ITHACA, N.Y., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The average calorie count per recipe in "The Joy of Cooking" has jumped an average of 63 percent over the past 70 years, U.S. researchers determined.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The French may not get as fat as Americans despite cheese, pate and pastries, because they use internal cues to stop eating, a U.S. and French study found.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A nationally recognized nutrition researcher is the new director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- For those wanting to limit Halloween candy intake, a U.S. researcher suggested keeping empty candy wrappers in plain sight.

ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. adults who dine at so-called healthy restaurant food chains may eat more calories than at restaurants that make no health claims, a study found.

ITHACA, N.Y., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers choose relatively high-calorie beverages, side dishes and desserts to go with restaurant main dishes positioned as “healthy,” a study found.

URBANA, Ill., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Cornell University researchers have learned people enjoy their wine and meals more if the wine has a special label, even if it's really only $2 plonk.

ITHACA, N.Y., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Just changing the label on a wine bottle can alter diners’ opinions of the wine, their meal and even the restaurant where they're dining, a U.S. study found.

BOSTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Studies presented at a meeting of the Obesity Society in Boston have suggested that water helps weight loss and low-fat foods may hinder it.