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FDA updates the definition of 'healthy' foods


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  "Improving access to nutrition information is an important public health effort the FDA can undertake to help people build healthy eating patterns." The new rule will take effect within two months and food manufacturers will have until February 2028 to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed an update to the definition of "healthy" food, aiming to align it more closely with current nutritional science and dietary guidelines. Under the new proposal, foods labeled as "healthy" must contain a meaningful amount of food from at least one of the food groups or subgroups recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy. Additionally, these foods must adhere to specific limits on added sugars, saturated fats, and sodium. For example, a product could be considered "healthy" if it contains at least half a cup of fruits or vegetables, or if it's a grain product with at least half of its grains being whole grains. This change reflects a shift from focusing solely on nutrients to avoid, to also emphasizing the inclusion of beneficial nutrients and food groups, aiming to combat chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes through better dietary choices.

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