NEW YORK (AP) -- Stroll the aisles of any grocery store and you're sure to spot labels declaring "zero grams trans fat" on the front of snack foods, cookies and crackers. But does zero really mean ...

News AssistantNutritional labels in Virginia Tech dining halls will continue to show consumers the facts about their food selections ? just not all of them.A Food and Drug Administration nutritional ...

Hoo boy! As I'm sure everyone is gushing at your breakfast table, ``At last we are getting a fourth fat listing on the food nutrient list! Why, if that doesn't transform our triple-chin nation into a ...

Girl Scout cookies, which went on sale in Tucson late last month, come with an extra pledge this year. For the first time ever, the Scouts can promise that the majority of the cookies on the order ...

WASHINGTON -- Consumers are about to get a better idea of just how unhealthy some brands of potato chips, cookies, even margarines really are: Food labels will soon be required to reveal how much ...

Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and while most people know that excess sugar and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All packaged foods sold across America will have to carry labels telling people how much artery-clogging trans-fats they contain under new U.S. government regulations.

For years, the phrase “trans fat” has carried a warning. Health experts have linked these fats to heart disease, prompting governments and food manufacturers around the world to remove them from many ...