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Food labels are essentially wrong. The calorie counting system on food labels around the world goes as far back as the late 19th century. It espouses the calculation of the ‘energy content of various foods by burning small samples in controlled conditions and measuring the amount of energy released in the form of heat.’ Based on this system, carbohydrates [...]

Normally, stress can make us grab some ice cream or a bar of chocolate, not knowing that such foods can eventually lead to more stress. They only relieve the malady for the moment. Comfort food, after all, is to make us feel better and give us some sense of well-being. Unfortunately, what have been known as comfort food are laden with unhealthy fats [...]