We were glad to see that exposure to our very
prominent calorie labeling for an entire school year did not just reduce weight gain in these students, but eliminated it altogether for the group.
This new research shows that consistent exposure to
prominent calorie labeling of main meals reduced the likelihood of young adults gaining any weight over a one - year period by 50 %.
Not exact matches
I told you how the dairy industry wants to change the «statements of identity» for milk and 17 other dairy products to allow non-nutritive sweeteners (such as aspartame) in these products without the
prominent front -
label «nutrient content claims» currently required by FDA regulations — phrases like «reduced sugar» or «reduced
calorie.»
First of all, the front
label «reduced
calorie» or «reduced sugar» disclosures have always been
prominent and useful tip - offs to purchasers that a product may contain artificial sweeteners or other artificial ingredients that many find questionable.
Under current FDA regulations, dairy products containing artificial sweeteners (with a recent exception carved out for ice cream) must not only disclose those sweeteners in their ingredient listings but also bear
prominent front
label notices — such as «reduced
calorie» or «reduced sugar» — as part of the products» so - called statements of identity.
The only problem, industry representatives say, is that current federal rules on such products require
prominent «reduced
calorie»
labeling on the front of the package, which is «not attractive to children» and contributes to an «overall decline in milk consumption.»
Although
calories are most
prominent on food
labels, reports show that not only do consumers not know how many
calories they need, but they don't even really know what
calories are.