Diet Coke Nutrition Label

Diet Coke Nutrition Label

Diet Coke Nutrition Label

“Fat-Free!” “Sugar Free!” “Low salt!” These are just a few of the many key words food packagers are putting on their labels. They're words designed to encourage consumers, especially seniors being warned to watch out for salt, fat, and sugar, to believe that their product is a true asset in a healthy diet plan.

The good news is more of today’s food choices are good assets in a healthful nutritional program. The challenge is to know what all these words and phrases mean and which ones are most likely to be helpful when one is trying to eat healthfully.

"Low" Fat, "Low" Cholesterol

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) offers these fat and cholesterol guidelines for labels: