Nutrition

Sugar Substitutes: Sweeteners
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Foods sweetened with sugar are more popular than ever. But for people watching their waistlines, research shows that sweeteners such as saccharin and aspartame can help keep calories down as part of a diet and exercise program.

Fake Food: When Food Companies Mislead Consumers
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Economic food fraud involves substituting something of lesser value for something of higher value and then passing off the product as one of higher value - for example, adding coloring to trout and falsely calling it salmon (a more expensive product)

Authorized Health Claims
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Low calcium intake is one risk factor for osteoporosis, a condition of lowered bone mass, or density. Lifelong adequate calcium intake helps maintain bone health by increasing as much as genetically possible the amount of bone formed in the teens

Food Label Claims About Disease Prevention
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health claims authorized by the Food and Drug Administration are one of several ways food labels can win the attention of health-conscious consumers. These claims alert shoppers to a product's health potential by stating that certain foods or food

Fat-Reduced Milk Products : Dietary Significance
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Switching from higher fat to lower fat milk products can have a particularly significant impact on lowering fat and saturated fat intakes because milk plays such an important role in the American diet, CSPI's Wootan says.

Fat-Reduced Milk Products: Reading the Labels
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The goal of the labeling changes, as many nutrition experts see it, is to help consumers select milk products that can help them lower their fat and saturated fat intakes to recommended levels. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends limiting fat

Does Salt Affect Blood Pressure and Health?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
For such a simple substance, common table salt has had a very complex past. Once scarce, salt was as precious as gold, valued as a chemical agent used to clean, dye, soften leather, and bleach. But more importantly, early humans recognized salt - sodium

Teens: Strong Bones: Avoid Bone Risks, Calcium!
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Some habits in the teenage years can steal calcium from your bones or increase the need for it, weakening the skeleton for life. Skipping meals is risky for bone, Welch says. In our three-meal-a-day society, skipping a meal may reduce by a third your

Teens: Strong Bones with Exercise and Foods Rich in Calcium
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Your body's 206 living bones continually undergo a buildup, breakdown process called remodeling. The body starts to form most of its bone mass before puberty, the beginning of sexual development, building 75 to 85 percent of the skeleton during

The Importance of Fiber
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Because it causes gas, bloating, and other uncomfortable side effects, fiber may be the Rodney Dangerfield of food constituents. But with more and more research showing that a high-fiber diet may help prevent cancer, heart disease, and other serious

Diabetes: Diet for Diabetes, Nutrition
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
There are two main types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2. Insulin-dependent, or Type 1, diabetes affects about 5 percent of all diabetics. It's also known as juvenile diabetes because it often occurs in people under 35 and commonly appears in children

Eating Out: Nutrition Information
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
These days, restaurants have a lot more to offer consumers concerned about calories and cholesterol, fat, and other nutrients that may help reduce their risk of certain diseases. Menus now may carry items ranging from low-fat, low-calorie tostados to full

Eating Your Fruits and Vegetables: 5 Servings A Day
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
First your mother told you to eat your fruits and vegetables; then the government chimed in with its 5-servings-a-day campaign. But you're still not following the advice? Here's some help to make eating right a little easier and, in the process, lower you

Taking the Fat Out of Food : Fat Rreplacers, Olestra
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Fat replacers may be carbohydrate-, protein- or fat-based substances. The first to hit the market used carbohydrate as the main ingredient. Avicel, for example, is a cellulose gel introduced in the mid-1960s as a food stabilizer.

Taking the Fat Out of Food
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Many favorite foods are now available in lower fat versions. Some of these contain substitutes for animal or vegetable fats. But does this mean you'll be consuming less fat and fewer calories?

Infant Formula: Second Best but Good Enough
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
When breast-feeding isn't possible, babies can thrive on today's infant formulas, prepared under strict quality control procedures to ensure healthfulness and safety. A century ago, babies who couldn't be breast-fed usually didn't survive.

You Can Have Your Chips and Eat Healthy, Too
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Even if you usually snack on apples and carrots, some occasions just don't seem complete without chips, dips, and other challenges to wise diets. But there are ways to have your chips and eat healthy, too.

Growing Older, Eating Better : Food Labels, Physical Activity
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Family members and friends can help ensure that older people take advantage of food programs by putting them in touch with the appropriate agencies or organizations and helping them fill out the necessary forms.

Growing Older, Eating Better : Physical Problems, Money, Food Programs
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Some older people may overly restrict foods important to good health because of chewing difficulties and gastrointestinal disturbances, such as constipation, diarrhea and heartburn. Because missing teeth and poorly fitting dentures make it hard to chew

Growing Older, Eating Better
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Many older Americans, especially those who live alone, have been unable to get proper nutrition due to problems that often accompany aging. But food programs and other types of assistance are now helping elders to a better diet.