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FDA updates the definition of 'healthy' foods

Dec. 19, 2024 18:27 PM EST

Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to changes finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s an update of the agency’s definition originally devised 30 years ago. The move is aimed at helping...

More beans and less red meat: Nutrition experts weigh in on US dietary guidelines

Dec. 10, 2024 18:21 PM EST

Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables, all while continuing to limit added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. That's the advice released Tuesday by a panel of nutrition experts charged with counseling the U.S....