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The Lean It UP Clean Eating Manifesto — 17 Nutrition Tactics To Eat Cleaner, Live Leaner, And Build The Ultimate Body[I]t's time to overhaul your backwards, incredibly ineffective, fat-as-hell American diet. Because frankly—statistically speaking—your eating is likely a disgusting, unmitigated disaster. And... -
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Irish It UP — The Supercharged Shamrock Protein Shake [Recipes][G]et festive and IRISH IT UP this St. Patty's Day with our Supercharged Shamrock Protein Shake. Using a combo of uber-nutritious, powerhouse ingredients—including AVOCADO (yes, AVOCADO),... -
Melt Fat And Burn Up Your Legs With The Stairmaster Blaster HIIT Cardio Workout[S]tep up your HIIT game. If you're looking to build a plump, Jen Selter-esque booty, demolish your legs, and send fat pouring off like Victoria Falls, amp up the intensity with... -
The Workout Music Friday Five-Pack, V23 — Big Gigantic, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, & Deorro[G]et amped. Every Friday we're dropping a five-pack of heart-thumping, blood-pumping workout songs to build out your playlist, hardwire a little energy into your workouts, and kickstart the... -
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[WOTM, 03/2015] Carve Up Your Core For Beach Season With The Summer Shredder Ab Workout[O]oh la la. This is about to get oh-so-fun. We're going to make your abdominal life a living, burning hell for the next 3 months pre-summer. You'll thank us on the other side. March's WOTM—The... -
The Workout Music Friday Five-Pack, V22 — Kanye West, Zedd, Selena Gomez, Big Sean, & Laidback LukeImage: MusclePharm [G]et amped. Every Friday we're dropping a five-pack of heart-thumping, blood-pumping workout songs to build out your playlist, hardwire a little energy into your workouts,... -
Game, Set, Match — Start Sipping More Coffee, ASAP [Report][B]ADABOOM! Sip it up and suck it down, coffee junkie. You're officially in the clear. The USDA and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published their latest 5-year... -
Cafeteria Crisis — Here's What Cafeteria Lunches Look Like Around The World Vs. The US [Infographic][T]his is stunning. Visual News put together a compilation of cafeteria lunches from around the world. Let's just say it's not pretty, unless you're in school outside of the US. At a very... -
The 13 Best Chest Exercises To Pummel Your Pecs And Build An Iron-Clad Chest[S]truggling to add mass, width, and stunning HD resolution to your chest? Crank up the poundage and start pushing weight. An iron-clad, barrel chest immediately projects Hulk-like strength... -
[Review] The Energy Bar Power Rankings — The 52 Best Energy Bars Ripped Open And Ranked[S]NACK IT UP. Whether you're hopping from airport to airport jet-setting across the globe, jumping between classes, summiting mountains, or doing HIIT-style sprints just to make your next...
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Misleading Trans Fat Labeling
The nutrition world is deceiving, especially when it comes to food’s single most deadly nutrient-trans fat, the type of fat that simultaneously lowers HDL cholesterol (good), raises LDL cholesterol (bad), and destroys the heart.
Even though manufacturers label foods at 0 g trans fat, the reality is that many of these products do in fact have trans fat, they simply aren’t mandated by law to list it.
One little known fact is that the FDA (the Food & Drug Administration) allows companies to list 0 g of trans fat on a food’s nutrition label as long as it contains .5 g or fewer. Any food/drink with .01-.49 g of trans fat WILL be labeled as 0 g.
That’s atrocious. You’re probably saying, “this guy’s crazy, is .49 g of trans fat really going to kill me?” YES. YES. YES. If you eat large quantities of processed foods the fractional trans fat content adds up quickly. .49 g +.49 g+ .49 g+ .49 g quickly racks up to a nice sum.
Considering that there is no recommended daily value for trans fat, even 1 g of trans fat per day can have HORRIBLE health implications for your cholesterol, circulation, and heart.
It takes 10 seconds to trans fat-proof your diet. Here’s what you can do to become a trans fat detective:
- Check the fats section of the nutrition label. If it has any level of trans fat listed, avoid it.
- Scan the list of ingredients. Partially hydrogenated oils = trans fats. Absolutely avoid any food that has these ingredients. The most likely offender will be partially hydrogenated soybean oil.
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