How healthy foods could lead to overeating

While eating healthily is considered a key factor in reducing obesity, a new study suggests healthy food labels may be causing us to overeat, fuelling the obesity epidemic.

Health labels influence flavour perception

Ghent University researchers found that food labels influence the perception of flavour. Light products are considered less tasty.

"Unhealthy surcharge" and food labeling can improve health and company profits

The American obesity epidemic is out of control, and health advocates are working hard to ensure that food labels clearly list calorie content and all unhealthy ingredients.

Benefits of ‘traffic light’ food labels, positioning of healthy items

The use of color-coded “traffic light” food labels and changes in the way popular items are displayed appear to have produced a long-term increase in the choice of more healthful food items among customers in a large hospital cafeteria.

Peanut Allergies, Breakthrough Could Improve Diagnoses

This product may contain nuts.” It’s an increasingly common warning on food labels of all kinds, given the recent heightened awareness of the dangers of nut allergies.

Healthier Food Choices Impacted By Low Motivation And Attention, Not The Labeling Itself

The final results from the Food Labeling to Advance Better Education for Life (FLABEL) project, which provides the latest research on consumer behavior and nutrition labels, demonstrate that even though the nutritional information on European food labels is well understood, consumers lacking motivation and attention nevertheless prevent the labels from making a positive impact on food choices…

Misleading Size Labels Lead To Overeating

People are easily fooled when it comes to food labels, and will eat more of something if they believe it’s a “small” portion, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Nilufer Z…

Misleading Size Labels Lead To Overeating

People are easily fooled when it comes to food labels, and will eat more of something if they believe it’s a “small” portion, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Nilufer Z…