Diet and Nutrition

Proposed Change To Food Labels Would Help Consumers Wanting To Follow New Cholesterol Guidelines

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 1st, 2001

During the past decade, American consumers have become avid readers of nutrition labels. Today's health-conscious shoppers closely examine food packages for tip-off words such as fat, salt, and sugar.

But phantom health obstacles still lurk in supermarket aisles.

One example is trans fatty acids - or trans fat - which is not listed on food labels, but according to health professionals, should be.

Elaine Turner, assistant professor of human nutrition with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, said people should have access to such important health information because trans fat raises low-density...

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