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Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by jjtheblunt on Thursday October 16, 2025 @12:13PM (#45607239)
just as a datapoint: we learn to carefully (compulsively perhaps) read labels stateside, for all the reasons you mention.

i.e., these same revelations and frustrations are shared by a huge swath of people born in the States (probably Canada too), and it is indeed a pain in the neck being continually paranoid about what nutritional rubbish is included in ingredient lists.

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Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by jay_kyburz on Thursday October 16, 2025 @01:43PM (#45608399)
Food labels in the US and Canada suck as well compared to the UK and Australia. How big is a serve, who's percent daily value? Those numbers just aren't useful.

Here in Australia we have a column for grams per 100g by weight. It makes it much easier to compare foods.

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Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by hvb2 on Thursday October 16, 2025 @01:47PM (#45608467)
Units in the US make comparisons hard... Same problem in recipes...
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Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by jay_kyburz on Thursday October 16, 2025 @02:12PM (#45608782)
You could just have percentage per weight. ie. This product is 30% sugar.

Instead you have than x% of your recommended daily amount, if you are an average size American, eating an average size serving according to the FDA. How are you supposed to do anything with that.

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Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by jjtheblunt on Thursday October 16, 2025 @02:29PM (#45608973)
that sounds actually useful!
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Re:How America got hooked on ultraprocessed foods by tpmoney on Thursday October 16, 2025 @08:13PM (#45612147)
The RDV is based on a 2000 Calorie / day diet as noted on the same labels.
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