Calorie Calculator Tool Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is hard work, and it begins with understanding how much energy our body needs. For this reason, I highly recommend this calorie calculator, which provides personalized insights and helps us take a strategic approach to nutrition and exercise. It is a tool designed to help us estimate the […]
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What Is BMI or Body Mass Index? BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a quick way to check if your weight is healthy for your height. Doctors and health experts use BMI to quickly estimate whether someone might have weight-related health risks. However, it is essential to note that it is just a guide and
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Breakfast Cereals With High Sugar Content It’s no secret that the United States is one of the world’s largest consumers of breakfast cereals. Americans consume approximately 2.7 billion boxes of cereal annually, which is about 14 pounds per person. The U.S. cereal market is worth around $21–25 billion. Cold cereals dominate the market, accounting for
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Ultra-Processed Food Products By Kraft Heinz The Kraft Heinz Company is a multinational food and beverage conglomerate formed in 2015 by merging two companies, H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group. It is the fifth-largest company globally and one of the largest in North America. While an exact count of all products is challenging due
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Shocking Sugar Levels In Popular Drinks It is no secret that drinking sugary beverages that are high in empty calories, combined with low physical activity, is contributing to obesity in the United States. Studies after studies have shown the link. These sugary and, sometimes, artificially sweetened beverages not only provide zero value to our diets
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How Nestlé Misleads America With Hot Pockets Nestlé is a Swiss food giant that produces a wide range of products, most of which are highly processed and extremely unhealthy when eaten regularly. Let’s look at one such product made by Nestlé: highly processed junk sold in the United States as Hot Pockets. Like many other
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Costco Food Court Items: Is It Good Value? It will be hard to find someone in the United States who doesn’t like eating at Costco’s food court. It is cheap; their hot dog and soda combo costs just $1.50—a price that hasn’t changed for decades. The portions are enormous (compared to the rest of the
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Artificial Red Color 40 Banned In The U.S.? Red 40 is a synthetic dye widely used in processed foods, beverages, candies, and cosmetics. The food and cosmetic industry loves to use it for its bright red color, and it is often found in items that are vibrant in color or marketed to children. Red 40
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Food Industry Freakout Over RFK Jr. Appointment The food industry seems to be freaking out over the policy changes that RFK Jr. will bring come January. According to a recent report (DiNapoli, 2024), food companies like Smuckers, who manufacture the Hostess brand of pre-packaged products, are nervously waiting to see if they can continue with
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Please Stop Eating Pop-Tarts Immediately Pop-Tarts are another item I badly want to see removed from our school lunch menus and cafeterias. They are a classic example of highly processed, pre-packaged, low-nutritional junk being sold in our supermarkets. For those unfamiliar people (most of the world outside the U.S.), Pop-Tarts are made by Kellogg’s and
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