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Dr. Lisa Young, PhD, RDN

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Is that worth the calories? Now you can decide.

November 14, 2018 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Americans love eating out and spend nearly half of their food budget on foods prepared away from home. Eating out is …

Is that worth the calories? Now you can decide.Read More

Filed Under: Calories, Food and Drug Administration, Menu labeling Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, calorie labeling, Calories, chain restaurants, eating out, FDA, Finally Full Finally Slim, menu labeling, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, obesity, Portion sizes, portions, Restaurant meals, smaller portion sizes

New food labels reflect how much we really eat

May 26, 2016 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post, "New food labels reflect how much we really eat." You can also read it …

New food labels reflect how much we really eatRead More

Filed Under: Food and Drug Administration, Food labels, Portion size, Serving size Tagged With: Calories, Fod and Drug Administration, nutrition facts label, serving sizes, servings per container

Will new food labels encourage us to eat…more?!

September 2, 2015 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post, Will new food labels encourage us to eat...more?! You can also read it …

Will new food labels encourage us to eat…more?!Read More

Filed Under: Food and Drug Administration, Food labels, Michelle Obama, Portion size, Public health, Serving size Tagged With: Calories, FDA, food labels, Michelle Obama, nutrition facts label, Portion sizes, Serving size

Calorie counts on menu boards may help us eat less

December 15, 2014 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my latest blog post "Calorie counts on menu boards may help us eat less." You can also read it on …

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Filed Under: Center for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, Portion control Tagged With: calorie counts, eat less, menu boards, obesity, smaller portions

FDA to update food label serving sizes

July 31, 2014 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post "FDA to update food label serving sizes." You can also read it …

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Filed Under: Food and Drug Administration, Serving size Tagged With: FDA, food label, portion size, Serving size

FDA proposes larger–more realistic–serving sizes for food labels

March 2, 2014 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post on the new food labels:  FDA proposes larger--more realistic--serving …

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Filed Under: Food and Drug Administration, Portion size, Serving size Tagged With: food labels, serving sizes, standard serving sizes

Nutella sued over misleading health claims

April 30, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Nutella sued over misleading health claims. Ferrero USA, the manufacturer of Nutella, the chocolate-hazelnut spread, is …

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Filed Under: Food and Drug Administration, Healthy eating, Uncategorized Tagged With: False advertising, Food and Drug Administration, Healthy food, Nutella

Unrealistic serving sizes

August 3, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Unrealistic serving sizes Do you know anyone who eats only ¾ cup cereal, ½ cup of ice cream, or 1 cup of soup at a …

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Filed Under: Food and Drug Administration, Food portion, Portion size, Salt, Serving size, Uncategorized, Weight control Tagged With: Calories, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food and Drug Administration, portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Sodium

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