Changing food labels could boost understanding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Alternative nutrition labels that clearly display the total number of calories and other nutrients in an entire package might help consumers make healthier food choices, according to a new study from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA researchers found people were best at assessing chips and frozen meals – and comparing the healthfulness of multiple products – when nutrition facts were presented for the entire container’s worth of food or for both one serving and the whole container. …