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Family. to achieve this go-- >> were listening to michelle obama talk about proposed changes to the food labels. this is going to include changing things from how many calories are in a serving side to how many calories in a package. theres going to be more realistic serving sizes. these are very big changes for anyone who looks at food labels and the first lady is making it clear, this is easier to read and easier to make healthy choices. dr. sanjay gupta has been listening with me. she said, w...

The nutrition labels we see on foods and drinks could soon change in a very big way. the fed plan to overhaul the labels for the first time in two decades to help us make healthier choices. we have it up here. on the left, the current label. calories on the left, fat, saturated fat. trans-fat always a zero in new york. on the right, a version of the proposed changes. more information here. the bolder type shows the changes. the feds say they include larger, more realistic serving sizes because w...

Elizabeth prann is live with more. were waiting on word from the white house. what can we expect. >> reporter: we expect to hear from the first lady like you said who will formally announcing label changes. it will however not happen overnight, could be some time, even years before we see the gradual change. there are about 700,000 products that need to be updated. some of the more significant examples well see are the calorie font size and accurate representation of the serving size as well as ...

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>> champaign can be sweet. >> only a tenth of a doughnut in a glass of champaign. its a good option if you are looking to reduce your sugar intake. same with red wine. a at the point of a doughnut in red wine. >> what about white wine? >> white wine has a bit more sugar, but its still low sugar compares to ale. >> im amazed to find out a pena cola da has sugar in it. >> it has 2 1/2 doughnuts worth of sugar in it. one thing that is interesting is its hard to find out how much sugar you are getti...

A study on premature babies didnt give enough information about the risks. the study played a role in the death of some infants and the blindness of others. that study took place 2004 and 2009. that sounds outrageous. new york city tried to ban sodas larger than 16 ounces. now a study from the university of san diego which new york officials may not like to hear. when serving sizes are restricting, consumers simply buy more of the smaller sized drinks. bob seger fan that spent 5 1/2 years in...

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Nutritional information for you to see makes you take part. so the small steps could help us in some of those eating right and eating less. >> julie: you say the suggestion to increase serving size says a double-edged sword? >> absolutely. if we increase the serving sizes because people are eating more, they might think the fad is telling us its okay to eat more. its okay to eat this amount of potato chips that is sitting in front of us. i think it gives the wrong message. better message is to u...

>> no none of us think this will enclosure cure fix the obesity problem that is happening around the world but small steps to help us understand what were eating to get better guidance is important. >> julie: i guess people are busy cooking at home a lot less. i dont know if were just lazy or really hungry because we know the serving sizes are going to be massive in restaurants. serving sizes is the biggest problems among americans. i have a problem with serving sizes. i now im told to eat a pie...