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How To Read And Understand Nutrition Facts Labels, Marissa S. Leal
How To Read And Understand Nutrition Facts Labels, Marissa S. Leal
Agricultural Education and Communication
More than half of the world’s population is overweight. The numbers have tripled in Europe, Middle East, China, and Pacific Islands. Adult Americans are about two-thirds overweight. The numbers will continue to grow if the population does not take the proper action. America has an overweight problem and the purpose of this paper is to educate the population about nutrition facts labels, and help the world make better food choices.
The author studied a brochure created by the FDA on how to read nutrition facts labels and then create their own based on the previous brochure. The author added other …