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People look at food labels for different reasons. But whatever the reason, many consumers would like to know how to use this information more effectively and easily. The following label-building skills are intended to make it easier for you to use nutrition labels to make quick, informed food choices that contribute to a healthy diet.

On May 20, 2016, the FDA announced the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect new scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The new label will make it easier for consumers to make better informed food choices. FDA published the final rules in the Federal Register on May 27, 2016.

Two shoppers in a grocery aisle are discussing nutrition labels, they are musically interrupted by store employees and other shoppers singing about the importance of reading and understanding the information on the Nutrition Facts Label.

Spoof of the popular game show, this segment pits FDA's "Labelman" against a contestant in food label knowledge. Questions cover topics such as Calories, Serving Size, Servings per Container, The 5-20 Rule and more.

Freakonomics October 18, 2017 podcast on history and research on celiac disease..

The food and nutrition section of the USDA website.

Information about food, diet, and their relationship to disease.

Information on reading nutrition labels from the FDA.

On every good team there are players who have special skills or play a position unique to that person. For that reason, we call our four major nutrition resources “key players”. Even though they all cover nutrition information, each has something unique about it that makes it a “key” resource.

Interactive website explaining the USDA's "five food groups" that are promoted as the basis of a healthy diet.

Nutrition.gov is a USDA-sponsored website that offers credible information to help you make healthful eating choices.

Databases detailing nutritional composition and ingredients of over 220,000 food products.

Information from the Centers for Disease Control on food allergies.