New food labels

[Deepak]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/21/health/fda-nutrition-labels.html

Coming in 2018 - amongst other things, the serving sizes have been revised to more accurately reflect what people eat rather than what makes the DRI look good on the package, and added sugars are broken out on a separate line.

Certainly not perfect, but a huge improvement in my opinion.

Tangentially related to some comments in the 'What is natural' thread

 

[Nice Squirrel]

Good!

 

[whichphilosophy]

Different people will eat different amounts, so I don't think the serving size will make much difference. However there are too many sweet and salty additives to ordinary foods, which should be reduced. If these are reduced as a standard practice and not simply mentioned, this would make a difference.

 

[Deepak]

Different people will eat different amounts, so I don't think the serving size will make much difference. However there are too many sweet and salty additives to ordinary foods, which should be reduced. If these are reduced as a standard practice and not simply mentioned, this would make a difference.

Yes and no - certainly some people eat more or less than recommended, but the serving sizes on most labels are woefully inaccurate. 15 chips for Lays (Bet you can't eat just one) is highly inaccurate. I usually keep a bag of chips at work which I'll have with lunch on occasion and while I don't demolish the bag (nor am I overweight) I usually eat more than 15.

 

[fromderinside]

I'm happy to let the market decide whether smaller amounts of some additives improve sales.

 

[Jayjay]

I think the seving sizes are ridiculous and make it harder to compare different food items. It would be better to standardize it to calories per 100 grams.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

I think the seving sizes are ridiculous and make it harder to compare different food items. It would be better to standardize it to calories per 100 grams.

You're in Finland. Joe American doesn't read in grams. He still won't know how much sugar is in his soda.

 

[Jayjay]

I think the seving sizes are ridiculous and make it harder to compare different food items. It would be better to standardize it to calories per 100 grams.

You're in Finland. Joe American doesn't read in grams. He still won't know how much sugar is in his soda.

I've lived a few years in the US. In any case, all the other quantities in the label are in grams, even the serving size.