Beware Food Companies' Health Claims

Many food companies are interested in one main thing--the quickest money making route to extra sales. The more people buy and eat from that specific company, the fatter the companies profits become. Food companies have introduced new, reformulated products to satisfy every trend in nutrition no matter how poorly it may be grounded in science. Nontheless, when consumers read the nutrition lables, they automatically think if they eat a lot of these new products, they will be healthier and thinner. What they don't know is that the supporters of the food companies, such as Food and Drug Administration, are struggling to catch up with the flow of new, incoming "healthy food" products. Another aspect that consumers don't consider is that food companies manipulate their claims made. When a company wants a product to go on the market as a healthy food, they advertise claims that make the product appeal to one aspect and hide the realistic facts of the nutrient content. Remember, the next time you go shopping to be diligent and read the lables discerning what is good for your health and what is not.