Are There True Health Foods?
First the term “Health Food” is inherently misleading. All food eaten in moderation can be healthful in the context of a balanced diet.
Daily Archives: July 7, 2015
What is Organic?
Organic is a labeling term that indicates that the food or other agricultural product has been produced through approved methods. These methods integrate cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. Synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering may not be used.
You’re in the supermarket eyeing a basket of sweet, juicy plums. You reach for the conventionally grown stone fruit, then decide to spring the extra $1/pound for its organic cousin. You figure you’ve just made the healthier decision by choosing the organic product — but new findings from Stanford University cast some doubt on your thinking.
They did not find strong evidence that organic foods are more nutritious or carry fewer health risks than conventional alternatives, though consumption of organic foods can reduce the risk of pesticide exposure.
“There isn’t much difference between organic and conventional foods, if you’re an adult and making a decision based solely on your health,”
Can You Spot A Quack?
Quacks are people who exaggerate health claims. By following quack advice you can lose considerable money and damage your health.
They use testimonials and anecdotes to support they claims.
They promise quick , dramatic, miraculous cure.
They say that most diseases is caused by faulty diets and can be treated with nutritional methods.
In the literature they use or write they cite few scientific studies to support the product or claims.
Claim that natural vitamins are better than synthetic ones.
They tell you not to trust the medical community.
They claim that modern food processing methods and storages remove all nutriment value from foods.
They recommend that everyone take vitamins and health foods becouse diet alone does not supply the nutriments.
Unsounds nutritions claims enter your world daily through radio, television, newspaper books and magazine.
Organically grown produce?
Natural Food?
Are there true health foods?
Whats on the Label?
- Serving Size
- Servings per Container
- Total kcalories and kcalories from fat per serving
- Total fat, Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, protein, and total carbohydrates in sugars and dietary fiber
- Amounts of Vit. A and C, Calcium, and Iron
Sugar free: less than 0.5g per serving
Calories free: fewer than 5 kcalories per serving
Low Calories: 40 kcalories or less per serving
High Fiber: 5g or more per serving (the definition of low fat must appear next to the high fiber claim)
Fat Free:Less than 0.5 g per serving / Saturated fat free: Less than 0.5 g per serving / Low Saturated fat: 1g or less / Low Fat: 3 g or less
Cholesterol Free: Less than 2 milligrams
Low Cholesterol: 20 mg or less
Sodium Free: Less than 5 mg per serving / Low sodium 140 mg or less / Very low sodium 35 mg or less