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Nutrition Action Healthletter April 2002 Michael F. Jacobson	FDA Fiddles, While Americans Die You won't see the word "trans" -- meaning heart-damaging trans fat -- on most Nutrition Facts labels any sooner than 2007. Knowing that the delay means 2,000 to 5,000 deaths each year doesn't seem to bother the food industry or the government one whit...
AskMen.com January 18, 2001 Simon McNeil	Deciphering What Food Labels Really Mean Nowadays, many men pay close attention to what they eat on a daily basis. After all, we want to look and feel our best for the ladies, right? The problem, though, is that we tend to become confused as soon as we read the labels on food products...
Science News July 19, 2003 Janet Raloff	No Hiding Most Trans Fats Under new FDA rules that take effect in 2006, manufacturers and bakers will have to identify trans fats wherever they occur in amounts of 0.5 gram or more.
AskMen.com Phil Franklin	Unhealthy Ingredients On Food Labels You've probably heard this advice before: Read the nutritional labels on food before you buy it. With the obesity rate now double what it was in 1980, that advice is all the more relevant today.
Delicious Living January 2005 Sharon Palmer	What's Wrong with Trans Fats? Ubiquitous in processed foods, trans fats increase heart-disease risk and may contribute to diabetes, stroke, and cancer. Here are major sources and how to recognize it on labels.
Science News January 3, 2004 Kate Ramsayer	Putting Labels on Nutrients Do those nutrition fact boxes on packaged foods supply the information that people really need? Two new reports suggest that they don't.
Nutrition Action Healthletter December 2001 Jane Hurley	Better Than Butter? Supermarket shelves now offer dozens of margarines (they're called spreads if they're less than 80 percent oil) that are low in artery-clogging saturated and trans fats. Here's how to find them...
Food Engineering May 1, 2005	Regulatory Watch FDA seeks public comment on proposals to improve nutrition labels on packaged and processed food... International Dairy Foods Association is helping cheese manufacturers meet trans fat labeling deadline... etc.
Food Processing March 2007 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: Trans fat tipping point For better or for worse, there seems to be no real, ongoing scientific debate about whether trans fats are truly dangerous.
Prepared Foods September 1, 2005 Lauren Swann	"Trans"-lating Trans Fat and Allergen Label Lingo Tracking trans fats and listing allergenic ingredients are now priority label pursuits. Unexpected industry translations of requirements are compounding the transition.
Food Processing March 2005 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: Regulatory impact of the new guidelines The federal government's recently issued 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are primarily aimed at influencing the way Americans eat and exercise. But will the new recommendations also affect FDA's food labeling regulations?
Food Processing March 2010 Diane Toops	Front-of-Package Labels Reconsidered The obesity battle may move up front, but serving sizes may be the real culprit.
AskMen.com February 12, 2004 Sarah Keefe	The Danger Of Trans Fats Find out why you should avoid trans fats like the plague, and discover how to eat the foods you love without the risk of inducing cardiac arrest.
Reactive Reports Issue 56 David Bradley	The Weighty Issue of Fat Spread the word: trans fats make you fat.
Food Processing April 2005 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: Serving up whole grains With consumers increasingly aware of the benefits of whole grains, a simple, factual label statement about their presence may suffice. But many food manufacturers want to make label claims, so the the question is: What exactly can be said about whole grains on a food label?
Food Processing June 2005 Kantha Shelke	Fear and loathing over trans fats The end of the year brings the next big nutritional milestone: a required declaration of trans fatty acids for all food products that contain them. Processors are diligently searching a range of options for substitutes that will replace the functionality of trans fatty acids.
Food Processing October 2005	From the Bench: Fat replacers Five fat replacers that can help processors achieve their formulation fantasies.
Health June 2005 Lia Huber	5 Diet Myths Debunked You watch the sweets and never super-size. But you still may be falling prey to some common diet myths. Here's how you can outwit them.
Prepared Foods September 1, 2005	Finding Trans Fat Unexpected Analytical Results Occur as More Than Hydrogenated Oils Contribute Trans Fats.... What Are Trans Fats?... More Than Trans Fat-Free... Blend Back to the Future...
Science News April 10, 2004 Edna Francisco	Stronger Proof That Trans Fats Are Bad A new study examining body fat adds weight to evidence that trans fats are associated with heart problems.
AskMen.com June 20, 2002 Sebastien Stefanov	Can Fat Be Healthy? Fat doesn't just fall under one simple category; it is comprised of three main groups -- monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated -- each with its advantages and disadvantages. To solve the mystery that is fat, let's examine each category one by one.
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Anne Tergesen	The Fine Art of Finding the Fat Trans-fats won't be listed on all food items till 2006. Here's how to spot them now.
