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Excess saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars in our diets are linked to health issues like heart disease and diabetes. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration aims to help shoppers manage these nutrients more easily.
The federal agency recently proposed requiring front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels on packaged foods to give consumers a quick read on whether a product is “Low,” “Med,” or “High” in these nutrients.

The new labels, called the “Nutrition Info box,” are said to aim to help consumers “quickly and easily identify how foods can be part of a healthy diet.”
According to the FDA, research shaped the proposed Nutrition Info box. The agency studied 10,000 adults and found that simple black-and-white labels with percent Daily Values helped people choose healthier options faster.
These labels could also encourage manufacturers to reduce saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars in their products.
“Food should be a vehicle for wellness, not a contributor of chronic disease,” said Jim Jones, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods.
If the “Nutrition Info box” proposal is finalized, food companies with higher annual sales would have three years to add the new labels, while smaller businesses would get an extra year.
The proposal is part of a larger government effort to combat diet-related diseases, which affect over 60% of Americans. Recently, the definition of “healthy” on food labels was updated to reflect this initiative.