When it comes to filling your grocery cart with the healthiest foods, careful label reading is critical. Yet even the savviest shoppers can be fooled by some of the claims found on the front of food ...

From non-GMO to gluten-free, here's what the most common food labels mean and who regulates each one. Korin Miller has spent nearly two decades covering food, health, and nutrition for digital, print, ...

Some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have the opposite effect, new University of Florida research shows. The study is particularly compelling because it comes ...

Ms. Morgan is a food systems consultant. Mr. Bittman is a former Opinion columnist and a special adviser on food at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. See more of our coverage in ...

When you’re deciding what to eat for lunch or dinner, do you consider the meal’s greenhouse gas emissions? How do you compare the carbon footprint of a beef sandwich with that of a falafel wrap? Most ...

Buzzwords like “natural,” “fat-free,” and “high protein” can make junk food seem healthier than it really is. Claims like “no high-fructose corn syrup” and healthy-looking images are often just smart ...