We’re a few weeks into social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., and I think it’s safe to say we’re all feeling a lot of feelings. One place that’s seen a lot…
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Diet
The Nutrition Facts Label: Its History, Purpose and Updates
Key Highlights Nutrition information was not always required on packaged foods and beverages prior to 1990. The U.S. Nutrition Facts label first appeared in 1994 and was…
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Making Changes Stick: Consumer Research on New Year’s Diet Resolutions
Download the full report. Survey Highlights 58% of respondents did not make dietary changes at the start of the New Year. Of those (42%) who reported making…
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Red Meat Recommendations: Controversial, Yet Consistent
As we know here at IFIC, food trends come and go all the time. One day we’re talking about the pegan diet or alkaline water, the next…
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Snacking Profiles: Which One Are You?
As the nature and pace of life evolves, so do our eating habits. Snacking is now more commonplace than ever before. Our 2019 Food and Health Survey…
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A New Health Option for the New Year: The Non-Diet Approach
At the start of a new year, it often seems that everywhere you look, someone is trying a new diet. But whether we resolve to change our…
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Food Trends to Watch in 2020
Intuitive Eating and the “Un-Diet”; Sustainability (Finally!) Takes Shape; New Food Tech Gathers Momentum (Washington, D.C.)—As a new year and new decade offer opportunities to take stock of where we’ve come and…
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Struggling With Late-Night Snacking? Read This.
Late-night snacking has a bad reputation because it’s often associated with less healthy foods, weight gain or a lack of willpower. But many people report engaging in…
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Can Calorie-Dense Foods Also Be Healthy?
For so long, we’ve been taught that high-calorie means bad. But what if we told you that way of thinking was outdated, and more importantly, wrong? A…
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