Tag: Nutrition Labels

New FDA food label initiatives aim to combat diet-related chronic disease by improving nutritional decision making

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New initiatives by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aim to combat preventable death and disability caused by poor nutrition by making food nutrition labels easier to understand for consumers. A commentary describing recent and proposed upcoming changes to food labeling is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Study: Using Nutrition Facts labels linked to healthier eating choices among eighth and 11th grade students

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Using the Nutrition Facts labels to make food choices is significantly associated with healthy eating among eighth and 11th grade students in Texas, although the proportion of students using nutrition labels to make their food choices is low, according to research from UTHealth Houston.