On May 20, 2016, the FDA announced changes to the nutrition facts label. One of the changes involved adding a line for "added sugars"to appear on the label under Total Carbohydrates. The FDA has extended the compliance dates formanufactures based on the amount of annual sales to 2020 or 2021. In the meantime, we have a mixture of labels, some still old and some are new.

Do you think that including separate information about added sugars has help with the obesity epidemic?

Does reading negative nutritional information override the impulse to consume something unhealthy?

What effect do nutrition labels have on your decisions about what to buy at the supermarket?