https://cspinet.org/protecting-our-health/nutrition/food-labeling
The idea behind this source is food labeling being a failure to food promotion. This act is making people become obese and less active then they really should be. The food people are buying are buying are not being upfront because they have very poor information influencing almost everybody's shopping habits. I believe there needs to be a change in the food labeling everywhere in all places and be more honest with people's food. People will eat whatever they want to regardless of the labeling facts and should do that if they want to or simply if they just do not care about what they are eating they will eat no matter what. For the people that do care about what they are eating should have the opportunity to know the truth and not be mislead. The idea behind this article is food labeling misleading people causing many serious health problems like obesity and diet- related diseases. In this article it states that "food labels play an important role in the battle against obesity and diet-related disease, which are responsible for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths in the United States each year. While food labels provide a great deal of information, the labels should be updated and made more readable and deceptive practices should be stopped." I personally agree with this statement and by having a change made will be helpful by making people realize how bad they have been eating and how they can make a difference in their eating habits and also as said in the article a change will give a realistic idea of how much sugar is in their food.
I agree that food companies should be truthful about how much sugar, fat, etc. is being put in our food. We have a right to know what we are putting into our bodies. I actually found an article that says that the FDA proposed a new Nutrition Facts label in February 2014, though I do not believe it was passed because it would cause problems for many packaged foods.
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http://sks.sirs.com/webapp/article?artno=0000359635&type=SYL%20MAJ
I agreee that food labeling should be changed to be more understandable as well because we deserve the right to know what we're putting inside of our bodies. Labeling food more clearly could lead to people choosing the healthier alternative to whatever food they're buying which could lead to them becoming healthier.
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