Interesting Things

From Reuters: Wider nutrition labeling systems headed to stores in U.S.

I certainly think that this is a smart and appropriate approach if done properly.

From the article: “ONQI takes into account a number of factors in assigning a score of 1 to 100 for each food, including negatives like the amount of saturated fat, sugar and cholesterol in a food, and positives like fiber, nutrients, omega 3 fatty acids and the quality of the proteins.”

I have to agree, we shouldn’t need a PhD in order to know what we should and should not consume in our modern day menagerie of food choices. It’s nuts that we are presented with so many varieties and have no knowledge of how they’ll affect our bodies. I think steps should be taken to go even further, however this is a step in the right direction. Perhaps I should share my thoughts sometime on this…

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