{"id":256,"date":"2014-04-03T14:35:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T14:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=256"},"modified":"2015-10-13T19:07:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T19:07:57","slug":"new-nutrition-labels-a-healthier-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2014\/04\/03\/new-nutrition-labels-a-healthier-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"New Nutrition Labels\u2014A Healthier Choice?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Food and Drug Administration recently proposed a slew of changes to the nutrition labels<\/a> on packaged foods. The first to be made in over 20 years, these changes will include placing a bigger emphasis on total calories and added sugars as well as highlighting certain nutrients, such as Vitamin D and potassium. They are also proposing to make changes to the serving size requirements, making them more \u201crealistic\u201d about what portions of a product people actually consume in a single sitting. The purported goal of these changes is to help consumers \u201cmake healthy food choices<\/a>\u201d, but sociologists show that these choices are not necessarily available to everyone.<\/p>\n

The media, as well as most consumers, see diet and eating habits as a personal choice. However, research shows that not all consumers are financially, or even geographically, able to make conscientious decisions about the calories they consume.<\/h5>\n