Assignment
Your comments can address the following (any of the following, you don't have to address everything AND you can also make up something else relevant that you'd like to discuss instead):
Article: Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed at One Eating Occasion, Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed, Serving Size-Related Issues, Dual-Column Labeling, and Miscellaneous Topics; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability by the Food and Drug Administration.
- Why might we be concerned about food serving recommendations?
- Why are labels on food packages important? What are they used for?
- Do we have any public health concerns about how much food people are eating, or how much nutritional content is contained in the foods they purchase?
- Are there any links with obesity or overweight populations that we are concerned about?
- How big of a problem is it that people are overweight, obese, or lack access to safe and healthy food?
- What are some examples of labels that might be important to include on food to provide people with the information that they need to make healthy choices?
- Is there such a thing as too many labels? i.e., can information overload be an issue?
- Are there any conflicts of interest with industry being able to make the decisions about labels and serving sizes to put on the packages of the foods that they sell?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.