Trans fat: The Silent Killers
Artificial trans fats are (or hydrogenated fat) are made when hydrogen gas reacts with oil. The result is a stiffer fat that is much more convenient to be used by manufacturers. Seems reasonable?...
View ArticleCoca-cola and pepsi banned from using cancer causing ingredients in...
Coke and Pepsi whom account for more than 90% of the US soft drink market are changing the way they manufacture their drinks after the FDA banned the use of a carcinogenic ingredient used to make...
View ArticleNutrition Info: Calories in different types of sugar
Do you know what’s what about Sugar? Refined white sugar is pure crystallized sucrose. It can be produced from either sugar cane or sugar beets, but by the time it has been refined to a white crystal,...
View ArticleHow to find ‘hidden’ sugar on food labels
There are many different names for sugar. Two really ‘clever’ ways to disguise sugar in food labels is to use a long, scientific sounding word or to rename the sugar altogether. Ingredients Ending in...
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