FDA Receives Keystone Forum Report on Away-From-Home Foods
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http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01379.html
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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This news release announces a report produced for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that offers recommendations to improve the ability of consumers to manage calorie intake from foods prepared and bought away from home. Called the "Keystone Report," the document is part of FDA efforts to help reduce overweight/obesity, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity. The agency says Americans spend about 46 percent of their food budget on items prepared away from home and take in about 32 percent of their calories from such foods.
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