The next time you use a food label to count your calories,
think about this: the FDA allows a 20% discrepancy from what the label says to
allow for portion size variation. When
tested, some products were off by even more than that. Two varieties of Arctic Zero ice cream were
tested – one variety had 46% more calories than the label indicated, and the
other had 68% more (meaning that one had 219 calories, and the other had 252, instead
of the label claim of 150). Learn to
recognize and follow your body cues and you will not have to worry about label
accuracy!
Works Cited
Rossen, J., & Powell, R. (2012, August 20). Can
you believe diet frozen dessert labels? Retrieved September 10, 2012, from
Today Rossen Reports:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/48596412/ns/today-today_rossen_reports/t/rossen-reports-can-you-believe-diet-frozen-dessert-labels/#
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