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Health is Wealth<br />

Eat the Real Food<br />

Products containing less than 5 g of fat show<br />

amounts rounded to the nearest 0.5 g. Amounts<br />

less than 0.5 g are rounded to 0 g. For example,<br />

if a product contains 0.45 g of trans fat per serving,<br />

and the package contains 18 servings, the<br />

label would show 0 g of trans fat, even though<br />

the product actually contains a total of 8.1 g of<br />

trans fat.<br />

In addition to the nutrition label, products may<br />

display certain nutrition information or health<br />

claims on packaging. These health claims are<br />

only allowed by the FDA for "eight diet and<br />

health relationships based on proven scientific<br />

evidence", including: calcium and osteoporosis,<br />

fiber-containing grain products, fruits and vegetables<br />

and cancer, fruits, vegetables, and grain<br />

products that contain fiber—particularly soluble<br />

fiber—and the risk of coronary heart disease, fat<br />

and cancer, saturated fat and cholesterol and<br />

coronary heart disease, sodium and hypertension,<br />

and folate and neural tube defects. [24] The<br />

Institute of Medicine recommended these labels<br />

contain the most useful nutritional information<br />

for consumers: saturated fats, trans fats, sodium,<br />

calories, and serving size. [25] In January<br />

2011, food manufacturers and grocery stores<br />

announced plans to display some of this nutrition<br />

information on processed food. [26]<br />

The nutrition facts label currently appears on<br />

more than 6.5 billion food packages. President<br />

Bill Clinton issued an award of design excellence<br />

for the nutrition facts label in 1997<br />

to Burkey Belser in Washington, DC. [27]<br />

2<br />

Products containing less than 5 g of fat<br />

show amounts rounded to the nearest<br />

0.5 g. Amounts less than 0.5 g are<br />

rounded to 0 g. For example, if a product<br />

contains 0.45 g of trans fat per serving,<br />

and the package contains 18 servings,<br />

the label would show 0 g of trans<br />

fat, even though the product actually<br />

contains a total of 8.1 g of trans fat.<br />

In addition to the nutrition label, products<br />

may display certain nutrition information<br />

or health claims on packaging.<br />

These health claims are only allowed by<br />

the FDA for "eight diet and health relationships<br />

based on proven scientific evidence",<br />

including: calcium and osteoporosis,<br />

fiber-containing grain products,<br />

fruits and vegetables and cancer, fruits,<br />

vegetables, and grain products that<br />

contain fiber—particularly soluble fiber—and<br />

the risk of coronary heart disease,<br />

fat and cancer, saturated fat and<br />

cholesterol and coronary heart disease,<br />

sodium and hypertension, and folate<br />

and neural tube defects. [24] The Institute<br />

of Medicine recommended these labels<br />

contain the most useful nutritional information<br />

for consumers: saturated fats,<br />

trans fats, sodium, calories, and serving

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