When teaching clients how to correctly interpret food labels, it is important to stress that a product that is labeled as "reduced fat" can really mean:
1. The product may actually have more of different types of fat than similar products.
2. The product has less fat than a similar product, but still is high in fat.
3. The product has very low amounts of fat.
4. The product has less than the recommended daily requirement of fat.
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Rationale: Many consumers are confused by labeling claims on products. A product labeled as reduced fat has less fat than a similar product, but may still have a significant fat content. Less of an ingredient does not necessarily translate as "little" or "none," only as less. References to the amount of fat contained in a product are in comparison to similar products and do not refer to the U.S. RDA.
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