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Health Canada nixes low-carb labelling

So Health Canada is making it illegal for food products to be labeled based on their level of carbohydrates (low carb, no carb, carb-free), etc. Now personally I agree with HC that these low-carb diets are generally crap and not based on any evidence. And while I believe in freedom of speach, I also think that consumers should be protected from false claims on products.

That all being said, this seems to go too far. If a product says it is low carb, it is what it is. There's a difference in saying "low in carbohydrates" and saying "this is better for you because it's low in carbohydrates." Seems to me that a company should be able to make any (factual) statement it wants about the content of its products. A product can say "made with alberta beef" without it being implied that alberta beef is healthier. Consumers should have the right to be idiots and base their eating habits on whatever they like. Health Canada should just be insuring that the information is factual.