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The Institute of Medicine released a report Thursday on how to prevent obesity in children from birth to age 5: Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies . The report is remarkable for its focus on policies for parents and child care providers, and its almost complete lack of attention to policies for improving the food environment in which parents and caregivers operate.

The Oakland-based Prevention Institute has just released its new research report: Claiming Health: Front-of-Package Labeling of Children’s Food . The report summarizes the Institute’s investigation of whether kids’ foods with “better-for-you” front-of-package labels meet dietary recommendations and nutrition standards. Bottom line: they don’t.

A bowl of rich chocolate ice cream is a yummy, summery way to satisfy a chocolate craving — and to pile on some unwanted pounds. The Good Housekeeping Research Institute tested eight light options. Here’s the satisfying scoop.

Good Housekeeping Research Institute’s Nutrition Director explains what use-by, sell-by, and best-if-used-by food labeling dates really mean.