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Added sugars are hiding right under our noses, confusion over “sell by” dates contributes to billions in food waste, a look at the lies we tells ourselves — from “burgers are healthy” to “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” — plus more of the week’s top food stories.
1) Is a vegan diet healthier than other diets? TIME Health takes a look at the evidence.
You Asked: Is a vegan diet better? https://t.co/ZcDmcr65Q1
— TIME Health (@TIMEHealth) May 25, 2016
2) Added sugars are everywhere. And sometimes they’re hidden in plain sight. The New York Times uncovers words on food labels (like agave nectar, gomme, malt, and sorghum) that really just mean “added sugar.”
When you see these words on ingredient labels, they really mean "added sugar." https://t.co/2Pzm3pve4v http://pic.twitter.com/PHvUsRuSus
— NYT Health (@NYTHealth) May 25, 2016
3) Discover magazine looks at a 5,000 year old Chinese recipe for beer.
What's in a 5,000-year-old Chinese beer recipe? https://t.co/CVNF7jhHwF http://pic.twitter.com/dqmbhSrTDa
— Discover Magazine (@DiscoverMag) May 24, 2016
4) Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? The New York Times calls bogus.
Don't feel bad if you'd rather skip breakfast. It has no mystical powers. https://t.co/cCYthWpMqO
— NYT Health (@NYTHealth) May 24, 2016
5) We Americans self-report as being in “excellent” or “very good” health. The actual facts don’t quite agree.
Americans think they’re healthier than they are https://t.co/AdCGjE8Umc
— TIME Health (@TIMEHealth) May 24, 2016
6) And in a related story, most of us think burgers are healthy.
Most Americans think burgers are healthy https://t.co/vAzIEty9XH
— TIME Health (@TIMEHealth) May 23, 2016
7) This week, Harvard Health Publications goes full buzzkill on us, detailing alcohol’s grim effects on the body.
Alcohol's effect on the body: https://t.co/hRBxiuWyOR #Harvardhealth http://pic.twitter.com/iLxfr31j2L
— Harvard Health (@HarvardHealth) May 21, 2016
8) Confusing “sell by” dates on packaged foods lead to billions of dollars in food waste.
Consumer confusion over "sell by" dates leads to $30 billion in #foodwaste. How to fix it @WastedFood https://t.co/ezoEXIC3QQ
— NatGeoFood (@NatGeoFood) May 21, 2016
9) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced changes are in store for nutrition labels. Good news, but there’s room for improvement, says Harvard’s School of Public Health.
Type of #fat is more important than total fat. An area for improvement on Nutrition Facts: https://t.co/gh7SkXCJtS http://pic.twitter.com/NbhnLKuuhI
— The Nutrition Source (@HSPHnutrition) May 23, 2016
10) Take the weekly health quiz from The New York Times.
The Weekly Health Quiz: Potatoes, a Penis Transplant and Zika in Europe https://t.co/7QUopVMnRg
— NYTimes Well (@nytimeswell) May 20, 2016
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