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Sunday, July 6, 2014

Nutrition label changes can help consumers

Nutrition label changes can help consumers
Proposed changes to the nutrition facts label should make it easier for consumers to make decisions about the food they eat.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is updating the label for the first time since it appeared on packaged foods in 1993. The only major change made to the label in its 20-year history was the required addition of trans fats in 2006.  read more

TOPFIT says: Just more of the dumbing down of health and fitness.  If you couldn't figure out or do the math on the old labels, I seriously doubt this is going to help much.  The only positive change is the requirement for displaying added sugars.
What next?  Change the recommendations for activity based on what people actually do instead of what they should do?


TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Jacksonville Forest Park Hike
This afternoon I headed back out to the Jacksonville Forest Park trails for a relaxed, berry foraging hike with a friend.  I'm definitely enjoying exploring these trails!

Also found these funny little fungi.

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