If you're ever stuck wondering what it is you're actually putting into your
body you're definitely not alone consumers are constantly having to make
tough and often uninformed decisions about food so here
are the top 10 secrets the food industry doesn't want you to
know how are they going to fit in my body
addictive chips not having chips have you ever wondered why we can't get
our hands out of the chip bag once it's open
because of their crispy goodness as it turns out there's actually a scientific
reason for this and the secret lives in the way some of
our favorite snacks are engineered in popular chips like doritos
researchers have identified a phenomenon called
the bliss point which causes our brains to miss signs of fullness
according to reports this bliss point occurs because of the absence of a
distinct taste in the chips the combination of sugar salt and fat
are largely behind this and can cause serious damage if they are
consumed in excess over long periods of time
if our brains are always being tricked into eating more than we should
the health impact could be catastrophic what's more
these foods are widely available and contain next to no nutritional value
and we all know what you get when a good tasting food is coupled with easy access
and high fat and sugar content obesity a rising issue within north
america and beyond as of december 2017 chip
sales totaled at a massive 5.3 billion dollars in sales which is more
than a seven percent increase from the previous year
and the sales are only rising we had better be careful with what we put in
our bodies or we just might end up like the people in wall-e i haven't
eaten much today okay like basically like lays
potato chips nutella you can have a finger scoop
of nutella one finger scoop and nutella there
most people are familiar with the delicious hazelnut spread that took the
world by storm in 1969 when the already famous italian spread came to the u.s
and while still being a chocolaty product people's first impressions of
nutella were that it was a little healthier than some of the other spreads
because of the strong emphasis on the inclusion of hazelnuts
unfortunately nutella usa caught on to this and attempted to convince us that
their product was a healthy breakfast option
through a tv ad which claimed that the three main ingredients are
hazelnuts skim milk and a hint of cocoa which while not being false on its own
omits a lot of other ingredients like palm oil artificial flavors and
added sugar thankfully the public became outraged at
this and filed a class-action lawsuit against the company in july of 2014 for
falsely advertising nutella as a health food
as a result certain consumers of the product were reimbursed and the company
was required to modify their advertising as to not be misleading
it might seem extreme but when you think about the fact that nutella the
health food was being advertised to mothers to give their kids
it makes a lot of sense that people were upset so next time you're reaching for
the nutella first thing in the morning maybe opt for a different spread it's a
badminton suite to get me candied energy bars if you ever want to
feel like you have superpowers try one of these most people would agree
that the best energy bars should have a lot of protein and iron to give you the
boost you need but it turns out that many brands use
sugar as one of their main ingredients the transition came about when energy
bars started being marketed to office workers
oh yeah i'm sorry about that and suddenly each bar had an
unprecedented amount of added sugar thankfully there are
options out there for less sugary energy bars certain ones that contain less than
200 calories are more likely to have less sugar as
well otherwise the savvy consumer can compare the amount of protein and fiber
between brands to get a sense of which one will satisfy
ideally energy bars with less than 10 grams of sugar are the healthiest out of
the bunch still the healthiest alternative is to
refuel the body with whole foods hopefully future iterations of energy
bars will contain less sugar but for now we'll just have to keep an
eye out for those sneaky details no you eat this
oh honey honey hi honey i'm ted while widely considered as
one of the best natural sweeteners honey itself isn't the issue here as
usual it's the incorrect labeling of products that is causing
problems in today's food market as a lot of food enthusiasts may know
honey contains high levels of antioxidants and
active phytonutrients which have been known to help boost your immune system
where's the honey coming from and while it's already a little difficult to label
honey as beekeepers can't monitor exactly where their bees pollinate a
better effort by companies could definitely be made
not only that but certain honey brands that give off the trademark golden
yellow glow use sugars as an additive to make up for
any variety and taste that each batch of honey may have
high fructose corn syrup is often one of these additives
and its inclusion almost defeats the purpose of using honey as a sweetener
even when buying organic honey consumers should still consider it as an added
sugar just to be safe is this a joke what
shaken bacon bacon to the chagrin of many bacon
lovers out there this processed meat isn't all that it
seems according to recent studies bacon is actually a carcinogen and has
very few health benefits but somehow it keeps flying off the
shelves this is largely because of misleading labeling as there are bacon
options that boast a nitrate-free marketing plug
leading consumers to believe that it is a natural meat and a good source of
protein a lifetime without baking to make up for
i will keep eating and eating and eating how can i help me
i'm going down however there is no evidence to show
that nitrate-free meat is any less harmful
like the honey ordeal consumers are led to believe that the product is something
that it's not we all know it's going to be tough to
cut the bacon out of burgers breakfast and sandwiches but it's not
the end of the world once in a while is fine but remember
everything in moderation
sugary sweet lies this has powdered sugar on it and i ordered no sugar
when people talk about going on a diet they are often referring to reducing the
amount of unnecessary fat they consume but contrary to popular belief
fat isn't the only major contributor to weight gain and health problems
my boyfriend is that fat highly addictive and found in high doses and
many products an excess of sugar is more to blame and
while we know that sugar isn't great for your arteries there's a lot the food
industry has covered up in order to keep consumers buying sugary products
according to npr national public radio a study funded by the sugar research
foundation conducted in 1960 was doctored because of damning evidence of
the correlation between the consumption of sugar
