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- From: artemis@netcom.com (Michelle Dick)
- Subject: Re: Hidden Fat In Packaged Foods
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.001530.16371@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
- References: <20135@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 00:15:30 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- In article <20135@mindlink.bc.ca> Janet_Wilson@mindlink.bc.ca (Janet Wilson) writes:
- >Read that list of ingredients!
- >I do a slow burn at "sugar free" products that list fructose or honey or corn
- >syrup as ingredients,
-
- I agree with you here.
-
- >at "fat free" products that are filled with nuts,
-
- Well, this would be illegal. A manufacturer can't call a product
- "fat-free" unless it has less than 0.5 gr fat/serving (I believe
- that's the regulation). Products full of nuts don't meet this
- criterion. If you've seen such a product (which I doubt) then the
- manufacturer should be reported. Now, I have seen stores (health-food
- stores are particularly guilty of this) claiming "oil-free" when the
- products contain nuts/olives/avocados/etc.
-
- > and
- >at "cholesterol free" products that are filled with fats (my favourite
- >example is corn oil).
-
- Well, at least this one is technically true. I'm waiting for signs on
- fruits and vegetables shouting "cholesterol free!" heh heh. My
- response to these claims: no kidding. It's only a misleading claim
- because folks don't understand the difference between fats and
- cholesterol or know that both can contribute to high blood cholesterol.
- Preying on the stupidity of the public is a time-honored advertising
- tradition.
-
- --
- Michelle Dick
- artemis@netcom.com
-