LIVING 50 PLUS
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DECEMBER 2019
THE NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
SENIOR LIVING | HEALTH
Do You Know What’s in Your Dietery Supplement? (StatePoint) Dietary supplements help people get the nutrients they need to thrive, and 77 percent of Amer- icans take them, according to the Council for Respon- sible Nutrition (CRN). However, experts say that in or- der to make smart choices down the line, it is necessary to understand changes being made to product labels. cisions, and being label wise, according to Wommack, means being committed to reading product labels, having knowledge of what information is featured and why, and making smart, well-informed purchasing de- cisions. International Units (IU), to the more common mea- sures of milligrams (mg) and micrograms (mcg). • Folic acid, an important nutrient before and during pregnancy, will be listed as folate and measured in mi- crograms of dietary folate equivalents (DFEs).
“While some of the changes to the label are more ob- vious than others, all of them are important to under- stand,” says Wommack. To help you understand the transition, CRN has iden- tified some of the noticeable aspects of the new Supple- ment Facts label: • New Daily Values (DVs) will reflect the latest nutri- tion science and changes in American diets.
“The Food and Drug Administration has mandated that all dietary supplement products feature updated labeling by January 2021 to reflect the evolution of the American diet, as well as advancements in nutrition science,” says BrianWommack, senior vice president of communications at CRN. “Larger manufacturers will comply by January 2020, and many other manufactur- ers will be introducing the new labels early, so it’s smart for everyone to get familiar with the updates now.” Eighty-two percent of Americans agree that the infor- mation on the label helps them make purchasing de-
• If sugar is added to the product, you will see the amount and percent DV.
To learn more about the coming changes, as well as for more tips and advice on reading supplement labels, visit BeLabelWise.org or follow the conversation at #labelwise. “We all have unique nutritional needs. So, talk with your healthcare practitioner to understand how these label changes might impact you,” says Wommack.
• Vitamins A, D, and E will change from amounts in
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