Does “No Added Sugars” mean that a food is low calorie or reduced calorie?
No. The words “no added sugars” and “without added sugars” only mean no sugar or sugar-containing ingredients (such as fruit juice, applesauce or dried fruit) are added during processing or packing. So don’t be fooled — read the Nutrition Facts and check the calories per serving. • Is there any benefit to washing meat and poultry? No. Believe it or not, washing poultry or meat (with water) doesn’t effectively reduce the pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses, says Mark Sobsey, a professor of public health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In fact, washing these foods could actually increase your risk of getting sick, because it could easily spread germs on your hands and around the sink, warns Sobsey. The best way to make sure your food is safe is to heat it to the proper temperature, making sure no red or pink color is visible. Charles Stuart Platkin is a nutrition and public health advocate, author of “The Automatic Diet” (Hudson Street Press, 2005) and founder
