Abstract
Despite the best efforts of health-focused associations and government agencies to deliver complete nutrition information to the public, the message does not always get interpreted as intended. Discussions of how much energy, fat, or other nutrients should be in the diet can often get translated into an overly simplistic and counterproductive demarcation of which foods and nutrients are “good” and which are “bad.” 1 Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Total diet approach to healthy eating. J Acad Diet Nutr. 2013; 113: 307-317 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (172) Google Scholar Although consumers' use of food labels is the frequent go-to suggestion as the basis for making healthful food choices, it is not necessarily a concept put into consistent practice, because “the density and design of nutritional information on food and beverage packaging plays a vital role in whether consumers pay attention.” 2 Gray N. Label 'clutter' means consumers don't pay attention to nutrition information, say researchers. June 11, 2013. Food Navigator website. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science-Nutrition/Label-clutter-means-consumers-don-t-pay-attention-to-nutrition-information-say-researchers. Accessed January 7, 2014. Google Scholar ErratumJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and DieteticsVol. 114Issue 9PreviewThe article “Severely Restricted Diets in the Absence of Medical Necessity: The Unintended Consequences,” in the July 2014 issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (pp 986-994), erroneously implied on page 990 that soy milk is not fortified with vitamin D. Since 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration has allowed manufacturers to fortify soy milk with vitamin D. Mary Anne Burkman, MPH, RDN, has confirmed that her quote should have stated, “If soy milk is not fortified with vitamin D, it may affect bone health and strength.” The Journal regrets this unintended error. Full-Text PDF
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