Page 4 - Serving Sizes News Today

>> its a 25-milligram bar. people can eat that in one serving. its got a $1.50 clip on it, which is the most expensive thing in this bar. and its trash. its $1 million a year for packaging. i cant believe i just said that out loud. >> i dont know how much its going to cost us yet. i know that were going to have to change the labels on everything. >> the packaging will completely change everything we do. >> if it went through, susan, i mean, it would be the end of the edible industry. >> there wa...

The woman who made a name for herself by making us all laugh. >> somebody told me, every laugh is like a small vacation for someone. every time you laugh, youve given someone a small vacation. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. topping our health headlines this friday morning, its harder avoiding transfat than you might find. a study by the cdc found one in ten processed foods sold in the u.s. have some transfat in them. even the ones that claim they dont. well thats because the fd...

>> keeping the rest of us guessing. lets get a look at whats coming up on "new day," kate bolduan. >> good morning, guys. well be looking closely at the new nutrition labels. this is fascinating and important for everybody. the nutrition labels will be debuting today. theyre supposed to make it easier to figure out honestly whats healthy for your family, or at least what youre eating in each of these serving sizes. but of course, the question is, whenever anyone tries to help and correct us, a...

Serving. they want to take that part of it out of it as well. this is a proposed labeling. theres going to be a 90-day comment period now. people have very strong opinions on how much should be divulged here and how much it helps. >> theyre even proposing new serving sizes. as i look at this, my headline from this is if you cant beat them join them. its just showing us that we eat bigger servings. >> lets really look at what americans consider a serving and lets label it that way. so and youre r...

Packaging could be getting their first makeover in 20 years. the proposed new label focuses on calories and sugars along with a more realistic approach to serving sizes. still to come, "12 years a slave" is up for nine oscars. one of the nominee, the director, sits down with nischelle turner. >> carol, we are just days away from the oscars. and coming up, we sit down with steve mcqueen and we talk about everything "12 years a slave," what he thinks about the movie and what he thinks about his ...

Academic problems. including bipolar disorder and attention deficit issues. the greatest risk was seen in fathers aged 45 and older. health advocates are pushing the fda to stop a powerful painkiller from going to the market. its called zohydro. its five to ten times more potent than a similar pill, vicodin. the fda approved it last fall. it goes on the market next month but critics are urging the fda to reconsider because the drug is so potent and potentially addictive. get ready for big ch...

Now i really think that line for added sugars is huge. more and more evidence is showing that people need to reduce the added sugar. not to worry about sugar from health request foods like fruits, milk andiology gird, but naturally occurring sugars that are inherent in foods, but to really look at the added sugars. the stuff theyre puttic in to make it sweeter. >> as we understand there will be the 0 days of public comment and this may take about two years to implement for us to look at the box ...

Big changes will be announced today in the nutrition labeling on foods. there is more emphasis on calories and sugar, less on fat. and serving sizes will reflect how much we actually eat. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, february 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good thursday morning, everybody. later this half hour, we will set our sights on spring. >> while the upper midwest wakes up to blow zero weather, california is getting slammed with rain...

Approaches to serving sizes. wall street looking at a mixed open this morning. trading is mostly flat as investors wait to hear from janet yellin. the new fed sheave testifies next hour about the health of our economy. alison kosik has more from new york. >> this is the testimony that janet yellin was supposed to give before the senate two thursdays ago. that same wake the fed chief spoke before a new house committee and made quite the impact on the stock market because the dow surged almost 2...

Changes to nutrition labels. theyre going to put a bigger emphasis on calories and new treents. serving sizes also will be adjusted to reflect how much a person is consuming. dr. sanjay gupta joins us in the next half hour. well discuss this with him. winters fwrip is only getting tighter. indra petersons says another polar plunge is on its way to the northeast. california soaked with so much rain there are flash flood warnings. >> upper midwest today, even cooler than it was yesterday morning...