Nutrition and False Advertising

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I happened to be scrolling through my Facebook news feed and happened to stumble across this article which caught my eye. I decided to give it a read and was pretty impressed with some of the key points the article made. In today’s world so many people are hyper-focused on health and well being however advertising agencies can do a pretty good job of convincing people that certain foods or supplements are healthy when in fact they are not.

Companies who specialize in making supplements or “health” food items do not have to get their products approved by the FDA which can lead to them essentially saying anything they want on the label and then putting in whatever ingredients they want regardless of what the label may say. Studies have been done on supplements such as “weight loss” pills and found that they are merely placebo pills with just sugar and caffeine inside of them. Not exactly the magic pill that these companies promise.

This article urges people to get back to the basics when it comes to trying to lead a healthy lifestyle: fruits and veggies, lean meats, nuts, etc. Stay away from sugary drinks (juice included!) and avoid addictive junk food.

Great read with a lot of helpful tips.

Hunter

3 thoughts on “Nutrition and False Advertising”

    1. What’s your take on Hyper fx bby BSN. I’m not sure this article that you wrote about wants me to be taking it but I do know you have a lot of knowledge in this subject. I’m also looking to get into xfit? (is that how you spell it?) I see you doing all of these cool workouts in the gym and maybe you can blog about that next.
      Cheers.
      Brendan

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      1. Brendan,
        I am open to the use of pre-workout supplements given what you are trying to get out of your work-out. I would not recommend using a supplement like BSN’s Hyper-FX for a HIIT workout, High Intensity Interval Training (Similar to Crossfit) as your heart rate would get to high and more than likely cause an uneasy feeling in your stomach as well as skin irritation. For these types of workouts coffee will do just fine. However for power training with ample amounts of rest with a low heart rate a pre-workout supplement could be helpful. However do your research instead of purchasing off the shelf brands like BSN or Cellucor, which tend to be high in artificial flavors, try something like SFH’s Push PreWorkout mix or simply a large coffee with espresso shot.

        Hope this helped
        H

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