[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - US researchers created the Food Compass which turns common assumptions about snacking on their head
- Scoring system considers foods health score over nine metrics — including ingredients, additives and protein
- Sweet deserts scored extremely low — while nutrient-packed fruit, veg and nuts achieved highest scores
- But the results are bad if you thought opting for a granola bar over a sugary chocolate ice cream
- And couscous, promoted as a health food, scores lower than bacon — which has been linked to cancer
The team at Tufts University in Boston spent three years looking at more than 8,000 foods and drinks, from melon to a McDonald's, and used cutting-edge science to rank them according to 54 different attributes.
| Watch this get overthrown by the next bit of scientific cleverness that comes down the pike. |
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