Are you one of those shoppers who meticulously check the nutrition label of every product but buy it anyway as long they know the food tastes good?

Well you may not be alone.

According to an AP-Ipsos survey of 1,003 adults, conducted May 30 to June 1,

Nearly 80 percent of Americans say they check food labels, looking for things like fat and calories and sugars. But 44 percent of people admit that even when the news is not good, they buy the food.

Two-thirds of Americans weigh too much. Why do they bother reading labels?

“I don’t know, force of habit. I want to see what I’m getting myself into,” says Loren Cook, 39, of Marysville, Wash. “It doesn’t make my buying decisions for me. It’s mostly a curiosity factor.”

-Via CBS News

A curiosity factor? With two-thirds of us over-weight, we better be more than curious. Remember, nutrition labels are there for one reason and one reason only: to help consumers make better choices.

Please. Make better choices. Make it your way of life.

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