Navigation Links
FDA: Use the Nutrition Facts Label to Make Healthy Food Choices
Date:9/12/2007

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since the late 1980's, adult obesity has steadily increased to the point at which more than 65 percent of all Americans are now overweight and over 30 percent are obese. Also, 15 percent of children and adolescents ages 6 to 19 are overweight -- nearly double the rate of two decades ago.

A great tool to help prevent obesity is the Nutrition Facts Label on food packages, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The label has a lot of useful information, especially the number of calories and serving sizes in your food.

When you select or compare foods, see what the label says about the serving size and calories. Ask yourself these important questions:

What is the serving size?

How many servings are in the container?

How many calories are in a single serving?

Many packages hold more than one serving. When you consume multiple servings, it is easy to eat or drink much more than you realize. This can affect your calorie intake (and over time, your weight). If you eat and drink more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. To achieve or maintain a healthy weight, be mindful of calories when comparing like products.

How many calories are too high or low for a serving? This depends on your calorie goal for the day and how you balance your food choices during the day. In general, though, follow this guide to size up calories in a single serving.

General Guide to Calories:

40 calories - LOW

100 calories - MODERATE

400 calories - HIGH

The Nutrition Facts label is based on a 2000-calorie diet -- but your calorie needs might be different. To find out what your "target" calories per day are, visit http://www.mypyramid.gov. For more information on using the Nutrition Facts Label, go to http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html.
'/>"/>

