Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols

Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2012-01-30

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0309218233

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During the past decade, tremendous growth has occurred in the use of nutrition symbols and rating systems designed to summarize key nutritional aspects and characteristics of food products. These symbols and the systems that underlie them have become known as front-of-package (FOP) nutrition rating systems and symbols, even though the symbols themselves can be found anywhere on the front of a food package or on a retail shelf tag. Though not regulated and inconsistent in format, content, and criteria, FOP systems and symbols have the potential to provide useful guidance to consumers as well as maximize effectiveness. As a result, Congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to undertake a study with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to examine and provide recommendations regarding FOP nutrition rating systems and symbols. The study was completed in two phases. Phase I focused primarily on the nutrition criteria underlying FOP systems. Phase II builds on the results of Phase I while focusing on aspects related to consumer understanding and behavior related to the development of a standardized FOP system. Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols focuses on Phase II of the study. The report addresses the potential benefits of a single, standardized front-label food guidance system regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, assesses which icons are most effective with consumer audiences, and considers the systems/icons that best promote health and how to maximize their use.


Low-Fat Lies

Low-Fat Lies

Author: Mary Flynn

Publisher: Regnery Publishing

Published: 2000-07-01

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780895262202

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Most of the time they are boring, tasteless, and leave you feeling hungry -- and they can even be harmful to your health. Those trendy high-fat fad diets like Atkins and Sugar Busters are just as bad. Now, this book gives you the truth about food and fat, and the key to losing weight while staying healthy. Doctors Kevin Vigilante and Mary Flynn expose the dangers of low-fat diets, take on the high-fat fraud, and show how you can adopt the healthiest diet in the world. Say good-bye to fad diets forever. You will learn everything you need to know to take control of your own health and enjoy real food again.


The Low-Fat Lie

The Low-Fat Lie

Author: Glen D. Lawrence

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2019-11-15

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1627342788

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The advice to consume less fat "especially saturated fat" had a profound, adverse impact on public health. Although the percentage of fat in the American diet decreased, the percentage of carbohydrate and total calories increased, and sugar consumption skyrocketed. In The Low-Fat Lie: Rise of Obesity, Diabetes, and Inflammation, Dr. Glen Lawrence describes how the false condemnation of saturated fat arose from a misunderstanding of how our bodies regulate cholesterol. He explains how replacing saturated fat with vegetable oil stoked the fires of inflammation to cause pain and suffering, in addition to aggravating cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. The mainstream health and nutrition authorities have long cautioned against consuming too much sugar because of the risk of tooth decay. However, they refuse to indict sugar for the gross deterioration of the nation's health and continue to blame fat, especially saturated fat. Dr. Lawrence points out that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet is not as effective as a low-carbohydrate diet for long-term weight loss, yet the low-fat diet mantra continues to resonate from the halls of the agencies doling out dietary advice. He also describes how sugar consumption produces classic signs of addiction in lab animals, whereas high fat consumption does not. The food and beverage industries take advantage of this phenomenon and use aggressive marketing strategies to get children hooked on sugar at an early age. Understanding how we process what we put into our body can inform our decisions regarding dietary choices and a healthy lifestyle. Consuming more fiber in fruits and vegetables promotes a healthy microbiome, which is critical to overall health. The Low-Fat Lie also discusses: • many ways in which gut microbiota communicate with fat tissue and other organs, including via endocannabinoid signals; • active components of cannabis in the context of inflammation and pain; and • how stress can influence eating patterns, while exercise can help relieve stress and suppress or control detrimental eating behaviors. Dr. Lawrence does not prescribe any specific diet plan. Instead, he aims to enlighten the reader by illustrating the dire consequences of excessively sweetened and highly processed foods.


Nutritional Epidemiology

Nutritional Epidemiology

Author: Walter Willett

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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Overview of Nutritional Epidemiology; Foods and Nutrients; Nature of Variation in Diet; Short Term Dietary Recall and Recording Methods; Food Frequency Methods; Reproducibility and Validity of Food Questionnaries; Recall of Remote Diet; Surrogate Sources of Dietary Information; Anthropometric Measures and Body Composition; Implications of Total Energy Intake for Epidemiologic Analyses; Correction for the Effects of Measurement Error; Vitamin A and Lung Cancer; Dietary Fat and Breast Cancer; Diet and Coronary Heart Disease; Future Research Directions.


The Fat-free Junk Food Cookbook

The Fat-free Junk Food Cookbook

Author: J. Kevin Wolfe

Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Published: 2010-03-03

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0307556069

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With luscious recipes for everything from Chili-Cheese Crunches to Mocha Kahlua Sherbet, The Fat-Free Junk Food Cookbook puts an irresistibly fresh spin on healthy cooking for the whole family. 10 illustrations. 128 pp. National publicity. 20,000 print.


Fabulous Fat-Free Cooking

Fabulous Fat-Free Cooking

Author: Lynn Fischer

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2000-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781579542429

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Fat-free flavorings, favorite food lore, and low-fat menus for all occasions highlight this cookbook of more than 225 healthy recipes--many of which are vegetarian. 64 full-color photos.


Healthy 1-2-3

Healthy 1-2-3

Author: Rozanne Gold

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2001-02-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781584790402

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Features low-fat, low-calorie recipes for soups, entrees, vegetables and side dishes, desserts, and beverages.


Fat-Free Vegetarian

Fat-Free Vegetarian

Author: Anne Sheasby

Publisher: Southwater

Published: 2017-01-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844779772

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Packed with a fantastic range of delicious yet healthy vegetarian dishes, with 750 tempting photographs.


Doctor's Detox Diet the Ultimate Weight Loss Prescription

Doctor's Detox Diet the Ultimate Weight Loss Prescription

Author: Christine Gerbstadt

Publisher: Nutronics

Published: 2012-01-31

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780983527671

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It's time to get serious about your weight gain and address it for what it really it-- a medical problem. Using everyday foods, herbs, and spices, you can drop those excess pounds, get trim, prevent illness, reverse the effects of aging, and maintain optimal health.