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10 Health Foods That May Be Making You Fat

Be warned: Carb traps lurk in some very surprising places.

March 2012 Issue

9. Agave Nectar
We've heard about the evils of high-fructose corn syrup, but it's typically only 55 percent fructose (a sugar that our liver can't deal with in excess and converts to fat), whereas agave syrups are often around 100 percent fructose.

SMART SWAP: Honey has a much healthier percentage of fructose, 39.

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