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Word: superslim (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1991-1991
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...high-fiber, low fat and light and certify health claims listed on product packages. This phase will also address the tricks associated with serving size. Until the federal agency jumped into the fray, private physicians and nutritionists had been fighting a lonely rearguard action in this realm of superslim slivers and oversize wedges. A manufacturer wishing to boost the nutrient value of a cereal, for example, simply bases the label on an oversize portion. If low calories are the object, the portion becomes minuscule. Take, for example, Entenmann's fat-free Chocolate Loaf Cake, which boasts a scant 70 calories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fight over Food Labels | 7/15/1991 | See Source »

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