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2004/11/01, 07:23 PM
Can someone explain this too me in laymans terms so I can tell people 'fat free' isn't necessarily good for you?
The reason I bring this up is because I'm getting frustrated. I am on a fitness team in a challenge here... and some of our team is busy gobbling up licorice like there's no tomorrow... one team member said 'they're fat free!' So!? The first ingredient is corn syrup...
I tried to explain it, but just couldn't get it right... so, can someone help?
Thanks...
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. - Aristotle
You have the power to change a life right in your own hands. - Paul Brandt
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2004/11/01, 08:52 PM
Take the licorice away from them!!!!
It isn't helping the team in any way. Corn syrup is sugar! Sugar turns to fat if not burned up by energy as fuel.
Corn syrup is also used in many foods to give taste after calling something "fat free" I personally classify corn syrup under "highly toxic".
Hope they understand!:big_smile:
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"A will finds a way, failure is not an option"
Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada
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2004/11/01, 09:08 PM
Ha... I hope they understand too... funny thing is, one person on the team used to eat all the 'fat free' stuff... gack... funny thing is, I was called 'perfect' twice today... apparently I have been giving an impression of healthy eating and fitness... too bad for them...
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. - Aristotle
You have the power to change a life right in your own hands. - Paul Brandt
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2004/11/01, 10:49 PM
Snackwell cookies anyone? For years weight conscious Americans sought out the words "Fat-Free" as buying signals for snack foods that they believed were going to help them in their quest for leanness. Many of those foods contained fat, which shouldn't surprise you at this point, but even if the fat was negligible, there was another ingredient that was going to cripple their ability to shed fat. Sugar. In most cases, snack foods contain sugar as their primary ingredient.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2004/11/02, 11:46 AM
What about in a case like this..I have gall stones, and can't have cream cheese, ice cream, liquid cream, half and half, or sour cream, along with pork sausage. However I can have all of their fat free counter parts because they don't have the saturated fat or cholesterol. I don't eat them very often, so is it ok for me to have the fat free when I do, or should I just completely stay away from this stuff and never have a cheat day I really enjoy?
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