Word: scarbrough
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...oversight of the generic-drug industry, the evaluation of hundreds of AIDS treatments and now the redesigning of food labels. Yet the agency's budget has not increased proportionally. "We've had to divert people from laboratory work, and we've brought people in from the field," says Ed Scarbrough, the chief architect of the FDA's new labeling program. He believes that the task of coming up with revised guidelines would require 120 people. He has just...
...times have changed. "Now nearly everyone agrees that there are virtually no deficiencies in the American diet," Scarbrough says. "The problems today are from overnutrition." Particularly overdosing on fat, cholesterol and overall calories. As a result, health professionals are more concerned about chronic maladies related to overnutrition, such as heart disease, cancer, some forms of diabetes and obesity. They no longer simply count calories but look at the composition of the entire diet...