Consumer Nutrition and Health Information

General Consumer/Nutrition Information
Food/Nutrition Surveys and Research
Health Topics for Special Audiences

General Consumer/Nutrition Information

• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label November 2004
• Quiz Yourself! Test Your Food Label Knowledge! February 2002
• Information for Consumers: Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label (also available in Spanish) March 3, 2004
• Revealing Trans Fats September-October 2003 FDA Consumer article on changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel
• The Power of Choice: Helping Youth Make Healthy Eating and Fitness Decisions September 2003
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans - 2005
  • Consumer Brochure: Finding Your Way to a Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (available in PDF)
• Information on Nutrition and Dietary Guildelines (calcium, fiber, fats, soy and more)
• Nutrition Information on Restaurant Menus July 1996
• Today's Special: Nutrition Information May-June 1997 FDA Consumer article on restaurant menus
• Protecting Yourself from Health Fraud (Selected food and health fraud information)
• Focus on Food Labeling (Special Issue of FDA Consumer) May 1993

Food/Nutrition Surveys and Research

• 2006 FDA/FSIS Food Safety Survey - Topline Frequency Report July 2008
• Health and Diet Survey: Dietary Guidelines Supplement- Report of Findings (2004 & 2005) April 2008
• 2002 FDA Health and Diet Survey - Topline Frequency Report November 2007
• Experimental Study of Health Claims on Food Packages - Preliminary Topline Frequency Report May 2007
• FDA Health and Diet Survey - 2004 Supplement November 2005
• Consumer Research on Nutrition (Abstracts of FDA consumer research studies)
• Overview and Methodology of FDA Food Label and Package Survey (FLAPS), 2000-2001

Health Topics for Special Audiences

• Fat Reduced Milk Products
  • Skimming the Milk Label: Fat-Reduced Milk Products Join the Food Labeling Fold January-February 1998
• Calcium Education
  • CALCIUM! Do You Get It? November 1996
• Other Health Topics including:
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Eating Disorders
  • Heart Disease & High Blood Pressure
  • Liver Disease
  • Osteoporosis & Other Bone Disease
  • Losing Weight & Maintaining a Healthy Weight
    • Calories Count - FDA Obesity Working Group Report and Related Information March 12, 2004