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What is healthy food? The
.S
s official FDA will re-evaluate the definition of "health" for food labels, a move that could affect the way some foods are marketed.
1994, when the
FDA
first formally used the Health clause, the pattern and knowledge of nutrition changed dramatically. Health advocates at the time targeted fat, not sugar or gluten, but 'sugar and gluten' was also a goal to watch out for now.As nutrition research continues to develop,
FDA
said: "Now is the time to re-evaluate regulations on the labeling of nutritional ingredients in foods, including foods labeled as "healthy." The agency's representative, Coewiki, said the
the FDA
to consult public opinion on the issue in the near future.The
fda currently approves the words
healthy
) for foods that meet nutritional standards, most of which are low in fat, cholesterol and sodium. This documented issue began last year when the
FDA
sent a warning letter to
Kind
Fruit Nuclear Kernel Energy Bar (
fruit-and-nut bar
) manufacturer
Kind
Foods, alleging that the food contains too high saturated fat and should not be labeled as a "healthy" food.Kind
then asked the
FDA
to re-evaluate the definition of "health", noting that the fat of the energy bar came from nuclear kernels, and said that the
FDA
rules did not label ace nuts andfish as healthy foods, but instead allowed fat-free puddings and sugary cereal tablets to be labeled as healthy foods.to rethink the definition of a healthy food is due to a change in dietary trends. More and more people are concerned about sugar intake and questioning the health of a low-fat or low-cholesterol diet, but regulatory changes related to the word "healthy" in food labels could take years. It
more
than six years to complete the FDA's regulation of food labeling as gluten-free.'
food does not
to be labeled as unhealthy, even if it does not comply with existing regulations,' the FDA said in a statement released on October
. But the statement said: "On the contrary, just because a portion of a food, such as fruit or kernels, is considered healthy does not mean that the food can claim to have a "healthy" nutritional content." ”