{"id":42372,"date":"2015-09-01T10:07:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T14:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=42372"},"modified":"2015-08-28T16:50:16","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:50:16","slug":"the-nutrition-facts-label-can-help-young-people-make-healthful-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/the-nutrition-facts-label-can-help-young-people-make-healthful-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nutrition Facts Label Can Help Young People Make Healthful Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<p>BODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>The Nutrition Facts Label Can Help Young People Make Healthful Choices<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 1, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; September is National Childhood Obesity Month.  To help kids make healthful dietary choices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourages kids to <b>Read the Label<\/b>!<\/p>\n<p>Video &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/RxjgPwrVFXQ \" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/RxjgPwrVFXQ <\/a> <br \/>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150818\/259335\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150818\/259335<\/a> <br \/>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150818\/259337-INFO\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150818\/259337-INFO<\/a> <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20090824\/FDALOGO\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20090824\/FDALOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The <b>Nutrition Facts Label<\/b> is a simple tool available on food and beverage packages. It lets kids know exactly what they&#8217;re eating and helps them choose and compare snacks and other foods.  The earlier kids start using the Nutrition Facts Label, the sooner they&#8217;ll be making choices that keep them feeling great and on the path to long-term good health!  <\/p>\n<p>Learn more at:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/LabelingNutrition\/ucm281746.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/LabelingNutrition\/ucm281746.htm<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/LabelingNutrition\/ucm20026097.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/IngredientsPackagingLabeling\/LabelingNutrition\/ucm20026097.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Young people can follow these tips to get started \u2013 and they will soon see how <i>easy<\/i> reading the label really is! Parents, caregivers, and others who interact with young people can also help model label-reading by following these key steps, too.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Check the serving size. <\/b>All of the nutrition information listed on the Nutrition Facts Label is based on <i>one<\/i> serving of that food. But, it&#8217;s common for <i>one package<\/i> of a food to contain <i>more than one<\/i> <i>serving.<\/i> If a package contains two (or more) servings and you eat the entire package, you are consuming two (or more) times the number of calories and nutrients listed on the Label. So be sure to check! <\/li>\n<li><b>Consider the calories<\/b>. For weight management (whether it&#8217;s to lose, gain, or maintain weight), it&#8217;s important to pay attention to the calories. The overall goal is to balance how many calories you eat with how many calories your body uses. As a general rule, 400 or more calories per serving for a single food item is high and 100 calories is moderate. <\/li>\n<li><b>Choose nutrients wisely. <\/b>There are certain nutrients that young people should aim to get &#8220;less of.&#8221; These are <b>saturated fat,<\/b> <b>sodium, and sugars. <\/b>Kids can use the <b>Percent Daily Value (%DV)<\/b> on the Nutrition Facts Label to find foods that are lower in saturated fat and sodium. Here&#8217;s an easy guideline: 5%DV or less of a nutrient means the food is <i>low<\/i> in that nutrient, and 20%DV or more means it&#8217;s <i>high<\/i>! Sugars have no %DV, so remind kids to use the amount of grams (g) as a guide. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kids can start using the Nutrition Facts Label today to compare foods and make smart snack choices. By knowing a food&#8217;s serving size, calories, and nutrients \u2013 they can take charge of managing their own healthful diet!<\/p>\n<p>FDA is proposing to update the Nutrition Facts Label for packaged foods. For more information on the proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts Label, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/GuidanceRegulation\/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation\/LabelingNutrition\/ucm385663.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/GuidanceRegulation\/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation\/LabelingNutrition\/ucm385663.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Media: 1-301-796-4540  Consumers: 1-888-SAFEFOOD (toll free), 10 AM to 4 PM ET, Monday through Friday <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>NOTE TO EDITORS: High-resolution images are available at: http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/multimedia\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #End Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divMediaContact\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- #End release --><\/div>\n<p>\n  <\/body><br \/>\n<\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nutrition Facts Label Can Help Young People Make Healthful Choices SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 1, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; September is National Childhood Obesity Month. To help kids make healthful dietary choices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourages kids to Read the Label! 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