Fat-free doesn’t always mean healthy: What to look for on food labels

(Aging Untold) — Grabbing the “fat-free” option at the grocery store feels like the responsible choice, especially as we get older and start paying closer attention to our heart, our weight and our cholesterol. But Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, explains why that label can be misleading — and what to check instead. The biggest misconception about “fat-free” “People think that fat-free is healthy. And really, fat free does not mean that it’s problem free,” Rogers said. “So if they’re removing the fat, they had to replace it with something else. So you have to look at the ingredients and look at the packaging.” Rogers said the front of the package is designed to sell the product — not inform the shopper. “Just remember this is about advertising,” she said. “So the package — the front of the package is all advertisement. And the back of the package is the ingredients, which tells the truth. That’s really what you want to know. If they took out something, what did they fill