Get Up And Do Something: Be skeptical of these 6 healthy-sounding phrases

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Be skeptical of these 6 healthy-sounding phrases Dec 13th 2012, 11:28 Don Draper never claimed to be a nutritionist. But what's the line between clever marketing and misleading claims? That's the question at hand in the ongoing lawsuit against the maker of 7UP. The lawsuit claims that 7UP's "Cherry Antioxidant," "Mixed Berry Antioxidant," and "Pomegranate Antioxidant" varieties misled customers. That made us think: what other dubious claims on packages allow junk food to masquerade as health food? With help from Ilyse Schapiro, M.S., a registered dietitian in private practice in the New York City area, we got the scoop on six suspect phrases you've seen in the supermarket. "Fortified with Omega-3s" Breads and cereals with this claim often contain ingredients like flaxseed or canola oil, which contain a type of omega-3 called ALA. The catch: ALA isn't as readily absorbed and used by the body as the omega-3s found in fish DHA and EPA.

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