Lean and Hard

Who can forget the fat-free yogurt on Seinfeld that turned out to be fat-full? Everyone was scarfing it down and feeling good, thinking they were enjoying a healthy treat, only to find that they were all mysteriously putting on major poundage.

The same thing can and does happen more than you might think. Stuff is marketed as being healthy, low in fat or sugar, chock full of vitamins, calcium or fiber, so you snatch it up and pay out the nose for it, but don't lose an ounce or notice one bit of difference in your wellbeing. What's gong on?

If you don't pay attention to what's really in some of these foods, you'll end up like Seinfeld and friends, that's what's going on.

Take a look at some of the worst offenders, like protein bars, bran muffins, low-fat salad dressings, and yogurt, on livestrong.com... and don't shoot me, I'm only the messenger.

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