Do you trust product labels?

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Is Coca-Cola Zero really sugar-free?
Do cereals that claim to have 7 different vitamins really have such a variety of vitamins?
Are the amounts of fat described real or lower than the reality?

I'd like to see how skeptical you guys are about those information.
 
Is Coca-Cola Zero really sugar-free?
Nope, anything that tastes sweet is likely to spike blood sugar levels. Just standard marketing BS lol.

While Coco-Cola Zero 'technically' has no sugar... it uses other artificial sweeteners that are actually shown to be worse for your gut and it's likely to have the same effects on your blood sugar like if you drank regular soda.

Moral of the sorry, if your going to drink poison (i don't judge i drink a lot of soda myself lol) don't pick the shitter tasting option.
 
About sugar free, yes. I have a way of verifying it and Coca Cola Zero and Diet actually have no sugar in them.

I guess it also depends of the country, here for example, companies can get in very serious trouble for lying or making mistakes there, and they're constantly audited for this type of stuff, so I'm not that worried.
 
Is Coca-Cola Zero really sugar-free?
Do cereals that claim to have 7 different vitamins really have such a variety of vitamins?
Are the amounts of fat described real or lower than the reality?

I'd like to see how skeptical you guys are about those information.
Labels rarely lie outright!! But they sure love to bend the truth. Always read the fine print!
 
I drink all the juice zero. Sprite, dr pepper, irnbru, coke cherry, it sure as heck doesn't add calories, check the label, its something ridicules, like 1 glass of zero, (with the artificial sweetner) vs like 60 glasses of with non zero (with normal sugar) to put on weight. I don't know if that makes sense, but basically to get the same amount of calories in a zero glass as a normal glass, is 60+ cups easily. The sweetner they use was invented and refined since the 70's I think. We are the guinea pigs generation as its still quite a new think, and more popularized recently with various food taxes.

I think the more expensive the product the better quality the label sometimes. This could also be in IM, as I notice that good legit quality products lists on websites for different subscriptions vary on what they put in, some will put in 4 or 5 different features, and others will be 20+/30+ sometimes lol Normally its a serious heavy weight player in the niche that does the most.

I have a wonky cupboard that got ripped out, and a scratch on my brand new $800 fridge freezer, because I didn't read the right label of the size on the website, and measure up correctly, lol had to pull of the cubaord from the wall, and move the thing myself. So my fault. I should have been prepared and removed the cupboard ahead of time. Product is perfect though, sometimes a product doesn't fit the way you envisage it, and its not just as easy as moving a cupboard though, I can relate to that too.
 
Is Coca-Cola Zero really sugar-free?
Do cereals that claim to have 7 different vitamins really have such a variety of vitamins?
Are the amounts of fat described real or lower than the reality?

I'd like to see how skeptical you guys are about those information.
Depending on the product, and country, they do have some leeway in the reporting of certain metrics like calories, IIRC, they are allowed to mention anything <5 kcal as 0 kcal.
Yes they do have those vitamins & minerals, just like how saying you have money when you have $1 to your name is the same as when you have $1,000,000 to your name.

I read in a diet book once to stay miles away from processed food. :)

The main reason why is cause processed food tends to add more fats / carbs / preservatives to make the foods much more palatable, which increases the calorie count which in turn makes them 'unhealthy'.

But to be honest, indulge in what you want, just be responsible about it / everything in moderation.

Nope, anything that tastes sweet is likely to spike blood sugar levels. Just standard marketing BS lol.

While Coco-Cola Zero 'technically' has no sugar... it uses other artificial sweeteners that are actually shown to be worse for your gut and it's likely to have the same effects on your blood sugar like if you drank regular soda.

Moral of the sorry, if your going to drink poison (i don't judge i drink a lot of soda myself lol) don't pick the shitter tasting option.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-answers/artificial-sweeteners/faq-20058038

IIRC the changes to the gut are not confirmed to be entirely negative yet, but I do agree that it does affect it in some way.

I'd say if you're worried and still want to be calorie conscious, you can look at stevia and monk fruit, which are natural sweeteners which have been used by people long before this whole zero-sugar craze started.
 
I think the labels are usually accurate here, but most of the disturbing things are in the "natural flavors" as you see that is one of the secrets not described, so of course "no artificial flavors!" is a popular buzz phrase and distraction. And sometimes a food chemical can have a bad reaction when mixed with another food chemical. I also wonder how many people (even vegetarians) know they are cannibals, better not say more than this, so it is safer to talk about lab-grown meats instead. Organic food can sometimes be more harmful on the body and environment surprisingly.
 
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