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Category : Food
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Using the Food Label to Choose Healthier Foods
Author: Using the New Food Label to Choose Healthier Foods
Author: Using the New Food Label to Choose Healthier Foods
Author: Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309218233
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
During the past decade, tremendous growth has occurred in the use of nutrition symbols and rating systems designed to summarize key nutritional aspects and characteristics of food products. These symbols and the systems that underlie them have become known as front-of-package (FOP) nutrition rating systems and symbols, even though the symbols themselves can be found anywhere on the front of a food package or on a retail shelf tag. Though not regulated and inconsistent in format, content, and criteria, FOP systems and symbols have the potential to provide useful guidance to consumers as well as maximize effectiveness. As a result, Congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to undertake a study with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to examine and provide recommendations regarding FOP nutrition rating systems and symbols. The study was completed in two phases. Phase I focused primarily on the nutrition criteria underlying FOP systems. Phase II builds on the results of Phase I while focusing on aspects related to consumer understanding and behavior related to the development of a standardized FOP system. Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols focuses on Phase II of the study. The report addresses the potential benefits of a single, standardized front-label food guidance system regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, assesses which icons are most effective with consumer audiences, and considers the systems/icons that best promote health and how to maximize their use.
How to Read Food Product Labels
Author: Kim EtingoffPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1422289427
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Nutrition can be complicated. How do you know what foods are healthy and what aren't? How much should you eat? How can you use the food labels to find the answers to these questions? Food labels let you know what kinds of ingredients are in your food, and how many nutrients are in there. Discover how to read food labels—and how to use them to choose the best foods you can!
Food Labels
Author: Rose McCarthyPublisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1435849663
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
As the obesity epidemic in our country grows, many are seeking the answers to their weight problem with books and rapid weight loss plans, often overlooking the most valuable nutrition tool: food labels. Though they may not look very interesting, labels contain the information that can help readers create and maintain a healthy diet. This informative book offers the nutritional knowledge needed to do just that, including specialized terms, a review of vitamins and minerals, and nutritional categories. Finally, it offers simple meal-by-meal strategies for how to use the information on food labels to create a healthier diet.
Check it Out!
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Category : Food
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
A brochure designed to help the reader use the new food labels and the Food Guide Pyramid in making healthy choices at the grocery store.
Nutrition Labeling
Author: Committee on the Nutrition Components of Food LabelingPublisher: National Academies
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Nutrition Labeling offers a thorough examination of current nutrition labeling practices and recommends ways to make food labeling information consistent with recent dietary recommendations from the U.S. Surgeon General and the National Research Council. The volume proposes implementing a food labeling reform program, addressing such key issues as requiring mandatory nutrition labeling on most packaged foods, expanding nutrition labeling to foods that do not currently provide this information, making federal requirements uniform between agencies, and updating the nutrient content and format of food labels.
Author: Alice Callahan
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