Introduction

Welcome to the International Food Information Councils (IFIC) Web site. We are pleased to introduce to you our tool kit, Fat Replacers: New Choices for Managing Dietary Fat. We hope you'll find it a useful resource. Take a moment and browse through the contents and download the presentation in html format. To download or print the PowerPoint slides, follow the instructions listed.

The tool kit is a versatile resource designed to help nutrition educators talk with both health professional and consumer audiences about the options available for managing dietary fat. The kit, developed in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, provides two sets of materials, one for professional audiences and the other for consumer audiences, including presentation scripts, overhead/slide masters, a reference sheet, glossary of fat reduction ingredients, and other resource materials. Order the kit here: Fat Replacers: New Choices for Managing Dietary Fat Tool Kit Order Form

We hope you find this tool kit a helpful resource. For additional information, please click on the links to other materials listed below.

The International Food Information Council (IFIC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to communicate science-based information on food safety and nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, government officials, journalists and others providing information to consumers. IFIC is supported primarily by the broad-based food beverage and agricultural industries.

For All Audiences

• Brochure: The Benefits of Balance: Managing Fat in Your Diet

• Food Guide Pyramid: Basic Maintenance for Your Body

• ADA Position Paper on Fat Replacers

• IFIC Review: Uses and Nutritional Impact of Fat Reduction Ingredients

• Fats and Fat Replacers—Myths and Facts