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Fortification: How Food Companies Fool You
Does fortifying sugary drinks, cookies, chips, or candy with extra vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants make them healthier? Hardly…but it does make consumers THINK they’re healthier. That’s what food...
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3 Food Label Claims That May Be Leading You Astray
The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” couldn’t be more applicable than when you’re wandering the aisles of the supermarket. Food boxes, bags, and pouches are decorated from top to bottom with...
View ArticleUntil Trans Fats Are Extinct, Beware of These Foods
This week, the FDA proposed a measure that would essentially ban artificial trans fats in the food supply — and health experts everywhere rejoiced. Tran fats are a major contributor to heart disease,...
View ArticleNutrition Labels Get a (Much Needed) Makeover
The Nutrition Facts Panel on the side of your cereal box is getting a makeover — finally. Last week, the FDA sent a list of proposed changes to the White House that will hopefully make nutrition labels...
View ArticleThe Truth Behind the Subway Bread Scare
These past few months have taught us that if consumers make a big enough stink about artificial chemicals in food, food companies will respond. Last November, Kraft announced it would remove artificial...
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Nutrition Label Redesign: Your Voice Counts, So Use It!
The nutrition label changes proposed by the FDA has caused a lot of excitement, and with good reason. This will be the first update to the label since it was first implemented more than 20 years ago,...
View ArticleA New Reason to Avoid Trans Fats
If trans fats are in the headlines, you can pretty much guarantee it won’t be good news. A new study presented last week at an American Heart Association research conference identified yet another...
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Does Your KIND Bar Pass This Health Test?
The FDA cracked down on KIND snack bars this week, declaring their use of the word “healthy” on packages a violation of labeling regulations. The news came as a surprise to many who view the bars as a...
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Everything You Need to Know About the FDA’s Trans-Fat Ban
Every 2-tablespoon serving of this frosting contains 1.5 grams trans fat from partially hydrogenated oils. Yesterday was a landmark day in the fight to protect consumers against the harms of trans...
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