The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson,

and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Top eight changes coming to nutrition labels.

After years of committees, debates, panels, consensus-building retreats, and literature reviews,

the FDA has finalized the new nutrition label guidelines.

Packaged food companies have two years to incorporate the new labels.

At that point, anything in a package that humans eat must have labels that reflect these

changes.

You're probably skeptical.

I was.

The FDA doesn't have the strongest track record.

But before we condemn the new labels sight unseen, let's take a look at what's actually

changing and what the implications are.

Number one, added sugars. Carbohydrates will now contain a subsection for added sugars,

which includes all sugars that do not naturally occur in the food. Adding added sugars is a

great move. Natural sugars are different than added sugars because

they come packaged with nutritional elements that mitigate their damage. A blueberry contains

glucose and fructose, yes, but also anthocyanins, fiber, and other micronutrients. It used

to be that you'd have to guess where the sugar was coming from

in a packaged food. You'd have to see where an added sugar source lay in the ingredients list

and estimate its degree of contribution to the total. With the new label, you get actual numbers,

no guessing. Number two, revised serving sizes. Serving sizes will reflect what people typically consume in a sitting.

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