Processed foods contain more fat, salt and sugar than advertised

The story is from the UK though some of the mislabeled goods are available in the US, such as Kellogg's All Bran. It's difficult to say if the same shady labeling exists in the US though considering the lax oversight of food in the US, similar results would not be surprising. The problem here is that consumers purchase food, often healthy looking food, only to discover (or not) that it's anything but healthy. Can you imagine eating Kellogg's All Bran and later finding out they have more salt than a pack of potato chips? That's disgusting.

The processed food industry is always looking for new ways to implant new tastes on foods, courtesy of the chemical research industry. They are also searching for new methods of making food last on the shelf for decades. It's great for them but for consumers, these new fangled processing methods offer no positives, only negatives. For working families, finding time to prepare meals with real food using raw ingredients is never easy so they often rely on ready made products. Lifting up the hood of this industry is a start, but as humans, we need better (and honest) options for human food. Selling pretty packages of salt, sugar and chemical concoctions has to be taking a toll on the health of the nation. That too is a cost that needs to be considered as we review our health care system.