Food for bodybuilding

by Anthony Alayon, CFT
One of the biggest things that bother me when it comes to eating healthy and helping others decrease body fat are deceptive food labels. I cannot begin to describe to you how many people have fallen for the evil tricks that the weight loss industry has set up for them.

They have been misled and think that if the words “0 grams of fat” or “no sugar” are on the label that the food item in question is automatically healthy for them. This could not be any further from the truth and is why I decided to write this article.

I will give you 4 ingredients that you may have thought were healthy but are really not! So fasten your seat belts and get ready for the truth!

Deceptive Food Ingredient #1: Aspartame

There are over 90 side effects linked to Aspartame. These side effects can occur gradually or immediately. Some of the common side effects include a decrease in vision, hearing impairments, headaches, migraines, dizziness, depression, anxiety, high blood pressures and low blood sugar.

Although I have taken aspartame for quite some time as it is found in several popular foods and supplements, the point is to try and avoid over-exposure to it as much as possible. Some common items that contain aspartame are processed cereals, flavored coffee, ice cream, certain juices and the sugar free items you see, such as cookies and processed yogurt.

Alternative: A great substitute for this sweetener is to use Stevia. Stevia can be used in foods such as fruits, salads, vegetables and even used to replace sugar when cooking. It can also be used in teas to make it taste sweeter. A great benefit to stevia is that it allows you to control your food cravings, which is obviously important to achieving your weight loss goals!

Deceptive Food Ingredient #2: Sugar Alcohols

Sugar alcohols are a common substitute for sugars. It actually has fewer calories than regular sugar. However, if taken in excess, sugar alcohols can lead to symptoms such as diarrhea and immune infections.

This is why it is very important to become familiarized with reading food labels and understanding how each ingredient can affect you. While the above ingredients are not extremely harmful if consumed in the right moderate dosages, understanding how these ingredients affect your body can help to speed up the process when it comes to making your fat extinct!