I vaguely remember learning\u00a0to read\u00a0and\u00a0am pretty decent at reading a map (even without satellite navigation), but it would have been great if someone would have taught me how to read a nutrition label while I was in grade school. My mom was good at limiting the amount of sugar, fats\u00a0and refined foods that made it into\u00a0our cupboards and frig. I even remember “the cereal\u00a0rule”: I was only allowed to eat cereal with less than 9 grams of sugar per serving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As an adult I have learned the importance of reading and understanding a nutrition label\u00a0and how to make\u00a0that skill\u00a0(unlike 10th grade geometry) work\u00a0to the benefit of\u00a0me and my family.\u00a0I believe this skill is something\u00a0 we should teach kids\u00a0in grade school\u00a0so they have a firm grasp on what they are putting in their bodies, which can\u00a0help them make better choices\u00a0and hopefully avoid obesity and its related diseases.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0The FDA’s<\/span><\/span> web site features a section called How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label<\/a>.\u00a0 Below is one of the charts\u00a0on the site. If\u00a0nutrition labels were\u00a0color-coded as they are in the FDA’s<\/span><\/span> example, I think much of the confusion would be eliminated and we would all have a better understanding of the do’s<\/span><\/span> and dont’s<\/span><\/span> of nutrition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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