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Reimagining food labels

If you think you’re eating healthy by consulting food labels, you may be very mistaken. Wired Magazine’s current food issue serves up a redefined approach to labeling that, according to Wired, makes understanding ingredients and nutritional information a lot easier to swallow. What’s wrong with the FDA’s current structure? And would more user-friendly labels make people more health conscious?