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Although food labels are to an extent beneficial to consumers most of the time these deceitful claims put the public's health at risk Sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine and consuming high levels of this substance can lead to severe addiction and deadly diseases like diabetes Soechtig Olson Singbiel 2014 By placing puzzling terms such as low fat on products manufacturers trick consumers into thinking the food is healthy when in reality there is more sugar in the product than anything else Since many consumers are unaware of the grand amount of sugar that products labeled low fat actually contain they buy more of the aliment and without knowing so can slowly become addicted to sugar According to Fed Up Besides playing a part in sugar addiction and diabetes deceitful terms also contribute to the emerging obesity epidemic occurring throughout the world 2014 Most of the time food manufacturers will write significant information such as the calories and components of a product in minuscule letters By doing this it is easier for the public to be fooled into buying harmful products Not only do these terms and tricks by food manufacturers make it harder for consumers to know if what they are purchasing is healthy but it also plays a role in the obesity epidemic since many are ingesting fattening foods without knowing so As stated by Liebman 2016 alternative and perplex names for sugar such as fructose or glucose also contribute to the obesity epidemic and diseases like type 2 diabetes heart disease and LDL bad cholesterol
