Since the Food and Drug Administration started requiring nutrition labels on packaged foods in the early 1990s, many people have started consulting them before deciding what -- and how much -- to eat.

While nutrition labels can be a good guide, all the information contained in that little box can be overwhelming and hard to decipher at times.

What do you look at first when you read the nutrition labels on food items? Take our poll and let us know.

What do you look at on nutrition labels?

Calories
Fat
Sodium
Carbohydrates
Sugar
I don’t read nutrition labels

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