Dietary Guidelines

CSPI is claiming to have persuaded Mondelēz International to be more explicit about the whole-grain content in its crackers.

Accepts evidence that magnesium can lower blood pressure.

Livestreamed gaming platforms have become a big advertising channel for purveyors of energy drinks and other foods and beverages of dubious nutritional value.

Two advocacy groups have withdrawn from a panel on baby food safety, complaining that the industry representatives on the panel were not cooperating.

The FDA has issued guidelines for sodium in food that seek to reduce the average level in the American diet by 12%.

Consumption of ultra-processed foods among American youth is rising, causing concern for long-term health.

Nutritional information would have to be displayed on the front of packaging in a standardized format, under legislation recently introduced in Congress.

Voluntary guidelines had virtually no effect on the nutritional value of foods and beverages sold by major processors in the United Kingdom.