In the area of convenience meals and processed meats, health and nutrition proved a solid selling point in 2012, as developers refined formulations and consumers turned to in-home dining in the midst of a challenging economy.

Edlong Dairy Flavors offers two new functional dairy flavors that are especially useful in the better-for-you category when reducing fat and sugar.

The new option is made with real sea salt and a blend of peppercorns, including a slightly sweet premium white pepper.

Dietary advice on fats has gone from reducing all fat to consuming the “good” and avoiding the “bad” fat. Asim Syed, director, Global R&D, Healthy Oils Applications at Dow AgroSciences, explained this and more in his Prepared Foods’ R&D Seminar presentation titled “Fats and Oils: Developing Today for a Healthier Tomorrow.”

Every day, people are admonished to eat more healthfully. However, they also are bombarded with the coupled force of stress, plus advertisement images of tasty treats that purportedly relieve that same stress. Today’s palates are sophisticated and demanding.

Simply replacing fatty foods with low fat diets can help one lose weight, without any other form of dieting, according to new research.

The possibility of fried seafood with significantly reduced fat may not be that far-fetched.

A high-fat diet early in life may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new research.

Scientists have found a way to replace up to 50% of chocolate's fat content with fruit juice.