This 'nutritional naivete' will continue to offset much of the positive outreach being done to combat obesity and other diseases in the U.S.. Consumers need better tools to make intelligent decisions. The data show a glaring lack of understanding of the basics of nutrition and help make it easy to see why the right messages aren't getting through. Ongoing changes in food labeling and better access to diet and nutritional information will help get to the root of this problem.
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