The FDA Announces A New Definition Of What’s ‘Healthy’

The FDA have announced a new definition of what they consider healthy. Recent dietary recommendations emphasize a plant-based diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.

New guidelines for nutrition labels that can be placed on the front of food containers to suggest that they are "healthy" were released by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.

Manufacturers can brand their products as "healthy" if they contain a significant amount of food from at...

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