FDA Rewrites Rules of 'Healthy' Foods For First Time in 30 Years

[loco]

Either Joe Pedo wants to steal the thunder from Trump and RFK Jr. regarding healthy food and eating habits, or some people at the FDA are trying to save their job.

FDA Rewrites Rules of 'Healthy' Foods For First Time in 30 Years

20 December 2024

The United States has redefined what qualifies as “healthy” food for the first time in 30 years, striking items like white bread from the list while welcoming nutrient-rich options such as eggs and salmon, officials said Thursday.

The move comes against the backdrop of a growing domestic crisis of preventable, diet-related chronic diseases, which experts warn demand immediate action.

Conversely, sugary fruit snacks, heavily sweetened snack bars, fortified breakfast cereals, and yogurt or fruit punch high in added sugars – all of which previously earned the label – no longer make the cut.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the health department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has shown a strong interest in promoting healthy food and eating habits, suggesting the issue may remain in focus under the incoming administration.

https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-rewrites-rules-of-healthy-foods-for-first-time-in-30-years

[joswift]

the food pyramid was designed to get farmers back working after the war and people stuffing up on stodge, it was never about health...

[SweetDaddySiki]

Tell Nelly Furtado about this.

[IroNat]

Better rules but still not right.

Maybe in another 30 years...

[loco]

Better rules but still not right.

Maybe in another 30 years...

Eggxactly!  They seriously need to add fatty beef, bacon, full-fat cheese, and butter.



Use of the Term Healthy on Food Labeling

12/20/2024

Under the updated ”healthy” claim, nutrient-dense foods that are encouraged by the Dietary Guidelines – vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free and low-fat dairy, lean game meat, seafood, eggs, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, and seeds – with no added ingredients except for water, automatically qualify for the “healthy” claim because of their nutrient profile and positive contribution to an overall healthy diet.  Under the updated claim, foods such as water, avocados, nuts and seeds, higher fat fish, such as salmon, and olive oil will now qualify to use the “healthy” claim. These include many varieties of these foods that fit into a range of budgets, for example, fruits, vegetables, and fish that are either fresh, frozen, or canned. Examples of products that qualified for “healthy” under the original claim that do not under the updated claim include fortified white bread, highly sweetened yogurt, and highly sweetened cereal.

https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/use-term-healthy-food-labeling

[funk51]

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