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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Deciphering the New Nutrition Labels

    For the first time in 20 years , food nutrition labels are getting a makeover . The FDA will now require that calorie counts be printed in a larger font roughly three times larger than the other items on the labels. The new labels, set to roll out in two years , will also include a new category: Added sugar.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 24, 2016 • 1 min read

    For the first time in 20 years, food nutrition labels are getting a makeover. The FDA will now require that calorie counts be printed in a larger font roughly three times larger than the other items on the labels. The new labels, set to roll out in two years, will also include a new category: Added sugar. What does that mean for Americans looking to eat better?

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