44: Nutrition Labels - Why 2,000 calories?

Have you ever wondered where 2,000 calories came from for nutrition label standards? The most common belief(s) are either that 2,000 calories is what you're "supposed" to eat or it's the "max you should eat". Maybe you've never paid much attention to it or assumed it's based in scientific evidence...because why wouldn't it be, right? In today's episode, Abbey breaks down the history of nutrition labels, nutrition label terms, health claims, and connections between diet and health. 

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• CFSAN/FDA (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition/Food and Drug Administration). 2004.
• Letter to food manufacturers about accurate serving size declaration on food products. College Park, MD: FDA. FDA (Food and Drug Administration). 1990.
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• Health claims: History, current regulatory status, and consumer research. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 98:1312–1322. [PubMed] Grundy, S., and M. Denke. 1990.
• Dietary influences on serum lipids and lipoproteins. Journal of Lipid Research 31:1149–1172. [PubMed] HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). 1988.
• The Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health. DHHS Publication No. 88–50210 . Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office