THE FAT-FREE DIET TRAP
Today, supermarket shelves are packed with food that call to
dieters with the words ' Fat Free'. But as conscientious weight
waters load up their shopping carts with fat-free foods week after
week, many discover this alarming fact: their weight is going
up!...
GETTING FAT ON FAT-FREE
Since the beginning of the fat-free craze, statistics show Americans
have grown fatter and fatter. Although we?ve been taught to think
of fat as the culprit in the in the weight-loss battle, clearly
this is only part of the whole diet picture. Just because a food
is fat-free doesn't mean it?s calorie-free. Many fat-free foods
are
actually very high in sugar and carbohydrate calories.
Too many carbohydrates will make you gain weight, especially
if you ingest them in the form of sugar
(refined sugar and corn syrup). Sugars are found in enormous amounts
in packages or cans that
indicate being "fat-free." Since fatty foods usually
taste good, their absence is often compensated by the addition
of sugar and salt. And these calories, when eaten in excess, become
converted into the one thing we've been taught to avoid Fat!
