{"source_url": "https://www.myclallamcounty.com", "url": "https://www.myclallamcounty.com/2020/01/01/new-fda-labels-include-nutrition-info-for-eating-that-whole-pint-of-ice-cream/", "title": "New FDA labels include nutrition info for eating that whole pint of ice cream", "top_image": "https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/958/2020/01/01124451/NutritionLabel2020_v01_sd_hpEmbed_4x5_992201.jpg", "meta_img": "https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/958/2020/01/01124451/NutritionLabel2020_v01_sd_hpEmbed_4x5_992201.jpg", "images": ["https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/958/2018/11/07124024/KSTI-logo300x_2.png", "https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/958/2018/12/17111641/KONP-logo2018TparentBorderVector.png", "https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/958/2019/01/01164819/KZQM-new-logo-HOME.png", "https://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/news-images-december-2019/NutritionLabel2020_v01_sd_hpEmbed_4x5_992 1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1577879889001", "https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/958/2020/01/01124451/NutritionLabel2020_v01_sd_hpEmbed_4x5_992201.jpg", "https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/958/2018/03/05140838/main-logo.png"], "movies": [], "text": "ABC News(NEW YORK) \u2014 On Jan. 1, the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s new nutrition labeling rules kick in, ushering in a host of changes to the way that manufacturers are required to label packaged foods.\n\nPerhaps most notably, new guidelines require two side-by-side columns: one with nutritional information for a single serving, and a second with information for eating the entire package.\n\nManufacturers that yield less than $10 million in annual food sales will have until 2021 to comply with the new rules.\n\n\u201cWe know that Americans are eating differently, and the amount of calories and nutrients on the label is required to reflect what people actually eat and drink,\u201d Claudine Kavanaugh, director of nutrition and food labeling in the FDA\u2019s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said in a statement.\n\nWhile consumers might not notice a huge change at first glance, Beth Kitchin, an assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham\u2019s department of nutrition sciences, appreciated the enlarged and emboldened calorie information on the new labels, as well as the new emphasis on serving size.\n\nServing sizes are based on Americans\u2019 eating habits, determined by the amount people said they consumed in federal food surveys over the past few decades.\n\nWith foods that can reasonably be consumed in one sitting, like a pint of ice cream, \u201cthe serving size is not what you think it is,\u201d Kitchin said. \u201cIt\u2019s a really good change because so many times I\u2019ve talked with consumers who were deceived by that.\u201d\n\nDr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, called the new label changes an \u201cimportant step forward.\u201d\n\nHe pointed to the fact that manufacturers are now required to disclose added sugars on labels.\n\n\u201cBecause higher added sugar intake has been associated with a wide range of adverse health consequences, it is important to distinguish added sugars from natural sugars in a product,\u201d Hu said.\n\nConsuming too much added sugar has been linked to weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\nDifferentiating between naturally occurring and added sugar could also clear up confusion among Americans who think that all sugar is bad for them.\n\nKitchin said that Americans who are trying to lower their sugar intake sometimes eschew foods like milk, which has naturally occurring sugar, and miss out on nutrients along the way.\n\n\u201cIn people\u2019s overexuberance to decrease sugars, they may be decreasing some healthy foods,\u201d she said.\n\nIn general, Kitchin hopes the changes will encourage customers to take more interest in reading nutrition labels and prompt them to compare foods\u2019 nutritional information before they buy.\n\n\u201cHopefully, the information on the new label will not only help consumers make more informed decisions about their food and beverage choices, but also motivate food manufacturers to improve nutritional quality of their products,\u201d Hu added.\n\nCopyright \u00a9 2020, ABC Audio. 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