The unknown secret of low-fat foods

Many secrets are hidden on the shopping shelves in the supermarket in front of you. We conduct surveys on supermarket shelves to expose the hidden secrets of so-called low fat, low sugar and low calories. They plunder your expectations, money, and most importantly, health. Use our diet "lists" to let those food companies lose their own game.

1. Skating does not mean true health.

If you want to know the inside story of the food industry, go to the candy section of the supermarket. There, you will definitely see the word "skimmed". Although this is true, almost all of these calorie free junk foods are made from sugar and processed carbohydrates. What we're saying here is that those product manufacturers treat their customers for fools. Supermarkets also use this as their marketing strategy. For example, take the above-mentioned "defatted" candies. What manufacturers hope is that when customers see "defatted", they will regard it as "healthy" and "won't get fat" food, thus completely forgetting the sugar contained in these foods. It's a distracting strategy: Food company advertisements only show the side they want you to notice, and the candy section in the supermarket is just the beginning.

2. Numbers can also deceive people.

On a bottle of low-sugar jasmine tea, you will see the words in the content table on the package: "Sugar content is less than 4%." On the packaging of Jasmine Honey Tea, it only states that it contains white sugar, but does not indicate how much it contains. This will not bring much benefit to your health. Especially those with diabetes.

3. Bright Dairy will not let you know that the so-called half-fat cheese actually does not exist.

So what kind of food is Bright Dairy's so-called half-fat cheese? When you understand it, you will be very disappointed with the money you paid: every 100 grams of plain cheese slices contains 26 grams of fat and 1300 kilojoules, while half fat cheese slices contain 12 grams of fat and 1049 kilojoules. Why not mark the calorie content on the nutrition table? In fact, there will not be much difference in the calorie content of full-fat cheese and half-fat cheese. So, how many grams of calories do you plan to digest?

4. Food companies won't let you know that calorie restriction packaging is actually "blackmailing" customers.

A 2007 study found that whether it was a large package or a multi-package of cookies or chips, the weight was the same. Here's the key point: People buy the same weight of cookies and chips. Learning to make yourself is certainly your problem, but there is a bigger secret hidden here: the food company will sell you the same weight of snacks for double the price. Before paying at the checkout counter, think about whether it's worth taking out your wallet. (Internship Editor: Li Peishan)