Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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Author: Brown, Judith E.
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Chapter 1, Problem 9RQ
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To examine: Whether the statement “An overriding principle of nutrition labeling regulations is that nutrient content and health claims made about a food on the packaging must be truthful” is true or false.
Introduction: Nutrition labels include nutrition information, nutrient content and health claim substances on food items and dietary supplement information.
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