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'Natural' and 'healthy' food labels may mislead consumers
- March 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Foods marketed as "natural" are not consistently more nutritious than their conventional counterparts, and some front-of-package nutrition labels may unintentionally encourage manufacturers to swap sugar for non-sugar sweeteners, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Originally published at Phys.org