News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The nutrition professor who undertook a calorie-controlled diet based on high-fat snack foods has lost 27 pounds in ten weeks, bringing his weight into the ‘normal’ range, according to the Facebook page tracking his progress.
Many Americans aim to eat low-fat foods but there is strong evidence that replacing fat with carbohydrates could be harmful to health, according to nutrition experts at the ADA conference in Boston last week.
Whether a product is described as small, medium or large affects consumer perception of portion sizes and could lead to “guiltless gluttony”, according to a new study.
A study claims to predict future US consumption and snack trends and help manufacturers adjust their business strategies to the “changing market”.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed it has detected lead in a range of canned fruit and juice products – but said the levels were too low to pose a health hazard.
The food industry needs to target innovation, increase affordability and better communicate value, as consumers are still rooted in recessionary shopping behaviors, according to a new report from SymphonyIRI.