FOOD & BEVERAGES: TIP ON ELIMINATING UNHEALTHFUL FOOD & BEVERAGES

You can greatly reduce your intake of fat, sugar, salt and cholesterol by eliminating or reducing your junk food and soda consumption. Avoid items with product labels listing sugar or salt as their main (first) ingredients, high fructose corn syrup (common in sodas, artificial fruit juices and in bottled tea) or any partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated vegetable oils, also known as "trans fats" (common in pastries, snacks, lunch foods, breads, cereals, margarine, frozen foods, instant meals and fried foods). Beware of items masquerading as healthful ones such as bottled tea, which often has the same unhealthful ingredients as soda. If you want to enjoy the health benefits of tea brew your own or buy it freshly brewed.