KINE 3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, Osteoporosis
10 Feb 2017
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Lumps everything together so that info becomes less relevent. Anything packaged up must have a food label on it. : - allowed if only accompanied by the statement of low fat or low in fat. : - as rdas are specific to sex and age, new reference values had to be produced for food labels; daily values (dv) Problem: by ignoring important variables (sex, age), info becomes less relevant; none of the recommendations are tailored to body weight. : - canadian regulations attempt to ensure consumers are given consistent info. Apply to all food: no matter where they"re sold, based on recognized scientific data, only the terms and wording in the regulations can be used. free claims: amount of a nutrient that is nutritionally insignificant in a specified amount of food; has nothing of a certain nutrient. : - allowed only on foods that meet the criteria for either. Certain kcals are required for it to be labelled light.
