European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To your health nutrient lit required Only ii the Tuburi Artuzer Dainta the product u Nurr soon new can be us Lor  run Catbe i in Luct that ii Brand new or that hit bran Aub Wandall changed. Arc getting smaller Thiu amount of caloric tit and Lodium team int.  a att. In  by weight. Bill Many and dim need nol be ratified. Product can have no mope than 40 calorie Fol moving. Then la no of natural product no. Contain Tiu Cal deciphering food labels by Gayle Young United press International for most people nutrition labels of Loo packages read like alphabet soup vitamins. A c and a plethora of b s As a percent Geol us. Tda but according to she american heart association Consumers can glean important i i Orma Ion rom nutrition labels once they knew what they Are looking Lor. Labels Ara an excellent tool Tor comparing similar products to ind which arc highest in nutrients and which Are loaded with lats Cholo Sterol and sugars for people on Low 1at or Law cholesterol diets he labels provide life saving information about the consent of Lood and doctors now believe people May to Able to avoid Colrain types of cancer and heart disease by limiting the amount of Tats and cholesterol in their dials. Most of the information you need to make Good Nul Lional buys is on the Label according to a report on nutrition labels from the association the it s. Government requires nutrition labels on All enriched and Lor tied goods and on tools for which a nutrition claim has been made said Chris Lecos spokesman lot the food and drug administration. But my Rood manuf Cluren recognizing. Consumers interest in Good health Are voluntarily including nutrition Labelling on their packages even when not required to do so by Law. A Lille Over so percent of packaged foods carry nut lion information Locos said. The majority of them Are on a Volunteer  information on nutrition labels is usually divided Inlo two categories nutritional information per a ending and percentage of the us. Recommended daily allowances . Rda " according to dieticians the . Flea is a Standard measurement for protein vitamins and minerals and is nol a goal people must attain every single Day to remain  people easily meet the Flea Standard by eating a variety of foods such As Dairy products Moats Fraahs trusts and vegetables and Grain products like bread. The american heart association recommends Puoplo use the Rda information on labels to directly compare products to Lind the highest in vitamins and minerals Bui lha group warns that serving sue May vary from product to product. Mandatory nutrition labels must also list calories per serving. The amount of calories in a food product do Ponds on the amount of Tell carbohydrates and protein it contains with fal supplying the lion s share of calories nine per Gram. Protein and carbohydrates have Lour calories Nash per room Landor the heading Lal on to Berj manufacturers must list information on two types polyunsaturated and saturated. Mono saturated fats Are Only reflected m the total fat  fats have the same nine calories per Gram bul goods higher in polyunsaturated lats Are considered More healthy than those loaded with saturated lats. The amount of cholesterol per sowing is important too. Bul it does not by Taw have to be listed on food labels. All packaged goods must also Lisl ingredients on the Label Wilh the ingredient in the largest Quantity first Locos said. Nutrition a Perls warn thai some manufacturers attempt to hide the amount of sugar and fats in their products by listing who Roll types separately for instance sugar molasses and sucrose Alt of which Are sugars Ore olten listed separately. Tho american heart association says As Consumers look Lor Lood Low in cholesterol saturated fals and sugars which provide calories Hul Little nutrition Livoy should no Overlook some Unla bled foods Unla bled foods like meals Iresh fish fruit. Vegetables and Broad May to higher in vitamins and minerals than labelled prepared foods. Blood test spots alcoholics by Daniel  associated press a new blood test can identify alcoholics even when they Haven t had a drink Lor several years researchers  say the test could become an important Means of spoiling alcoholism Early it can to treated before permanent damage occurs. It might even give doctors a Way to spot children who Are at High risk of becoming alcoholics when they grow up. But Tho researchers said further study is necessary to determine whether the Dif Serences they found occur Only Amor years of alcohol abuse or instead reflect some inherited difference in the biological makeup of alcoholics the researchers said heir test which measures two blood chemicals was about 75 percent accurate in distinguishing alcoholics from people who Don t have drinking problems Tho study May simply provide a Means for distinguishing individuals who drink a  said or. Boris Tabakoff. For physicians it is imperative to know Whol Hor problems May to alcohol related it s awfully Dill cult to gel a very accurate consumption history from  on the other hand he continued it May be More profound 11 May indicate individuals who Havo an inherent predisposition Ohavo problems with  Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday february 2,1988