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FDA Launches Nutrition Facts Label Education Campaign

Claudine Kavanaugh, PhD, MPH, RD Director, Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration On March 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched What's in it for you? — an educational campaign to accompany the updated Nutrition Facts label...

Now Webcast-Only: Meeting 5 of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

See NEW Links for Advisory Committee Meeting Webcast Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting 5 Now Webcast-Only, March 12-13 Meeting update: Meeting 5 of the Advisory Committee will be held by webcast only, out of an abundance of caution due to various employer travel restrictions and to ensure a quorum can be reached for the Committee to conduct its work...

Check Out the New Mental Health Infographic from Healthy People 2020

ach month, we release an infographic with the latest data related to a Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicator (LHI) topic. These infographics show progress toward Healthy People 2020 LHI targets — and show where there’s still work to be done. This month’s featured LHI topic is Mental Health...

Check Out the New Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Infographic from Healthy People 2020

Each month, we release an infographic with the latest data related to a Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicator (LHI) topic. These infographics show progress toward Healthy People 2020 LHI targets — and show where there’s still work to be done. This month’s featured LHI topic is Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity...