Weekly Nutrition Tip - Unhealthy “Health Foods”

In this week’s health tip, let’s talk about the sometimes mis-labeled health foods that aren’t really so healthy afterall.

Unhealthy ‘Health Foods’
by Dr. John Berardi

Products that claim to be ‘Cholesterol Free’ and ‘Low in Saturated Fat’ often have the most trans-fatty acids. Unfortunately these are the products that most of the public thinks are ‘healthy.’ Remember, trans fats have absolutely no place in the diet! They’re the only type of fat highly associated with very negative health outcomes.

This tip is provided by Dr. John Berardi of Precision Nutrition.

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rss 5 comments
  1. September 23rd, 2007 | 1:04 am

    i agree, those fat free products usually have some other bad ingredient that it is high in. so misleading. it should be illegal.

  2. September 26th, 2007 | 11:14 am

    Great advice… I think alot of times we think something is healthy because of it’s packaging or because of what the company selling the product tries to make us believe. We have to be careful to check and see what really is in the product before we decide to eat it! :)

  3. September 27th, 2007 | 11:28 pm

    I’m sure trans fats WILL be illegal in my lifetime.

  4. September 29th, 2007 | 3:51 pm

    It seems many labels are misleading on purpose.

  5. Fee
    October 20th, 2007 | 4:21 am

    Better be fatty and healthy - if it’s possible … :-{

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