3301: Understand Food Labels And Identify Diet Killers by Dr. Scott Schrieber with DIY Active on Spotting Misleading Labels

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🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3301: Dr. Scott Schreiber breaks down how food labels are often misleading and outdated, showing how serving sizes, calorie counts, and nutrient listings can trick even the health-conscious shopper. With recent label updates and the right knowledge, you’ll learn how to spot hidden diet killers and make smarter, more empowered food choices. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://diyactive.com/how-to-read-food-labels-and-identify-diet-killers/ Quotes to ponder: "Be sure to look at this, oftentimes, the serving sizes are made intentionally small to make the product appear healthier than it actually is." "Total fat is not indicative of poor health and, in fact, the opposite is true." "Calories are in bolder type. This is helpful, but weight management is not about the calories, it is more about where they came from." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.8	Understand food labels and identify diet killers by Dr. Scott Schreiber with DIYactive.com. And I'm Dr. Neal.
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1:09.1	Understand food labels and identify diet killers by Dr. Scott Schreiber with DIYactive.com
1:15.9	Understanding Confusing Food Labels
1:19.2	Government-mandated nutrition labels can tell us a lot about the food we are about to eat,
1:24.8	but do you completely understand them?
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