The first step in understanding food labels is to know what information is required by law. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are several mandatory components of a food label ...

Nutrition labels flaunt calorie counts in bold on food packaging. The amount of energy — or calories — we get from food is affected by many different factors, experts say.

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 ...

Diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, are on the rise in Kenya, putting immense strain on already over-stretched public health systems. These conditions are often ...

Imagine walking into a grocery store where every product has a clear carbon label: “The making of a pound of beef produces 130 pounds, or 59 kilograms, of greenhouse gases and could ultimately take ...