Warning re new front-of-package nutirition labelling

Gabygee
on 6/22/11 10:27 pm - Canada
The New England Journal of Medicine has published an opinion piece on the new food industry trend of marking Sugars, Fats and Salt on the front of their packaging. They claim it can be misleading for comsumers.

Not sure if you can access the article thru this link - give it a shot.
http://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=14791&query=TOC

It confirms what we were taught in our NUT classes - that we need to carefully read the complete labels on the side of the package for the values that affect us, post-RNY.
We shouldn't rely on the front of the package, as it seems to be a marketing ploy.
        
Karen M.
on 6/22/11 10:29 pm - Mississauga, Canada
As someone who has/is having WLS, you should become EXPERT label readers.  Not the front of the box, agreed, the NUTRITIONAL information.  Great reminder for us all, thanks Gaby.

 

Karen

Ontario Recipes Forum - http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/ontario_recipes/

Quinns_mommy
on 6/23/11 1:42 am
I've become crazy about reading labels!!! :)
           
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