Would you still order the turkey club with chips if the menu revealed it was packed with 900 calories? What about if there was a stoplight printed next to it? A new study shows that labels like these ...

In 2009, Dr. Ann Thorndike and a team of researchers implemented a change in the Massachusetts General Hospital cafeteria. Foods received green, yellow or red dots to show where foods were ranked on a ...

Food product labels that include traffic light symbols to convey health-related information may be more effective in helping consumers resist high-calorie foods compared to information-based labels.

PHILADELPHIA (NEWS10) – Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found the combination of “traffic-light” and numeric calorie labels cut calorie consumption by ...

Traffic light nutrition labels may help consumers exercise more self-control over high calorie foods, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity. This latest research, performed at the ...

Consumers are more likely to buy low-fat products when they have traffic light labels, but organic foods could suffer from the system, according to research. A study by Drescher et al. in the ...

A senior thesis project introducing new color-coded labeling in some dining halls has raised concerns among some undergraduates who said that the system may cause additional eating-related stress.

The labeling of product attributes using a traffic light system influences consumers in their purchasing decisions. A study reveals for the first time that this applies not only to food, but also to ...

Should food products be labeled with traffic light symbols to make health-related information on ingredients easier to understand? This question has remained a subject of debate. Now researchers have ...

Weetabix plans to roll out traffic-light labels after initial launch Weetabix, the UK-based breakfast business, has said it plans to roll out traffic-light nutrition labels onto all the cereals sold ...

PHILADELPHIA (NEWS10) – Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found the combination of “traffic-light” and numeric calorie labels cut calorie consumption by ...