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This 8-page paper discusses the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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readable format so consumers can develop and maintain healthy dietary practices. Though the Act forced food manufacturers to change the composition of labels to the tune of $2 billion, its
difficult to determine whether the act has fulfilled its promise. Certainly the small percentage of the population that cant tolerate certain types of foods has benefitted from this act. But
since the passage of the act, obesity and related diseases (such as diabetes and heart attacks) are on the rise. This leads us to question if, indeed, NLEA has actually
been successful in what it originally set out to do. Introduction The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act was signed by President George
H.W. Bush in 1990 with its goal to "improve consumer welfare by providing nutrition information that will assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices" (Balasubramanian and Cole, 2002; p. 113).
The idea behind the Act was that if consumers had reliable nutrition information that is easily available, they would make more health-conscious decisions to help reduce health risks (Balasubramanian and
Cole, 2002). The signing of the law put to an end a more than a decade-long effort from consumer advocacy groups and government
agencies, both of which demanded more nutritional information on food (Frazao and Lynch, 1991). At the time of the laws passage, the nutrition labels were confusing, with some food manufacturing
voluntarily labeling their products, and others not doing anything (Frazao and Lynch, 1991). But even on those foods in which nutrition labeling was present, the information presented wasnt useful -
sometimes products wouldnt list fiber contents or cholesterol amounts (Frazao and Lynch, 1991). Furthermore, differences in serving sizes also made it difficult to compare the nutrition content of different products
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