If you've spent your entire life trying and failing to follow the serving size listed on the Nutrition Facts label, we've got some good news for you: serving sizes aren't meant to be a recommendation.
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On Nutrition: Serving Sizes Cause Confusion

It can be unclear when checking serving sizes on labels and those used to make recommendations, such as the USDA food pyramid. DEAR J.L.: Food serving sizes on the food pyramid and Nutrition Facts ...
The serving size is the first thing to check on a food label. It tells you how much of the product's nutritional information ...
FDA proposals to change the way serving sizes are calculated to better reflect real-life eating behavior could encourage some people to eat even more unless the wording is changed or the move is ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to make the Nutrition Facts label on many packaged foods significantly more honest. It’s a well-intentioned fix that some think could backfire. As part ...
MILWAUKEE -- Serving sizes aren't what they used to be -- at least if you're looking at food labels. They've recently changed to help us all make more informed decisions about what we are eating and ...
The labels on the back of your food are about to get an update. The big change? Making serving sizes that reflect how people actually eat. The new label proposed today by the FDA has a couple new ...
WASHINGTON (AP/WJLA) - Those "Nutrition Facts" labels that are plastered on nearly every food package found in grocery stores are getting a new look. Calories would be in larger, bolder type, and ...
In the 23 years since the nutrition facts label first appeared on the backs of most packaged foods, there has only been one significant change — the addition of trans fat numbers in 2006. But since ...
The good news is that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to make the Nutrition Facts label (pdf) on many packaged foods significantly more honest. The bad news is that this ...