Friday, 9 January 2015

7 Ingredients in Food That Sound Scary but Are Totally Okay to Eat

Antifreeze in your salad dressing? 7 ingredients that sound toxic but are safe

When you read the ingredient label of many packaged foods, you'll often see lots of ingredients that you can't pronounce. Do they pose any danger to your health?While some of these ingredients are found in non-food items (like shampoos and cosmetics), the comparison ends there. Despite scare-mongering headlines like "yoga mat material in your sandwich!

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8 Ways to Bust Through a Weight-Loss Plateau

Change your workout and the time of day you workout, says Franklin Antoian personal trainer and founder of www.iBodyFit.com. Different workouts (Zumba, cycling, interval training) at different times of the day shakes things up and provides some additional calorie burn. Limit your carbs to non-starchy veggies, beans and whole grains (with the endosperm, germ and bran intact), says Ann Kulze, M.D.

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6 ways the food industry is duping you at the grocery store

Maybe you think you're not the type to be tricked so easily. Well, think again! The truth is, you might actually be getting duped every time you walk into your local grocery store. It's time to stop the deception once and for all. Here are the top six front-of-package phrases and foods that have been throwing you off.

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