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ZonePerfect was a manufacturer of health food products located in Columbus, Ohio.They were known for their nutrition bars and shakes, created to comply with the Zone diet. [citation needed] The brand was a part of the Ross Productions Division of Abbott Laboratories, and was commonly available in grocery stores in the United States.
Design: Eat This, Not That!Low-sugar protein bars have become a staple for many, serving as convenient midday snacks, pre- or post-workout fuel, or even the occasional meal replacement.
Three protein bars: from left to right, a Kind bar, a Clif bar, and a LUNA bar. Protein bars are a convenience food that contains a high proportion of protein relative to carbohydrates and fats. Despite the label focusing on protein, many mass-marketed protein bars contain more added sugar than some desserts like cookies or doughnuts. [1]
Balance Bar, sometimes styled as balance bar, is the brand name of a nutritional energy bar based on the 40-30-30 dietary principle, that is, a diet containing 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein and 30% dietary fat. The 40-30-30 nutritional philosophy was popularized by Dr. Barry Sears, a biochemist, and later expounded in his Zone diet books.
Like other low-carb diets, the ideas underlying the Zone diet are unproven. [1] [4] [6]As of 2013, there were "no cross-sectional or longitudinal studies examining the potential health merit of adopting a Zone Diet per se, [and] closely related peer-reviewed findings from scientific research cast strong doubt over the purported benefits of this diet.
A HOOAH! energy bar provided by the United States Army in its MREs. Energy bars are supplemental bars containing cereals, micronutrients, and flavor ingredients intended to supply quick food energy. Because most energy bars contain added protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and other nutrients, they may be marketed as functional foods.
Quest Nutrition is an American food company that specializes in protein bars, protein shakes, protein powder, and various other high-protein foods. It was founded by Tom Bilyeu, Mike Osborn, and Ron Penna in 2010. In 2019, it was acquired by The Simply Good Foods Company, the parent company of Atkins Nutritionals.
"Nutrition Facts Label Programs & Materials". Ingredients, Packaging & Labeling. Labeling & Nutrition. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional Health Alliance v. Shalala, 953 F.Supp. 526 (S.D.N.Y., 1997) Challenge, on First Amendment grounds, the NLEA framework requiring advanced FDA authorization for health claims made on vitamin labels.