Headlines: October 24, 2011 by Kyle Thomson The Institute of
Medicine has proposed a simplified labeling system to display
nutritional information on food packaging. Under the plan,
nutritional labels would display the amount of calories along
with zero to three stars to indicate how healthy the food is.
Stars would vary based on the level of added sugar, sodium, and
saturated or trans fats in the product. The proposal comes in
response to Congress' request for a simplified nutritional
labeling system that would allow for easier healthy decision-
making by consumers and closely follows the model of the Energy
Star labeling system that has been successfully implemented with
appliances.A newly released study suggests girls exposed to BPA
while in the womb have a higher likelihood of developing
behavioral and emotional problems. BPA, or bisphenol-A, is a
common compound found in plastic drink bottles and food can
lining. Americans are almost universally exposed to BPA, but
increasingly high levels of BPA in women