Today nutrition labels are seen as very confusing and complicated to many people when in reality watching what you eat and understanding nutritional values should be much easier.
In a report to federal regulators, the Institute of Medicine http://www.iom.edu/requested an easier labeling system that would include the number of calories and three stars or checks to indicate how healthy that particular food is, according to an article in The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/business/a-plan-to-rate-nutrition-of-food-with-stars.html?ref=food
The stars and checks should be based only on three nutrients: added sugars, sodium and saturated fats or trans fats. Healthy foods can receive up to three stars representing their nutritional value. Foods such as soft drinks and candy will automatically receive no stars or checks because of their unhealthy content. The group chose these three nutrients because they can contribute to illnesses such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
“It’s simple,” Alice H. Lichtenstein was quoted as saying in The New York Times. Lichtenstein is a nutrition professor at Tufts University, who served on the committee that prepared the report. “It’s interpretive. People don’t need to look at numbers or do any calculations to figure out what they mean. Three stars are better than no stars.”
The Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Agriculture received the report for the star and check system. The report calls for a new labeling system to replace the old and complex labels customers are so used to seeing today.
The Grocery Manufactures of America, which represent the major food companies, said its members are going to come up with their own plan called Facts Up Front, according to an article in The New York Times. The Energy Star symbol will be used to show that the food meets governmental standards for efficiency.
The F.D.A. wants to improve on the current food labeling system, but does not plan on moving too quickly with the Institute’s idea. The topic of change is currently still being assessed.
I think this is an interesting story and would definitely approve of them doing this. Great content!
I think that this will make it a lot easier to figure if food is healthy or not, but at the same time I don’t think the star system really embodies all aspects of health.
I think the stars is a great idea and it would make it easier to buy groceries rather than calculating every calories per serving
Interesting and newsworthy topic, and good story to link to.
Several issues here. Your lead is a run-on sentence.
You have too much overlap between your story and the original. You may not have meant to, but this is bordering on plagiarism. You should summarize the story in your OWN words, not just change a word or two here and there.
Hyperlinks should be placed directly in the text, not as a URL pasted in the body.
The Grocery ManufactureRs of America, which representS the major food companies…
The thing about Energy Star is wrong. They aren’t going to use EnergyStar; they’re just using the idea.
Ola! Elyette,
Thanks you for your post, Diabetic Glucose Watch – Latest Continuous Blood Sugar Monitors!
Kindest Regards
I know this web site presents quality based articles or reviews and additional stuff, is there any
other web site which provides such stuff in quality?
I couldn’t refrain from commenting. Very well written!
Hi there, I enjoy reading through your post. I like
to write a little comment to support you.