It’s the first thing that any health-conscious person turns to when weighing the value of a food or drink product – the great Nutrition Facts Label. Well, the FDA with support from Michelle Obama is proposing to revise these labels to “place a bigger emphasis on total calories, added sugars and certain nutrients, such as Vitamin D and potassium.”
Interesting. But will the label revisions make a difference? In my opinion, the new labels put too great an emphasis on caloric content of a product. If a reader looks at a label and is bombarded with a large and bold Calories indication, then they may not take a sufficient look at the rest of the label which is arguably just as (if not more) important.
Newport Beach resident, professional Civil Engineer, musician, photographer who enjoys surfing, skateboarding, running, cycling, weight training, golf, swimming
