The biggest problem with current nutrition information is not the nutrition amount, but the "serving size" that these amounts are calculated on. Even worse, some "serving size" selections make it very hard to comparison shop.

 However, I think that some of the points in the article are pretty funny, particularly concerning the situation when potato chips would be labelled with two green lights. Yes, potato chips are not that bad based on their "nutrition value"; glycemic index and the like is a whole different matter. Yes, a typical "healthy" power bar would be worse. But how can you blame the labeling if the facts simply don't conform to the stereotypes?

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