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Swapping out real ice cream for "healthier" brands

"Healthy" ice cream brands boast astonishingly low calorie counts — so low that you can eat the entire pint, some of the advertisements say. Some nutrition pros aren't fond of that eat-it-all message.

"One of my biggest concerns is that it encourages you not to listen to your internal cues of hunger and fullness," dietitian Rachael Hartley told us.

Plus, foods that are labeled as "healthy" tend to make people overeat — an effect that's been observed in study, after study, after study.

Rather than wolfing down a whole pint of watery "healthy" ice cream, why not slow down and enjoy a single serving of the real thing? Odds are you'll end up feeling more satisfied.

[Photo via @halotopcreamery]

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