NEW FDA FOOD LABEL REVIEW

This picture has been circulating showing some proposed changes the FDA may be making to the food labels. Here is a quick review of some of the changes:
The GOOD:
1. Take away calories from fat to help better understand that fat is not bad for you and does not make you fat.
2. Adding Vitamin D and Potassium to the required listing.
3. Making servings per container more realistic in size based on the type of food.
4. The added sugar line. (I'm hesitant to put this in the good category because whether it's added or natural sugar, it will still cause your insulin to spike and put your body in fat-burning mode.)

The BAD:
1. Increasing the emphasis on calories. This plays into the Calories in vs. Calories out myth that many people (including the FDA) believe to be true. Gary Taubes goes into great detail of why not all calories are created equal in his books Why We Get Fat and Good Calories Bad Calories. 
2. Not doing away with the Calorie per gram Footnote. This is where people see 1g of fat=9 calories, 1g protein= 4 calories, 1g carb= 4 calories. Just because it has more calories per weight does note mean it makes your fat!!!!

Overall some steps in the right direction, but I think the bad out weighs the good with the heavy emphasis on calories.