and heart disease the srf funded the harvard study and the end result was a
heavily edited view of the sugar industry
placing fat as the problem and discrediting many other studies
suggesting that americans lessen their sugar intake the report was later
published in 1967 in the new england journal of medicine
and no mention of special funding or srf's involvement was included
meant to be viewed as an independent study this propagation of false
information left americans in the dark and although
we know better now it should never have happened in the
first place i was so guilty of having so much sugar in my diet
fat free what's that that's not for us since we now know the negative effects
of consuming excess amounts of fat many companies have caught wise and
began to market many of their unhealthy products as
fat-free or trans fat free to soothe our worries
but little do we know there are certain loopholes in this marketing tactic that
allow for the rules to be bent for example if there is less than one
gram of trans fat in a product the company is not required to list it
in the nutrition facts but think about how much trans fat that
could add up to if consumers are not aware of it being present in our foods
as for the no fat included claims companies often make up for the process
by packing foods with sugar to help their products still taste
good so while they're right that the item contains low to zero
fat the level of sugar is almost always double what it should be so the food
still tastes good this again hearkens back to the war on
fat and our misplaced focus on the true culprit of health
problems sugar what do we do cam we fight
people are led to believe these low-fat snacks are much healthier than they
actually are and as a result they tend to overeat
many whole foods are naturally low in fat and are much better options than
their man-made counterparts so the next time you're wanting a snack
look no further than the fresh produce section
peanut butter ah no we don't stock stuff like that lady
no gluten no problem what the heck is gluten
i mean does gluten even exist today many gluten-free options are harkened as the
healthier alternative as they are aligned with many vegan and vegetarian
diets having gluten-free options is also a
necessity as those with celiac disease need the alternatives but if consumers
are just looking for a healthier version of bread
is gluten free really the way to go i don't know
apparently not as the more your food is being processed
the worse for you it is regardless of whether it has gluten in it or not
in many gluten-free bread products the absent ingredient leaves the dough dry
and in need of another gluing agent to make the ingredients stick together
to do this many companies end up adding rice flours and other starches that
contain a lot of trans fat which our bodies can't process
and like sugar having too much trans fat in your system can lead to heart disease
and other health problems later in life but gluten-free diets aren't the problem
by themselves it's only the man-made substitutes that
create issues as a common health term that gets tossed
around pretty frequently consumers forget that things like meat and dairy
don't contain any gluten and are already gluten-free so really the
true gluten-less diet is simply an elimination of starchy
foods that contain wheat and rye and while your body needs the sugars and
fats that come from these kinds of food products they can also be consumed in
foods other than bread so unless you have celiac disease maybe
lay off the gluten-free pasta and enjoy some rye bread
instead or just eat it all the time without even stopping
veggie-less veggie straws the chips aren't really good though they sure are
often marketed as a healthier alternative to the regular chip most
people seem to believe that the infamous veggie straws are somehow made with real
vegetables but it comes as a little surprise that
this is not the case in fact the straws are more like chips
than any fresh produce you can find in your local grocery store the snack is
also missing most of the essential vitamins characteristic of vegetables
for example in an ounce of spinach there are only 7 calories but within those
calories are the vitamins a and c as well as a small percentage of
calcium and potassium the veggie straws on the other hand have only low levels
of iron and a little bit of fiber so veggie straws aren't so veggie like
but why do so many people think they're better for you than they
are according to some the association with vegetables and the low-fat claims
are what fool people the snacks creator sensible portions
wants people to associate the straws with being healthier and can technically
slap on the veggie label because of the powdered veggie flavors that exist in
each chip i am very very sneaky sir in fact
because consumers believe they are eating a relatively healthy snack
they tend to eat more of them than they normally would which is just as
unhealthy as eating regular junk food so next time you're in the store rethink
those veggie snacks you're about to buy because they may not be all that they
seem what a surprise misleading baby formula formula is
toxic you have to breastfeed when raising kids parents want to make sure
that everything being fed to their newborn is safe and
healthy in as many ways as possible i did it i took care of the babies all by
myself but how can we be sure of that with such
misleading ingredients on the simplest things like
baby formula as one of the very first things that many newborns are fed
baby formula should be simply made and straightforward without any added
ingredients or harmful chemicals however companies like nestle have been
using convoluted language in their baby formula ingredients list
to cover up a lot of problematic additives stating that their formulas
have an identical structure to breast milk
which sounds more than a little ominous when you think of what that could mean
even worse these kinds of liberties are illegal as stated by the world health
organization it is unclear if the formulas followed
regulations in north america but in south america
brazil and hong kong nestle actually added sucrose to these formulas
claiming that it was for the baby's good health not only is this harmful to
newborns nestle often recants and changes their
stance on this issue saying at one time that the sucrose is
perfectly fine for young children while simultaneously omitting it from
north american formulas and while this opens up a whole wealth
of other problematic practices by big companies it is safe to say that
newborns who consumed nestle's formula with the included sucrose were put at
risk by an uncaring corporation thankfully the
controversy came to light in 1970 and caused an international
boycott of the formula and a return to many mothers
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