Obama Administration Announces Sweeping Update To Nutrition Labels

[mozart123]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Those "Nutrition Facts" labels that are plastered on nearly every food package found in grocery stores are getting a new look.

Calories would be in larger, bolder type, and consumers for the first time would know whether foods have added sugars under label changes being proposed by the Obama administration. Serving sizes would be updated to make them more realistic. A serving of ice cream, for example, would double to a full cup, closer to what people actually eat.

The proposed overhaul comes as science has shifted. While fat was the focus two decades ago when the labels first were created, nutritionists are now more concerned with how many calories we eat. And serving sizes have long been misleading, with many single-serving packages listing multiple servings, so the calorie count is lower.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/27/obama-nutrition-labels_n_4863510.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013

[Ralph_Petrucci]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Those "Nutrition Facts" labels that are plastered on nearly every food package found in grocery stores are getting a new look.

Calories would be in larger, bolder type, and consumers for the first time would know whether foods have added sugars under label changes being proposed by the Obama administration. Serving sizes would be updated to make them more realistic. A serving of ice cream, for example, would double to a full cup, closer to what people actually eat.

The proposed overhaul comes as science has shifted. While fat was the focus two decades ago when the labels first were created, nutritionists are now more concerned with how many calories we eat. And serving sizes have long been misleading, with many single-serving packages listing multiple servings, so the calorie count is lower.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/27/obama-nutrition-labels_n_4863510.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013

This is a wonderful idea. especially for someone like me who's doing calorie counting I like the ALTERNATE version. mas easier to read and understand hahaha

also, sana pati yung mga local restaurants dito satin gawin yan. laking tulong sana.

[CeL1916]

Hahaha mas ayos nga yan!

Madali mag iput sa "fitness pal app" (calorie counter)
Haha dati wala ako pakialam sa kinakain ko pero ngayo medyo nagbabawas kasi pansin ko nagsisikipan na mga damit ko..