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People Reading Food Labels Less Than They Think

By Matt Herkimer November 1, 2011 6:49 AM

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We have all been to a grocery store and seen people reading the nutritional information on food labels. I do it, you probably do too. But how much and what information do we look for? According to a University of Minnesota story reported first by UPI we don’t take the time to find the important information we need.The study concluded that:

33 percent of people say they almost always look at calorie content on Nutrition Facts labels – but only nine percent actually looked.

31 percent say they almost always look at the total fat content.

24 percent claim to look at sugar content.

26 percent said they checked out the serving size.

Amazingly, only one percent actually looked at fat content, sugar content or serving size.

Source: UPI

I guess with our busy lifestyles we just don’t have or want to take the time to read everything we need to make smarter choices.

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