With more companies opting to include a few selected pieces of nutritional information on in the front of their packages, many ask, what are the most important nutrition facts that should be highlighted anyway?
An Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee recently answered this question. Though the committee acknowledges the helpfulness of providing important nutritional information on the front of packages, they call for standardization. They determined what the most important nutritional facts that should be emphasized on the fronts of packages were: calorie, saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium content.
“These nutritional factors are the biggest contributors to the leading causes of illness and death in the U.S.,” said committee-member Matthew Kreuter, PhD.
Next, the IOM committee will examine the best way these key nutrition facts should be presented on the front of packages in order to impact shoppers’ decisions.
“Peoples lives are busier and not everyone can take the time to stop and read the nutrition facts panel on the back of the package,” Kreuter said. “So it’s worth considering whether we can make it easier for consumers to make healthy choices by putting important information on the front of the package.”
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