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Reading the new food label

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Last Update: 12/15/2008 12:03 pm
% Daily Value, cholesterol
For cholesterol, choose foods with a low percent of daily value. Daily values are listed for people who eat between two thousand and two thousand five hundred calories each day.

% Daily Value, dietary fiber
A healthy diet includes foods with a high percent of daily value of dietary fiber. Daily values are listed for people who eat between two thousand and two thousand five hundred calories each day.

% Daily Value, fat
For fat and saturated fat, choose foods with a low percent of daily value. Daily values are listed for people who eat between two thousand and two thousand five hundred calories each day.

Serving size
Reading the nutrition label helps in choosing foods that make up a healthy diet. Following a healthy diet can help reduce risk factors for some diseases.


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