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Calories Count: FDA Obesity Working Group Report and Related Information

Internet URL

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/nutrcal.html

Sponsoring Agency

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Description

FDA's Obesity Working Group (OWG) report outlines an action plan to cover critical dimensions of the obesity problem from FDA's perspective and authorities. The recommendations in the report are centered on the scientific fact that weight control is primarily a function of caloric balance. For this reason, the OWG recommendations focus on a calories count emphasis.

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Review Date

7/19/2004

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