SOURCE Food and Drug Administration
Copyright©2007 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Heart disease in the newborn is related to maternal malnutrition
2. Early puberty linked to nutrition
3. Healthy snacks improve nutrition of kids
4. More Importance To Be Given To Prenatal Nutrition
5. Help teenagers eat healthy by giving nutritional information along with food.
6. Ethiopian Children Face Threat From Malnutrition
7. Malnutrition And Obesity Goes Hand In Hand
8. Nutrition Guide For Diabetic Nephropathy
9. Vitamin filled nutrition candy for School children
10. Weight-Loss Medication Evaluated By Nutrition Expert
11. Lung Cancer: Nutritional Intervention Comes To The Rescue
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/25/2013)... 2013 Radius Engineering International Inc., ... in the US and has been building concrete, ... 35 years. M.E. and President, Walton McCarthy, author ... Weapon Fundamentals and Shelter Engineering Standards, Sixth Edition, ... shelter engineering. McCarthy is considered the leading expert ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... New York (PRWEB) May 25, 2013 ... allegedly suffered serious, life-threatening episodes of internal bleeding while using ... underway in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, Bernstein ... Court’s website, 818 Pradaxa side effect claims had been ... That’s up from 705 claims reported by the Court ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... Many orthodontists have thought about moving their office to ... Most people would naturally assume that the company ... service and support would own and maintain all the ... be wrong. Cloud providers lease space in a ... houses servers and related equipment to run cloud environments) ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... (PRWEB) May 25, 2013 IBISWorld estimates that ... at an average annual rate of 28.7% to $1.0 billion ... in 2013. From 2002 and 2008, no new cell therapy ... causing relatively modest growth during that period. In the years ... six new products. This factor contributed to the industry's fast ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... Superior Magnetics for Pain Free Living announced ... arthritis, tendinitis and bursitis , Pain Free Living - ... a magnetic bracelet so strong it relieves ... is demonstrated at fairs and festivals. This new magnetic ... has customers often report pain relief in seconds. , ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Radius Engineering International Inc. Offers Tools to Stay Safe and Recover From Any Disaster 2Health News:Radius Engineering International Inc. Offers Tools to Stay Safe and Recover From Any Disaster 3Health News:Pradaxa Lawsuits Mount, as Filings in Federal Pradaxa Side Effect Litigation Exceed 800, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports 2Health News:Pradaxa Lawsuits Mount, as Filings in Federal Pradaxa Side Effect Litigation Exceed 800, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports 3Health News:Cirrus Ortho Launches Cloud Computing for Orthodontic Industry That is Unlike Any Other 2Health News:Slow Healing: Cell Therapy in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld 2Health News:Slow Healing: Cell Therapy in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld 3Health News:Magnetic bracelet relieves pain in seconds announces Superior Magnetics 2
... rates of cessation, study found, , , WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay ... them to stop their unhealthy habit helps more people give ... the Feb. 12 issue of the New England Journal ... Co. employees across the country who were offered up to ...
... 11 St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center joins Centura ... observe Heart Month throughout the month of February. ... consumer promotions to provide southern Colorado communities with ... the leading cause of death among Coloradans.Centura has ...
... of Registered Nurses Down from 2005 ProjectionsHARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. ... is shrinking, in part, because of the efforts of ... & Industry acting Secretary Sandi Vito announced today. The ... " The Registered Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania " and ...
... following was released today by AARP Pennsylvania: WHO: ... Senator Arlene Specter. WHAT: Participants will express their ... families, businesses, and communities. And, they will hear from ... America,s health care problems under a new Administration and ...
... identified a new biological marker present in the urine ... cancer is progressing and spreading. , In experiments reported ... Nature, the scientists identified 10 metabolites that ... Their studies showed that one of these chemicals, sarcosine, ...
... say they feel unprepared for long-term care and do ... prepare for their futures, according to a survey released ... conducted by StrategyOne on behalf of AHIP, found that ... and 1980 feel somewhat or entirely unprepared for long-term ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Promise of Cash Prompts Smokers to Quit 2Health News:Promise of Cash Prompts Smokers to Quit 3Health News:St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center and Centura Health Celebrate Heart Month 2Health News:St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center and Centura Health Celebrate Heart Month 3Health News:Work of PA Center for Health Careers Eases Pennsylvania's Nursing Shortage 2Health News:Survey of metabolites finds new prostate cancer marker 2Health News:Survey of metabolites finds new prostate cancer marker 3Health News:Generation-X Feels Unprepared for Long-Term Care Costs and the Future, Survey Finds 2Health News:Generation-X Feels Unprepared for Long-Term Care Costs and the Future, Survey Finds 3
(Date:5/23/2013)...  TeamHealth Medical Call Center (THMCC), a premier ... lines, announces its newly formed Clinical Advisory Committee. ... leaders, provides clinical expertise to advance THMCC,s purpose ... hospital clients, physician clients and patients. ... imperative to continuously advance our services and improve ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... 2013 Anthem Blue Cross patients with HIV/AIDS ... them to obtain their medications by mail order under ... Kallas LLC.  The lawsuit, filed in ... Cross,s mandatory mail order program announced late last year ... "This settlement brings to a close a ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... -- Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ... that it has initiated dosing in a Phase I ... therapy for the treatment of HCV infection. This study will ... to assess both the safety and antiviral efficacy of ... the treatment of chronic HCV infections and is based ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:TeamHealth Medical Call Center Forms Clinical Advisory Committee 2Blue Cross To Allow HIV/AIDS Patients to "Opt-Out" of Mandatory Mail-Order Rx Drug Program, Announces Consumer Watchdog 2Blue Cross To Allow HIV/AIDS Patients to "Opt-Out" of Mandatory Mail-Order Rx Drug Program, Announces Consumer Watchdog 3Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Initiates a Phase I Clinical Trial for SB 9200 in HCV-infected Patients 2Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Initiates a Phase I Clinical Trial for SB 9200 in HCV-infected Patients 3
... Big ideas are coming out of the small, island nation ... Intelligence Unit says for a country of its size, New ... "New Zealanders are known for their ingenuity—especially in ... that push the envelope," says Marta Mager, Regional Director Americas ...
... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ... benefits administrator, today announced an arrangement with Walmart to ... efforts by Argus and Walmart to provide the lowest ... agreement enables Argus to offer their customers a more ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Cool New Zealand Inventions 2Cool New Zealand Inventions 3Argus Announces Retail Network Relationship 2
... products are offered as 1-piece or modular, ... modular instruments may be customized with handles ... ratchets, insulation and flush ports. Many standard ... specifications may affect delivery times. , ...
... Many special order products are offered as ... long lengths. The modular instruments may be ... options such as ratchets, insulation and flush ... Mediflex stock. Customer specifications may affect delivery ...
... products are offered as 1-piece or modular, ... modular instruments may be customized with handles ... ratchets, insulation and flush ports. Many standard ... specifications may affect delivery times. , ...
... products are offered as 1-piece or modular, ... modular instruments may be customized with handles ... ratchets, insulation and flush ports. Many standard ... specifications may affect delivery times. , ...
Medicine Products: