We all know that protein is important. To reach your daily recommended intake, you may be trying to eat a serving of protein-rich food at every meal. But the big question is, when it comes to protein, ...

You've probably heard that losing weight is 80 percent about what you eat and 20 percent about how much activity you get. It doesn't matter how many calories you burn at the gym if you follow up your ...

Portion and serving size are not synonyms, although many of us think of them as such. Because the words are used interchangeably we have become less accurate in judging just how much food we do eat ...

Confused about the unsaturated fat content of your food? The serving size? The meaning of "% DV"? Labelman can help. A cartoon creation of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety & ...

If you've spent your entire life trying and failing to follow the serving size listed on the Nutrition Facts label, we've got some good news for you: serving sizes aren't meant to be a recommendation.

Salad is nothing without some salad dressing, but it's not always easy to figure out how much dressing you need; especially ...

Despite varied approaches to defining portion sizes, a global study reveals that cultural and economic factors shape dietary recommendations more than scientific methods—raising questions about how to ...

The Calorie Control Council, a diet food industry association, puts the average as high as 4,500, although I'm guessing that estimate is inflated. To be honest, I have no idea how many calories I ate ...