Health Food That's Actually Junk: The 7 Worst Offenders

By Minyanville

As a result of the rising obesity epidemic, many Americans have been reexamining their diets in an effort to reclaim their waistlines. In response, supermarket shelves have been flooded with new "diet" products intended to replace or substitute former junk-food favorites. While most of these foods are geared toward helping to cut calories and improve overall health, a closer look reveals that several of these products may be nothing more than glorified junk.

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SLIDESHOW: JUNK FOODS DISGUISED AS HEALTH FOODS

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