Food Labels and Health

Saturday, 2026/05/3099 words2 minutes136 reads
When you go to a supermarket, you see many food choices. Some foods are not healthy. They have too much sugar, salt, or fat. These foods are called ultra-processed foods.
Many people are getting heavier because they eat too many unhealthy foods. Food labels can help us choose better. When labels show clear information, people buy healthier food.
In Chile, they put black labels on unhealthy foods. After this, people bought 23.8% less unhealthy food. In France, they use colored letters on food packages. Green means healthy, and red means unhealthy. These simple labels help people make better choices.
Food Labels and Health

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  • labels
  • unhealthy
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    What happened in Chile after they put black labels on unhealthy foods?