# In an op-ed, PhD student Steven Dallas discusses his research on the FDA's changes to food labels

1 Faculty News September 15, 2015 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031074.jpg?itok=f6OME_Rm)>

Excerpt from [The Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/09/15/the-fdas-new-food-labels-could-make-you-fatter-heres-why/) -- "The new labels will also include updated serving sizes to better reflect how much people typically consume. But this change may create a troubling unintended consequence: It could actually increase how much food people eat."

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