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How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label

Keywords / Description:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) resource provides information on how to read and understand food nutrition labels.  Sample labels, with captions, are depicted to encourage consumers to actively utilize the resource.

Toolkit:

Chronic Disease Prevention Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Chronic Disease, Nutrition

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Submitted:

07/14/2011

Modified:

07/15/2011

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