Nutrient Claims - Are They Really "A Good Source Of" Information?
Nutrition Bites
English - July 15, 2021 06:00 - 12 minutes - 8.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNutrition Health & Fitness nutrition healthy eating food health exercise diet mindfulness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Nutrient claims are phrases like "good source of fibre" or "low in calories" found on a wide variety of food packages. They are bite-sized pieces of information about a specific nutrient in one serving of food . These claims are highly regulated and fairly simple to understand but they don't tell the whole truth about a product. Just because a food is "low in sugar" doesn't necessarily mean it's better for you. So how much should you pay attention to these claims? Tune in to find out.
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