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Nutrition facts labels: who is actually reading them and does it help in meeting intake recommendations for nutrients of public health concern?

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Fiber, potassium and calcium are nutrients of public health concern and their intakes in the United States are alarmingly low. The usage of nutrition facts labels has been reported to increase the odds for dietary reference intake of fiber in ...
Maximilian Andreas Storz
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Is Simpler Always Better? Consumer Evaluations of Front-of-Package Nutrition Symbols [PDF]

, 2011
Consumers of packaged goods products in the United States recently have faced an onslaught of front-of-package (FOP) nutrition symbols and icons, including the controversial “Smart Choices” single summary indicator.
Andrews, J. Craig, Burton, Scot, Kees, Jeremy   +2 more
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Nutrition Labeling in the United States and the Role of Consumer Processing, Message Structure, and Moderating Conditions [PDF]

, 2017
It has been since 1990 that the landmark Nutritional Labeling Education Act (NLEA) was passed in the United States, and since 1969 that the first White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health occurred.
Andrews, J. Craig, Burton, Scot, Cook, Laurel Aynne   +2 more
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Trans-Fat Labeling in Packaged Foods Sold in Brazil Before and After Changes in Regulatory Criteria for Trans-Fat-Free Claims on Food Labels

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Consumption of industrially produced trans-fat acids (TFA) is a public health concern. Therefore, it is important that information on TFA in packaged foods be clearly informed to consumers.
Beatriz Vasconcellos de Barros, Beatriz Vasconcellos de Barros, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença, Nathalie Kliemann, Nathalie Kliemann, Daniele Hilleshein, Daniele Hilleshein, Amanda Alves de Souza, Francieli Cembranel, Francieli Cembranel, Greyce Luci Bernardo, Greyce Luci Bernardo, Greyce Luci Bernardo, Paula Lazzarin Uggioni, Paula Lazzarin Uggioni, Paula Lazzarin Uggioni, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Ana Carolina Fernandes   +20 more
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Age differences in the use of serving size information on food labels: numeracy or attention? [PDF]

, 2016
ObjectiveThe ability to use serving size information on food labels is important for managing age-related chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity and cancer.
Applegate, Elizabeth, Beckett, Laurel A, Gibson, Tanja N, Miller, Lisa M Soederberg, Wilson, Machelle D   +4 more
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An intracellular transporter mitigates the CO2‐induced decline in iron content in Arabidopsis shoots

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study identifies a gene encoding a transmembrane protein, MIC, which contributes to the reduction of shoot Fe content observed in plants under elevated CO2. MIC is a putative Fe transporter localized to the Golgi and endosomal compartments. Its post‐translational regulation in roots may represent a potential target for improving plant nutrition ...
Timothy Mozzanino, Meijie Li, Cécile Fizames, Mattia Adamo, Laurence Lejay, Christian Dubos, Matthieu Platre, Antoine Martin   +7 more
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How Do Consumers Use Nutrition Labels on Food Products in the United States? [PDF]

, 2017
This study examined how consumers use food labels in the United States. Based on the results from the cluster analysis, eight nutrition label questions from the Health and Diet Survey fell into 2 categories of label usage: for shopping or for dietary ...
Andrews, J. Craig, Chen, John T., Levy, Alan S., Wang, Suohong, Zhang, Yuanting   +4 more
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
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Survey of Nutrition and Health Claims on Dairy Products Labels in Tehran [PDF]

Bihdāsht-i Mavādd-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2020
Food labelling plays a major role in the marketing and identification of products. Given the different physical conditions of each person, the nutritional needs of individuals will also be different.
M. Asafari, P. Mahasti, H. Hamedi
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Fourth-grade nutrition education newsletter : lesson 4 [PDF]

, 2016
The Nutrition facts label give us information about servings, calories, fat, fiber, sodium and some vitamins and minerals. Ingredients are listed by weight.

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