Health
FDA to revise nutrition facts label
Those nutrition labels on the back of food packages may soon become easier to read.
Jan 23, 2014
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Pediatrics
Study finds improved WIC food packages reduced obesity risk for children
Sweeping changes designed to make a major federal food assistance program more nutritious for low-income families were effective in reducing obesity risk for 4-year-olds who had been on the program since birth, according ...
Apr 23, 2019
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Health
New food labels would highlight calories and sugar
(AP)—Those "Nutrition Facts" labels on nearly every food package in grocery stores are getting a new look.
Feb 27, 2014
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Health
Makeover coming for food nutrition labels
A new look is coming to Nutrition Facts labels on food packages, with more attention to calorie counts and added sugars. And no longer will a small bag of chips count as two or three servings.
May 20, 2016
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Other
New additions increase number of records in USP food fraud database by 60 percent
Nearly 800 new records of "food fraud" added to the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention's (USP) Food Fraud Database present new information about foods that are vulnerable to fraudulent manipulation in today's food supply. The ...
Jan 23, 2013
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Pediatrics
Front-of-package product names and ingredient lists of infant and toddler food can be hard to navigate
Early exposure to nutritious foods may help children develop more healthful eating habits, but package labels can make it difficult for parents to understand what they are feeding their young children, according to a new ...
Feb 8, 2021
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Health
Helping consumers to better understand health-related food package labelling
The EU CLYMBOL project has held its final project conference, presenting its findings on food labelling and health claims to a large audience of European stakeholders.
Jun 22, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity drops among children enrolled in NY state WIC nutrition program
New York children participating in a federal nutrition program had healthier eating behaviors and lower rates of obesity two years after improvements to the program were undertaken, according to a study published online today ...
Jan 8, 2013
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Health
Aussie babies and toddlers are targeted with unhealthy foods, finds research
Babies and toddlers can't read or buy food yet, but new research reveals that they are being targeted with aggressive marketing in the baby and toddler aisle at the supermarket.
Nov 29, 2023
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Health
WIC program usage reviewed in new interim report
Women and children who participate in the WIC program have low or inadequate intakes of several key nutrients that could be addressed with changes to the program's food packages, says a new report from the National Academies ...
Nov 20, 2015
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