By: Elizabeth Katsion, Student Nutritionist Every 5 years the recommendations for the Dietary Guidelines are revamped, and the 2015-2020 guidelines called for improved nutrition labels. These new labels emphasize serving sizes, calories, and now include the amount of added sugars in the product. Calories from fat has been removed, and actual gram amounts of vitamins and minerals have been added. Serving sizes have grown in some cases taking into consideration when the consumer eats the entire container in one sitting (for packages with one or two servings like small bags of candy). The added sugars section is included to show consumers that many foods that include sugars are not necessarily "bad". For example, fresh fruit or milk contain natural sugars, different from added sugars. Additionally, the new labels will be more visible on products then they were before. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration believe these improvements will help consumers make more informed decisions in regards to food. These labels are slowly being introduced into the public and should be the permanent replacement by 2018. For more information regarding the new nutrition label guidelines, check out the FDA's website here.
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