"Under pressure over obesity, stores label healthy foods; But some systems are confusing, advocates say" by Leslie Patton Bloomberg News / December 25, 2011
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Globe gave us an empty plate on Christmas?
"Supervalu War on Obesity Drowned Out by Kraft Marketing: Retail" December 13, 2011
Globe sure took a long time preparing and serving this pos, huh?
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- With a record two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese, companies from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to Supervalu are trying to avoid blame for the obesity epidemic, according to Michael Jacobson, executive director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington-based advocacy group....
Related:
"Researchers calculated the body mass index - a standard measurement of size.... There is growing debate about the accuracy of the standard method of calculating whether someone is overweight.... the system would put nearly half of NBA players in the overweight category"
Are you FULL UP with LIES YET, readers?
Working with first lady Michelle Obama and her campaign to fight obesity, Supervalu is using color-coded labels to highlight foods rich in protein, say, or low in saturated fat. Wal-Mart has committed to lowering salt, sugar and fat in some foods. Walgreen Co. is selling fruits and vegetables at some of its drug store locations.
See: Michelle Obama's Appetite
Do you get fat reading hypocritical double-talk? I'm beginning to believe the whole agenda-pushing on the obesity issue is just a way to get the slaves to accept less food so the elites can have more.
After being picked on for selling fatty, processed fare, many stores see healthy food labels as a must, said Brahm Ahmadi, chief executive officer of People’s Community Market, an independent grocer in Oakland, California.
“To win goodwill among decision makers at all levels of government is probably seen as a good investment,” he said....
Oh, so it is ALL ABOUT PUBLIC RELATION$, not health -- much like the green marketing craze of the 1990s!!!!
One problem with Supervalu’s existing labels is that they can be misleading, said Jennifer McCaffrey, a registered dietitian with the University of Illinois Extension and spokeswoman for the Illinois....
What institution in AmeriKa doesn't?
Less than one-third of consumers say they completely understand nutritional labeling programs, according to a 2011 study from the Arlington, Virginia-based Food Marketing Institute. Among those with access to health information at the supermarket, only 7 percent use it each time they shop, the study said.
Carolyn McGee, a 57-year-old housewife in Chicago, says she’s more concerned with price and doesn’t heed shelf or front- of-package nutrition claims....
Food labeling won’t be as effective as long as grocers remain reluctant to anger manufacturers by singling out “bad” foods, Jacobson said....
Ultimately, money talks....
Mine is about to go quiet when it comes to the Globe.
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Gee, readers, I never knew shit could make you feel so full.
