Food manufacturers often use front label trickery to imply that their brands are healthier than they really are. I made this mistake the other day - despite usually being quite fanatical about reading the ingredients list and nutrition facts, I got lured by the word 'Natural' on the front of my organic yoghurt, only to find that it
Showing posts with label Food labels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food labels. Show all posts
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Read Food Labels For Your Health
In your quest to keep track of what you are eating, it is just not reasonable to track every single crumb that you put into your mouth. But, portion control is one of the best ways to cut back on calories and loose weight. We live in a world where the portion sizes just keep getting larger and larger. It can be really hard to
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Misleading Food Labels - How To Read Through Them
DON'T BE FOOLED BY MISLEADING MARKETING HYPE.
How is it possible that obesity and heart disease is on the rise when "health-conscious" food manufacturers are loading up our supermarkets with "healthy foods?"
Monday, July 9, 2012
How To Read Food Labels - A 3-Step Guide
I decided to write about how to read food labels after my own slip-up the other day (more on that later). I have to admit that my reading of food labels and ingredients lists verges on obsession. Years ago, it was because I was looking at food labels to make sure they had no fat and as few calories as possible. Back then
How to Read Food Labels
Figuring out how to read food labels is crucial in making superior choices when it comes to the sort and levels of nutrients, calories and fats that one takes in. But the nutritional information and facts might be challenging and can make reading food labels somewhat tricky. Here is a straightforward way of finding out how to go through those nutritional labels.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Foods to Boost Metabolism - Eat Them to Lose Weight
Metabolism is a measure of the speed at which your body burns calories. People who want to lose weight often wonder how they can increase metabolism and burn more body fat. A good way to raise your metabolism is to be more active and do a mixture of aerobic and resistance training. Another way is the eat foods that boost metabolism.
Top Suggested Points To Boost Metabolism And Weight Loss
If you have tried and tested the various products on the market, engaged in intense exercise programs and failed diets then consider the fact that a boost in metabolism may be all you need to achieve desired weight loss goals. Increasing metabolic process will have a positive impact on overall bodily functioning for a healthier way of living. With the following tips, you may unlock the secret to a natural and more efficient way to lose the necessary weight.
Friday, August 19, 2011
How To Properly Decipher Deceptive Food Labels
With today's health conscious consumer, food manufacturers are well aware that a primary concern of the public is health and eating healthy foods. Since marketing plays a huge role in product sales, marketing tactics paint a blurry picture designed to entice you, not educate you. In an effort to provide the public with what they want, food manufacturers use unclear marketing statements like "Reduced Fat" and "98% Fat Free." Beware of products boasting these types of claims. Just because a product label claims "reduced fat" or "light" doesn't mean it's healthy, or low in fat.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
How to read food labels to stay fit
Your weight loss efforts in the modern world will be incomplete unless you learn how to read food labels. These labels carry all the information on the calories and nutrients contained in every food item, and are the only way in which you can regulate your calorie consumption.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Our food: Best Medicine or Poison?
Food is your best medicine. Or, more accurately, the right food choices can be powerful medicine for the mind and the body. A lot of people are aware of this to one degree or another, but they don't always act on the knowledge or use it to their benefit in the fullest extent. Everything we put into our body has an effect of one kind or another.
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