This chapter describes the characteristics of a model front-of-package (FOP) symbol system and presents an approach for evaluating food and beverage products for the amount of saturated and trans fats ...

Given the prevalence of obesity and chronic disease in the United States, there is a great need to provide the public with tools that can help them adopt healthier lifestyles, including tools to help ...

Nutrition rating systems and symbols on the fronts of food packaging would be most useful to shoppers if they highlighted four nutrients of greatest concern -- calories, saturated fat, trans fat and ...