NEW YORK The aisles of American supermarkets can be bewildering places these days, lined with dozens of variations of cereals, crackers, chips and other foods, many of which boast of their supposed healthfulness this yogurt is “low fat,” while this cereal is “heart healthy,” and those chips have “0 grams trans fat.” What claims are the conscientious eater to trust and what foods should they pick to put on their table?
This question has become harder and harder for shoppers to answer, as health problems associated with poor diets, such as heart disease and obesity, affect more U.S. residents each year. Meanwhile, studies show that Americans want more and better guidance on what foods to eat.
“The public is demonstrably confused about what to eat,” said Marion Nestle, a nutritionist at New York University, who recently gave a talk here at the New York Academy of Sciences about diet and food politics.
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