HHS And FDA Announce New Tools To Make Your Calories Count
November 22, 2006
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and
the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(CFSAN) in HHS's Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
today announced the availability of two new learning
tools to help consumers use the Nutrition Facts label
to choose nutritious foods and achieve healthy weight
management.
The tools are Make Your Calories
Count, a Web-based learning program, and a new Nutrition
Facts Label brochure.
"The risk of many diseases and health conditions may be reduced through preventive actions and a culture of wellness deters or diminishes debilitating and costly health events. Individual health care is built on a foundation of responsibility for personal wellness. We at HHS are pleased to introduce both the new web-based program and the brochure, which contribute to the nutrition focus of the department's prevention priority," said Dr. John Agwunobi, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health.
The Web-based program is part of FDA's response to
the recommendations of its Obesity
Working Group, in the group's 2004 report, Calories
Count. The program was based on recommendations in the
2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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