Too many foods that didn’t use to have sugar and that you don’t expect to have sugar, now have added sugar. These are things like salad dressing, beans and yogurt. Some people think the amount of added sugar should be disclosed on the front, not hidden in the back. Food lobbying groups want to keep hidden sugar hidden.
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Too many foods that didn’t use to have sugar and that you don’t expect to have sugar, now have added sugar. These are things like salad dressing, beans and yogurt. Some people think the amount of added sugar should be disclosed on the front, not hidden in the back. Food lobbying groups want to keep hidden sugar hidden.
From the article: In the 1940s, a famous Camel cigarettes campaign featured the[ slogan](https://www.history.com/news/cigarette-ads-doctors-smoking-endorsement), “More doctors smoke Camels.” By 1969, a mandatory warning label was added to cigarettes, giving consumers clearer access to information about risks, allowing them to make more informed choices about their health. Today the percentage of Americans who smoke is 11% compared to nearly[ 50%](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820165/#:~:text=The%20descriptive%20statistics%20for%20each,25%20percent%20in%20the%202000s.) back in the day when “more doctors smoked Camels”.