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January 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - World Cancer Research Fund study reveals ‘troubling’ lack of knowledge regarding calorie content of foods
By
Luke Salkeld
Last updated at 12:54 AM on 3rd January 2012
They are widely regarded as ‘healthy’ options, guilt-free alternatives to snacks such as crisps and chocolate.
But most of us are unaware that many of
the dips and spreads, such as hummus, that we believe are better for us
are in fact very high in calories, a survey has shown.
The World Cancer Research Fund study revealed a ‘troubling’ lack of knowledge regarding the calorie content of foods.
High energy: Hummus, which is made from chickpeas, pictured has a surprisingly high calorie content
A survey conducted for the charity found two thirds of Britons underestimate the number of calories in hummus.
The dip, made from chickpeas, contains
on average 332 calories per 100g – more than 10 per cent of the
recommended daily intake for women.
But, despite exceeding the ‘high’ level
of ‘energy density’ as defined by the WCRF, which applies to food
containing more than about 225 calories per 100g, it is widely
considered to be ‘healthy’.
The YouGov poll of 2,000 people also
found that only 29 per cent knew that even reduced-fat mayonnaise was
high in calories.
It has an average of 259 per 100g. And while many
underestimated the energy content of less healthy snacks, a fifth of
those polled overestimated the calorie count in bananas.
They described the fruit as high in calories, when it in fact contains only 95 per 100g.
The WCRF said the lack of calorie
awareness was a concern because of the many diseases associated with
being overweight or obese, which include cancer.
A spokesman said: ‘It seems a lot of people are still confused about the calorie content of everyday foods.
‘This troubling lack of understanding is
perhaps not helped by labels such as ‘light’ and ‘reduced fat’ when
these are applied to foods which still have a high calorie content.
‘At this time of year many people make
New Year’s resolutions to lose weight but to do this it is important
that they understand how to determine whether a food is high in
calories.’
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I make my own hummus and have lost nearly 2 stones in 2 months by stopping eating butter, cheese etc. I LOVE hummus and eat it nearly every day. Next week the so called “experts” will be telling us that hummus is the BEST food and that something else will be bad for us.
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How can this rubbish be printed about chickpeas, a very healthy food. Sugar is the real cause of Obesity. Three hundred years ago the national average of sugar consumption was 1/2 pound a year, now it is 1/2 pound a week. This correlates strongly with the rise in many diseases including cancer, obesity, diabetes, heart disease. Sugar is also addictive which is why people can’t stick to there diets. They are not week willed but addicted. You don’t know you are addicted to something until you try and give it up. It is much easier to deal with an addiction when you realize you have one.
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Should have thought it was obvious as most dips have high oil content – never mind hummus or taramasalata on hot buttered crumpets….yummy.
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Ignore this garbage and just look up chickpeas on Wikipedia and see what an amazing and healthy food this really is.
Make your own humus by boiling chickpeas and blending them with some sesame seeds, lemon juice and a little water or natural yoghurt for an amazingly healthy and nutritious addition to your diet.
It can be used to thicken sauces instead of cream and is a creat substitute to butter on salad sandwiches and just one tablespoon will remove food cravings for hours. Unlike a lot of other foods, chickpeas will leave you feeling satisfied after eating and allow you to avoid mid-meal snacks.
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And next week a “study” by another “team of scientists” will produce some spurious “link” between hummous and cancer/obesity/global-warming that will, as with most of these “scares”, be ignored and treated with contempt they deserve. Sadly our increasing cynicism and boredom with the constant barrage and wolf-crying means that should a REAL issue occur, officialdom and politicians will have huge difficulty in getting the public to take it seriously. Perhaps the DM should start winnowing out the scares and the obvious junk science they currently and uncritically disseminate.
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For some time now, we have been urged strongly to follow the ‘Mediterranean diet’ because, apparently, people there live longer. However, if you look at them – most of them are quite ’round’! They use olive oil on everything: they use it for cooking in, then they pour it cold over just-cooked food and then they drown their salads in it – you see the TV cooks doing it all the time. Maybe olive oil IS good for us and helps to keep our arteries from ‘furring’ up – but it is, nonetheless, a FAT and, as such, has as many calories as any other fat. Somebody really needs to do some research to establish whether being overweight and being unhealthy really ARE connected – or whether it’s just a load of propaganda.
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Nanny State !!
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The problem is with the store bought hummus and with not having realistic idea of how much makes a “serving”. I make my own hummus using a recipe that uses fat free Greek yogurt to cut down on the calories an increase the protein – tastes better also. A two tablespoon serving has only 78 Calories. My mother’s family are originally from the Mediterranean and we have always made our own. Process, store bought goods are almost always unhealthy.
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Labels should be made clearer as they are here in Canada, here they tell you on the label how many calories are in each spoonful so it is easier to calculate. Or make your own Hoummus its not hard! chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic process in food processor! One of the best dips you can have is salsa because it is tomatoe and veggie based. Anything cream /sourcream or mayonnaise based will have higher calories and if it is a low fat version it just wont taste as good because it is low fat! So dont eat dips if your on diet!
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But hummus IS healthy! It’s not about calories, it’s about nutrition. Exercising a bit, and eating a sensible amount of wholesome food is far better than obsessively counting calories.
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