Illustration by The Epoch Times

You grab a granola bar that looks like the healthiest option on the shelf. The box promises real fruit, whole grains, and no high-fructose corn syrup. It feels like the smart choice.

Flip the box over, though, and the story changes with a list of more than a dozen ingredients you don’t recognize, from soy lecithin to tocopherols. The front speaks your language. The back reads like another dialect.

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