Food Labels to Be Revised to Ease Calorie Counting

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The Food and Drug Administration launched a broad anti-obesity campaign

yesterday that will include revising the familiar nutrition label on food

packages to make it easier for people to count their calories.

The agency also will crack down on food companies that make it hard to

discern how many servings are in a container; define when products

can be labeled as containing " low " or " reduced " carbohydrates; and

encourage development of a new generation of weight-loss

treatments, officials said.

" Far too many Americans are literally eating themselves to death, "

said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. .

" The epidemic of obesity threatens the health of millions of

Americans. " ......................

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