, but can this same strategy be used to encourage food pantry clients to select target healthful foods? In a new study...
View ArticleNew labeling offers more protection for meat lovers
(HealthDay)—When you head to the grocery store to select your steaks for grilling this Memorial Day weekend, you might notice a new safety label on the package.
View ArticlePeople buy most of their junk food at the supermarket
An analysis of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults reveals that access to healthy foods in a supermarket does not hinder Americans' consumption of empty calories. In fact, the study...
View ArticleAfter privatization, link found between new liquor establishments, violence
A team of researchers examining the effect alcohol availability has on violence found a significant increase in violent assaults for each additional establishment with a liquor license added to the area.
View ArticleGrowth in SNAP retailers followed enrollment spike during recession
Increased enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Georgia contributed to the growth of grocery retailers at all levels from 2007 to 2014.
View ArticleOdds of having asthma 53 percent higher in food deserts
Living in a food desert - an urban area where it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food - means you're at increased risk to have asthma. Children who were studied who did not have...
View ArticleThe strange effects of thinking healthy food is costlier
Consumers believe healthy food must be more expensive than cheap eats and that higher-priced food is healthier - even when there is no supporting evidence, according to new research.
View ArticleDiet Res-Illusions: Tips from the pros on how to lose weight
We make 'em, we break 'em. New Year's diet resolutions fall like needles on Christmas trees as January goes on. Genes can work against us. Metabolism, too. But a food behavior researcher has tested a...
View ArticleWhen choosing your next move, your brain is always ready for plan B
Whether we're navigating a route to work or browsing produce at the grocery store, our brains are constantly making decisions about movement: Should I cross the street now or at the intersection?...
View ArticleDespite farms, some in Central Valley struggle to find fresh food
It might come as a surprise that, in a region where agriculture is so prevalent, many people in the San Joaquin Valley cannot afford fresh, quality produce or live too far from grocery stores, farmers...
View ArticleDiners may have to wait longer for restaurant calorie counts
Consumers hoping to find out how many calories are in that burger and fries may have to wait—again.
View ArticleResearch center helps consumers 'fight bac' through national poultry food...
Kansas State University research is reaching kitchens and grocery stores across the country, thanks to a national campaign that promotes food safety and safe poultry handling.
View ArticleE. coli outbreak in Canada, women at higher risk
Canada's public health agency warned Friday of an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce that has mainly affected women, and has been linked to at least one death.
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