"The Health Truth About Your Favorite Foods" was an investigation into some of the ingredients in foods young women eat most. Dreisbach determined from grocery industry research and reader surveys that some of the most common food items women buy include yogurt, chips, frozen dinners, microwave popcorn, soda, breakfast cereals, nutrition bars and meats like ground beef. Next she delved into the ingredients lists of some of these foods, finding out exactly what some of the most common additives are, what their purpose in the food is, what other types of products they're used in and what possible health effects they may have.
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