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| Re-Fortified & Refined Grains Refined And Re-Fortified Grains Are Grain-Based Foods Like Certain Breakfast Cereals, Pastas, And Rice Etc.. Products That Have Been Refined Such That The Naturally Occurring Fiber, Vitamins, Minerals Have Been Removed. Companies Then Replace The Fiber And Synthetic Versions Of The Vitamins And Minerals That Were Initially Removed. Sometimes (And This Is Really Sneaky) They Put Everything Back In Naturally Occurring Ratios So That They Can Still Claim The Food Contains ‘Whole Grains’. My Suggestion: Just Eat The Real Unfortified Stuff In The First Place. BY: http://www.shape.com/authors/dr-mike-roussell |
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| Rice Cakes This Is Fact That Rice Cakes Can Have A Glycemic Index Rating As High As 91 (Pure Glucose Has A Rating Of 100), Making It The Kind Of Carbohydrate That Will Send Your Blood Sugar On A Roller Coaster Ride. This Is Bad For Weight Loss And For Your Health.BY: Http://www.Shape.Com/Authors/Dr-Mike-Roussell |
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| Salad Dressing Fat-free salad dressings are a perfect example of healthy food gone worst. Salad dressing is the perfect combination of vinegar which helps control blood sugar and plant oils full of essential fatty acids and sometimes antioxidants. However, an irrational fear of dietary fats has forced food companies to mess around with this perfect blend. The resulting fat-free salad dressings have introduced sugar and high fructose corn syrup, un-pronounceable emulsifying agents, and other food science secrets used to make the unnatural seem natural. BY: http://www.shape.com/authors/dr-mike-roussell |
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| Shark The benefit ratio of eating fish is (omega-3 fats vs. the risk of mercury) typically falls in favor of the omega-3 fats and their incredible health effects. Shark is one of the exceptions. Despite having an omega-3 fat content similar to tuna, shark contains almost three times the amount of mercury. Tilefish is another high mercury/low omega-3 fish that should be avoided.By: http://www.shape.com/authors/dr-mike-roussell |
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| Sugar-Sweetened Beverages If You Stop Eating Only One Thing On This List, It Should Be Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. The Empty Calories Help Pad Your Waistline Without Offering Any Sense Of Satiety Or Fullness. Plus, Simple Sugars Do An Excellent Job Of Lowering Your Good Cholesterol And Increasing Your Triglyceride Levels (Two Risk Factors For Heart Disease). Drinking Sugary Beverages Also Promotes Disturbances In Your Body’s Inflammatory Balance, Making It Harder To Recover From Exercise And Increasing Your Risk Of Numerous Chronic Diseases. By: http://www.Shape.Com/Authors/Dr-Mike-Roussell |
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| Seitan Seitan, originally from Asia, is a common meat substitute for vegetarian dishes. Unlike many meat substitutes, seitan is not soy derived but made entirely of wheat gluten. Wheat gluten is a highly allergenic protein that is naturally found only in small amounts in wheat-based products. While there is no research linking seitan intake to increased prevalence of gluten allergies or intolerances, I’m wary that eating a lot of this allergenic protein may trigger development of a more severe gluten allergy or intolerance. By: http://www.shape.com/authors/dr-mike-roussell |
