Food Nutrition Labels: Are You Making Healthy Food Choice?
Food nutrition labels help us to make healthier eating choices and identify nutrient-dense foods for a healthy diet. However, food labels are not always easy to decipher. What exactly do you understand when you see “low-fat food,” “multigrain” bread, etc. on a food label? There are many more like “fresh,” “no additives,” “natural,” etc. Seeing these words often raise your confusion meter, though they look good on food packages. You would think if these claims are really trustworthy or are for marketing purposes only. Until the introduction of the last FDA regulations, these claims were unregulated, which means they didn’t necessarily mean a food was better for you. Did such food labels with claims confuse you as well? You weren’t alone. But rest assured now these healthy claims on food nutrition labels are now absolutely regulated by the US FDA, which means you can confidently make an informed choice of a food item. What you need to ensure is that you know how to read food labels. You ...