Healthy Foods? Food Rated from 1 to 100

Posted by admin on October 25, 2008 under Healthy Food | Be the First to Comment

photo by wili hybrid

photo by wili hybrid

A new food labelling system rates a whole range of foods on a scale from 1 to 100 based on how healthy they are (100 = great; 1 = uh oh!). The system was developed by a team lead by the impressively qualified Dr. David Katz MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP.

Obviously, the system has been developed to make money (it’s called ‘NuVal’ & is trademarked), but it’s an interesting look anyway and there are a few “oh really?” surprises like White Bread being marked way worse than Sherbet.

Here’s the complete ‘quick glance’ guide to a range of popular foods:

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