© CNNThe Food and Drug Administration announces proposed changes to nutrition labels, the first overhaul in more than 20 years. The new label, right, would emphasize calories and added sugars.
Choosing healthier foods at the grocery store may soon be a little easier.
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing several changes to the nutrition labels you see on packaged foods and beverages. If approved, the new labels would place a bigger emphasis on total calories, added sugars and certain nutrients, such as Vitamin D and potassium.
The FDA is also proposing changes to serving size requirements in an effort to more accurately reflect what people usually eat or drink. For example, if you buy a 20-ounce soda, you're probably not going to stop drinking at the 8-ounce mark. The new rules would require that entire soda bottle to be one serving size -- making calorie counting simpler.
This is the first overhaul for nutrition labels since the FDA began requiring them more than 20 years ago. There has been a shift in shoppers' priorities as nutrition is better understood and people learn what they should watch for on a label, administration officials said.
"You as a parent and a consumer should be able to walk into your local grocery store, pick up an item off the shelf, and be able to tell whether it's good for your family," first lady Michelle Obama said in a press release. "So this is a big deal, and it's going to make a big difference for families all across this country."
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No one disagrees that Health Care is good. But Obama Care is not Health Care, it's a screw job. It's a scam. AIDs is an issue in modern society, a long with a host of other diseases that are ALSO KILLING PEOPLE.
5'll getcha 10 that if you look into who did that research you will find a group of scientists who receive boco bucks from the Guv'ment and private charities to research AIDs. What's that saying about never trust an interested party?