Prepared Foods September 1, 2006 Marcia A. Wade	A Defense of Functional Foods Defining functional foods... Functional ingredients to fight antioxidants... Lack of consumer awareness or scientific validation are biggest challenges in product development... Anti-oxidant tag teams... The right recipe for health and taste... etc.
Prepared Foods February 2, 2007 Barbara T. Nessinger	The Case for Fats and Oils Even as the food industry looks to eliminate trans fats, the functions of all fats and oils, including those of trans fats, need to be remembered.
Prepared Foods December 12, 2006 William A. Roberts, Jr.	Editorial Views: Trans-formations Within three years, the FDA estimates, food labels promoting 0g of trans fat could help prevent up to 1,200 cases of heart disease and as many as 500 deaths a year. Is it time for foodservice to fall in line?
Food Processing April 2007 Leslie Krasny	Wellness Foods' Regulatory Issues: It's a Natural The FDA has not been active in challenging "natural" claims for foods, although "warning" letters have been sent to manufacturers, particularly for the use of color additives in products bearing "natural" claims.
Food Processing August 2005 Mike Pehanich	Trans-Fat Transitions The food industry has been working hard to replace trans fat in packaged products before new federal regulations require the addition of trans fat content on the nutrition facts panels in January 2006.
Prepared Foods January 2008	Functional Benefits of Trans and Saturated Fats Trans and saturated fats possess functional properties that make them key components in traditional formulas.
Food Processing August 2010 Diane Toops	Toops Scoops: Cargill builds a sustainable supply chain for its oils How do you turn wellness trends into reality? It comes down to the mystery of the black box -- problem-based situations that offer a hypothetical mystery and need to be solved.
Prepared Foods August 2007 Elizabeth Mannie	A Fat-finding Mission Fats and oil suppliers are striving to present nutritional fats that provide the functionality and benefits required by formulators.
AskMen.com May 10, 2001 Simon McNeil	Calorie-Intake For Your Body Type No matter who you are or what kind of body type you have, there is one definite rule in this universe: you'll come out on top only if you're physically and mentally fit...
AskMen.com March 13, 2003 Sabrina Rogers	18 Common Diet Mistakes Although cutting back on desserts and checking the calorie and fat content on food labels is a great start when you're trying to get rid of those love handles, you may be making some unwise decisions without even realizing it.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Kraft Spells It Out The food maker gets a jump on an FDA call for clearer labeling.
Nutrition Action Healthletter July 2001 Michael F. Jacobson	Virtual Ingredients Substituting cheap ingredients for expensive ones is as old as commerce. As the food supply has grown increasingly complex, manufacturers have taken the old switcheroo to new heights. And outmanned and underfinanced government anti-fraud agencies don't stand a chance...
Prepared Foods August 11, 2006	Enrichment and Health Claims This article highlights several threshold legal principles that govern what nutrients may be added to which foods and at what levels.
Science News September 25, 2004 Janet Raloff	Omega-3's May Hit Food Labels The FDA will allow food manufacturers to make health claims for two omega-3 fatty acids, oils typically found in coldwater fish. Food labels can now note that products containing these oils might provide some protection from heart disease.
AskMen.com March 27, 2013	Nutrition Myths Here are the top 11 biggest lies, myths and misconceptions of mainstream nutrition, such as the idea that eggs are unhealthy for you.
Prepared Foods February 2008	Article: USDA Labeling--Do Food Labels Make a Difference? The economics behind food labeling provides insight into the dynamics of voluntary and mandatory food labeling and the influence labeling has on consumers' food choices.
AskMen.com Sabrina Rogers	Best Breakfast Cereals Apart from the general rule that you should avoid any breakfast cereal that turns your milk a fluorescent shade, there are a few things you should know before taking one home with you. Here are some selections that will simplify your cereal shopping.
Food Processing October 2009	Ingredients Round Up: Fat Replacers High-oleic canola, nonhydrogenated all-purpose shortening, and other fat replacers.
Nutrition Action Healthletter April 2001 Michael F. Jacobson	News From CSPI While premium ice creams like Haagen-Dazs are "85% fat-free," in the 1990s the FDA banned "fat-free" claims on foods that aren't low in fat. But under pressure from the meat industry, the USDA now wants to allow similar claims like "85% lean" on labels for fatty ground beef...
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Food Processing March 2008	Trans fat solutions continue to evolve The trans fat disclosure ruling of 2006 continues to challenge processors, but oil alternatives are getting better all the time.
Food Processing October 2006	Toops Scoops: From antioxidants to omegas ACNielsen US, Schaumburg, Ill., for the first time has tracked consumer purchase behavior on health and wellness products across all categories. The results are an important tool for trend watchers, marketers and product developers.