According to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawyer, POM Wonderful LLC does not have the scientific backing to make advertising claims indicating its pomegranate juice and supplements prevent or treat prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction and heart disease.

A new study by The Ohio State University suggests strawberries may help prevent human esophageal cancer, a disease expected to affect more than 16,000 people this year alone in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.

The results of a recent study show consumers perceive almonds as an essential, value-adding ingredient to chocolate products.

A recent Harris Poll surveyed 2,379 adults online to evaluate their perception of nutritional awareness when purchasing food and beverages.

World Tea Expo will be held in late June (24-26, in Las Vegas), and organizers have evaluated the new products from the tea marketplace that will be on display and have announced the event’s 2011 Best New Product Awards,

When it comes to the television ads children are seeing, fewer appear to be for foods and beverages.

Statistics from Shape Up America! indicate more than 12 million children in the U.S. can be classified as obese, with 23 million considered overweight.

Broccoli could hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s. Scientists believe that a chemical derived from the vegetable could help keep the brain sharp into old age.

A recent study from scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggests that a strawberry a day (or more accurately, 37 of them) could keep not just one doctor away, but an entire fleet of them, including the neurologist, the endocrinologist, and maybe even the oncologist.

Eating an apple or two each day may reduce heart disease risk factors, according to a new study—the latest to polish the apple’s heart-healthy reputation.