On the weekend I had a problem of a burning sensation when I was peeing. This is not something that I have ever had before and I was a little concerned about it. This problem went on throughout Sunday and Monday and just like any guy I just hoped that it would go away, but it didn’t. One of the pieces of folklore that I heard on Monday was that I should drink cranberry juice and if it was in fact some kind of infection then it would go away by itself with the help of the cranberry juice.

finally yesterday I went to the clinic and had some tests done and found out that it seemed that I had just a low grade infection and the doctor told me to drink lots of water and cranberry juice! Well I have drank almost four liters of cranberry juice and thankfully I seem to be better now.

One of the problems that I found in looking for Cranberry juice in the store is the crappy labeling of the products on the store shelves. I have written about food labeling lies before and I found that a juice would be a Cranberry grape blend and when I looked at the ingredients there was more apple juice in the juice then there was either cranberry or grapes. Look closely at the packaging and try to make sure that if you have a problem like this where you want to take advantage of the healing properties of cranberry juice that you do in fact make sure that you are getting the juice you are looking for instead of sugar and other cheaper juices.

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In one of the most rigorous studies ever conducted to determine how well people comprehend the information provided on food nutrition labels, researchers have found that the reading and math skills of a significant number of people may not be sufficient to extract the needed information, according to an article published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

So after seeing that report and of course precious little on what the problems really were that people had trouble with I thought I would pull out a box of Honey Nut Cheerios (They are for the kids, really I am not just right now popping them in my mouth as an evening snack) and a box of Kellogg�s All Bran and am going to try to decipher what the lies are on the labeling.

A List of Food Labeling Lies

1. First of all we all need to know that labels lie. The best example of lying on labels is that PAM cooking spray is low in fat….It is all fat folks but the “serving size” is so low in actual grams of fat that the company can call it fat free or some ridiculous thing.

2. Serving Size - This is dumb but on the Honey Nut Cheerios it says that a serving is 3/4 of a cup or 30 grams I think because they want to use the fact that it is only 110 calories a serving (without milk, I tried to eat my cereal this morning with water instead and it was terrible), my Kellogg�s All Bran says that a serving is 1/2 cup which is actually 36 grams. The difference in this case is that the All Bran wants to use the number of 12 grams of Fiber per serving so they decided that I should eat a half cup as a serving (I really eat about a cup instead in real life).
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If you want to lose weight and have a healthy body, it is important that you are mindful of the type of food you eat. If you are on a low carbohydrate food diet, then you need to make sure that the food you buy and consume meets the specifications of your diet. We rely on food labeling to inform us about the content of our food. How accurate are these food labels? Do we take the time and effort to read and understand them before we buy the food?

Some people argue that these days some of the labeling about so-called net carbohydrates in various low carbohydrate foods is simply designed to promote and sell more products. This is debatable. So the key question is: Do food labels actually provide the customers with the accurate information they need in order to help them avoid processed carbohydrates? For instance, some of the foods that claim to have little or no carbohydrates, such protein bars and sweets, taste too waste to not have carbohydrates in them.

There are also customers who simply do not look at the details about the contents of the food as stated on the labels. It is strongly recommended that you read the low carbohydrate food labels and understand them, so that you buy and eat what is suitable for you and your diet.
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