Gluten: Tips for Finding It on a Food Label. How to recognize gluten that's not obvious on the label.
Why do I need to register or sign in for WebMD to save? We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. Going gluten-free? You'll need a little know-how to figure out which foods you need to avoid. You probably know that gluten -- a protein -- is in anything made from wheat, rye, or barley. Here's what to look for. Gluten-Free Diet Slideshow Gluten Ingredients First, check the ingredient label for wheat, barley, and rye. Next, look for some of the other things you might see on an ingredients label that signal gluten. "Reading the ingredients label on the foods you buy and knowing what to look for are the keys to identifying and avoiding gluten," says Shelley Case, RD, author of Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide. Continue reading below... Case's book lists these items: These other ingredients may be less familiar to you, but they also contain gluten: Gluten Foods.
High Fructose Corn Syrup - Evil Fat Accelerator Or Harmless Scapegoat? Is high fructose corn syrup bad for you, me, or our kids?
What is high fructose corn syrup, and how does it differ from sugar? Is sugar better? Why the argument sugar vs. high fructose corn syrup? What’s the real deal here when it comes to high fructose corn syrup and, should we be concerned? Should we be avoiding it? These are a few questions that keep entering my mind as I’m out grocery shopping, cooking, or even deciding what to eat in a restaurant. So, what is high fructose corn syrup? How does HFCS compare to sugar then? The people over at The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) which is the national trade association representing the corn refining (wet milling) industry of the United States, also creators of SweetSurprise.com, advocate that “sugar is sugar,” and “the body can’t tell the difference.” In other words, we metabolize HFCS a bit differently than we do sugar.
I read through the entire published study and did not see any inconstant or contradicting findings she speaks of. Eating Animals - Nicolette Hahn Niman - Health. Why a group of longtime vegetarians and vegans converted to the idea that flesh and other food from animals can be healthful, environmentally appropriate, and ethical As Americans gather around holiday tables this year, many of us will be setting places for vegetarians and vegans.
In some families, diverse diets co-exist peacefully. In others, well ... maybe there's a health-obsessed uncle who relishes warning that "Meat will kill you! " Or an idealistic college student, eager to regale her complacent elders with grim details of the cruelty and environmental damage wrought by factory farms. Or omnivores who resent the suggestion that they should worry -- or feel guilty -- about eating meat. The three of us can relate to both sides of such discussions. Nicolette: I gave up meat as a freshman biology major after hearing that beef was deforesting the Amazon. As any attentive observer of nature knows, life feeds on life. In short, eating animal-derived foods is not a health risk. Salad in a Jar - SRC.