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Up Close - Women's Health - September 27, 2012
Shoppers who read food labels found in new study to be thinner

Newswise

Shoppers—particularly women—who take the time to read food labels are thinner than those who don't.

These findings are from a recent study authored by Steven T. Yen, a University of Tennessee professor in the Institute of Agriculture's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and others.

Women who read food labels weighed nearly 9 pounds less than women who didn't read labels, according to the study. It also found that women read labels more than m...


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