6 foods that aren’t as healthy as you may think
These foods can be deceptively full of saturated fat and added sugars.
Jan, 2026
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Clever marketing, celebrity endorsements, and social media trendiness can make it easy to think certain foods are healthy. But it’s important to learn how nutritious (or not!) they really are. If you train yourself to read labels more carefully, you can spot the imposters before you even toss them into your shopping cart.
Learn which so-called healthy foods may be deceiving you—and how to kick up their nutritional value.
Written byElisse Miller.
Medically reviewed byGaby Vaca-Flores, RD.
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