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FOODLABELLING&<br />
AdditivesPART2By:<br />
ManmadeTransfatsarekilers!Tobeavoided<br />
likeaconfectionerswitharatinthewindow.<br />
Thereforeuponperusalofingredientlabels<br />
bewarethatifitsimplylistshydrogenatedoil<br />
withoutexpreslystatingwhetheritispartialy<br />
orfulyhydrogenateditismorethanlikelynot<br />
transfatfree.Whyareproductsthatendanger<br />
healthusedinfoodproduction?Becausethey<br />
canbehiddeninavarietyofways.Bigbucksin<br />
thefoodindustryalwaysdictateandthese<br />
questionable ingredientscan save money,<br />
extendshelflife,addtextureandincrease<br />
stabilityandthereforeprots.Inmostcases<br />
theycanbehiddenonthelabelquitelegaly<br />
thusavoidingtheinnocentlabelscrutinizers–<br />
thegeneralpublic-bywayofoneofthebig<br />
consin ingredientlabeling,serving sizes.<br />
Manufacturer’sideaofservingsizewil<br />
invariablydifferinsizefrom whatyouandI<br />
wouldconsideranormalsize.Inotherwords<br />
thepublicwouldmorethanlikelythinkthe<br />
wholecontaineristheservingwhereasfrom<br />
themanufacturer’spointofview itcontains<br />
two,threeormoreservings.<br />
Takingintoaccountinmostcasesingredients<br />
are listed perserving and the minimum<br />
amounttobelegalydeclaredonthelabelis<br />
0.5gthenifthedeliberatelylowservingwas<br />
0.4gthenifyouatethewholepacketor<br />
containerthenyouwouldneedtomultiplythe<br />
0.4gbythenumberofservingscontained.This<br />
isknownasportiondistortion.<br />
IcalitVindaloo,everytimeIseeitIgetthe<br />
urgetorun.<br />
BanningTransfatswouldsave7,200livesover<br />
5yearssayexpertsfrom OxfordUniversityand<br />
theDeptofPublicHealthatLiverpool<br />
University.MercifulyTransfatsdonotharm<br />
ourcatsanddogs.Amongthefoods<br />
containingtheseobnoxiousfatsarebiscuits,<br />
cakes,cookies,crackers,doughnuts,icecream,<br />
pizza’sanythingbateredorfriedandletus<br />
MikeDevlin<br />
notforgetsomecannedfoodsandthevastaray<br />
ofchiledandfrozenfoods.<br />
Afterperusaloftheforegoingifyouarelikeme<br />
yourfaithandtrustinthefoodindustryhasbeen<br />
welandtrulyshatered,thefolowingwildolitle<br />
tore-ensureyou.<br />
Alwayslookforthehiddentruthonlabels.Gluten<br />
Freesimplymeansthattheproductdoesnot<br />
containwheat,spelt,ryeorbarley.Manyfoodsare<br />
glutenfreebutarehighlyprocesedandloaded<br />
withunhealthyfatsandsugar.Fruit-avoured<br />
haveneverseenfruitandconsistofchemicals<br />
cobbleduptotastelikefruit.Lightproductshave<br />
undergoneprocesingtoreducecaloriesorfat<br />
andmayhavebeensubjectedtowateringdown.<br />
Theymayhaveadditionalsugaradded.Multigrain<br />
maysoundhealthyjustasourfriendsinfood<br />
marketingdepts.wantustoasume.Inactualfact<br />
theyjustcontainmorethanonetypeofgrain.<br />
Mostlikelyrenedgrainsareusedunlesthe<br />
productismarkedaswholegrain.Naturaldoes<br />
notmeanthattheproductevenresembles<br />
anythingnatural,butthatatonepointthe<br />
manufacturerhadanaturalsource.<br />
Organicdoesnotnecesarilymeantheproductis<br />
healthy,let’sfaceitorganicsugarisstilsugarand<br />
onlycertiedorganicalygrownproductscanbe<br />
organic!NoAddedSugarWealknow Mother<br />
Natureimbuedmanyofherproductswithsugar.<br />
Thefactthatnosugarhasbeenaddeddoesnot<br />
meantheyarenaturalyhealthyandletusnot<br />
forgettheconnivingofourfriendsinthefood<br />
manufacturer’slaboratory’swhoarewelcapable<br />
ofaddingsugarsubstitutes.<br />
Asthesayinggoes‘ifthedatadoesnotsuitget<br />
moredata.<br />
Continuednextedition.
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