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AskMen.com January 18, 2001 Simon McNeil	Deciphering What Food Labels Really Mean Nowadays, many men pay close attention to what they eat on a daily basis. After all, we want to look and feel our best for the ladies, right? The problem, though, is that we tend to become confused as soon as we read the labels on food products...
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