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Nutrition gone crazy???? The US

By Ryan on August 8th, 2007

Has nutrition gone over the top?   This was recently found whilst searching on the net……  

Federal Government Mulls Nutrition Labels for Wine
Wineries may be required to list calorie content, carbohydrates, fats, proteins and other information on labels

Laurie Woolever

The federal government put forth last week two proposals that, if passed, would require all alcoholic beverages sold in the United States to carry alcohol content statements and serving-facts panels on their labels. According to a statement issued by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (a division of the Department of the Treasury), under the proposed amendments to existing regulations, winemakers, beer brewers and spirits distillers would be legally obligated to provide information about calorie content, carbohydrates, fats and proteins in their products.

Give us your say what do you think?  I believe if your unable to realise that too much alcohol isn’t the best for you maybe you need to drink some more.  Yes it may be helpful to know how many calories you’re consuming.  After 2+ drinks do you really think anyone is going to bother reading the fine print?  If they’re able to that is…….   

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  1. Ryan says:

    General rule for most alcoholic drinks protein and fats none of….. Calories 500kj or 120cals. If you have 2 beers it is like sitting down to a lite meal.

    August 8th, 2007 at 7:40 pm

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