Nutrition and Well-Being

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Nutrition and Well-Being

• FCS 2472C
• M. Burns, PhD, RD

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Food Labels In Diet Planning

• Designed to help consumers make wise food choices
  by providing nutrition information
• Shows how certain foods fit into the overall diet
  by Daily Value

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Nutrition Labeling Education Act of 1990

• governs all parts of the label
• requires nutrition labeling for most foods
• authorizes the use of nutrient content and health
  claims
• FDA governs majority of foods
• USDA governs meat poultry

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What must be on the label?

• Name
• Net weight
• Sell by date
• Name and address
• List of ingredients
• Nutrition Facts

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Food For Thought

• If I follow the nutrition information on the food
  label, will I be eating more healthy?

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Mandatory Nutrients

• Total kcalories
• Total carbohydrate
• Protein
• Total fat
• Sodium

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Key Features of Nutr. Facts

• Uniform Serving Sizes
• Allow for better comparison between brands
• More reasonable serving sizes
• Based on weights, not measures
• Not always the same as FGP

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Key Features, cont.

• Daily Values
• Based on the Recommended Dietary Intakes and
  Daily Reference Values.

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Food For Thought

• Does the Daily Value apply to everyones diet?
• Technically, no the DV is based on a 2000 kcal
  diet, however, you can adjust to fit your
  kcalorie needs.

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Key features of Nutrition Facts

• Mandatory nutrition labeling
• Strict definitions
• High vs. Good source
• Light vs. Fewer
• Table 2.6, pg. 50

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Key Features, cont.

• Nutrient Content Claims
• Make descriptions more complete
• Low fat, low calorie

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Key Features, cont.

• Health claims
• Relate a foods nutritional profile to a reduced
  risk of a specific disease.
• Examples from video
• Table 2.7, pg. 51

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What about restaurants?

• Must be provided for menu items that have a
  nutrient/ health claim
• Not in Nutrition Facts format

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Just a Taste

• Is the nutrition information published in
  newspapers and magazines reliable?