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Reading Food Labels
American Dietetic Association:: Position of the American Dietetic Association: Food and nutrition misinformation.. Journal of the American Dietetic Association , 2002; 102(2): 260-266.
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The American Dietetic Association: The Chicago Dietetic Association and the South Suburban Dietetic Association Manual of Clinical Dietetics, 6th ed. . The American Dietetic Association, Chicago, IL., 2000.
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:: Dietary Guidelines for Americans,. 5th ed. Home and Garden Bulletin No. 232. 2000. Available at: http://198.102.218.57/dietaryguidelines/dga2000/document/frontcover.htm , (cited 1/5/04).
United States Food and Drug Administration:: Guidance on how to understand and use the nutrition facts panel on food labels.. July 2003. Available at: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html, (cited 12/29/03).
United States Food and Drug Administration:: Claims that can Be made for conventional foods and dietary supplements.. September 2003. Available at: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/hclaims.html, (cited 12/30/03).
U.S. National Library of Medicine: Medline Plus Health Information:: Medical Encyclopedia: Food labeling.. December 2, 2001. Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/ency/article/002459.htm , (cited 12/30/03).
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