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NavigatePandemic of Covid-19 Forced many of us to make strange compromises. Many of us had to cut up generally healthy routines for us (go to the gym, meet friends) to avoid exposing potentially to a much more dangerous health risk. Now you can add to the list of "good ideas that are not so good during a pandemic" a habit of more than you practice probably in good conscience: check the product labels of objects when you are at thegrocery store.

Why read the labels of the food you would put in your bodyalready Be a bad idea?Eat this, not that! preaching to do it all the time. But, at the moment now, it poses a risk for you and others, because you do not know who else has touched it can, the bottle or bar - and it extends the amount of time you spend in the grocery store.

"It is impossible to make everyone wash hands, applying a hand disinfectant and wearing a mask," says Gail Trauco R.n.n., BSN-OCN, patient's lawyer and CEO / founder ofBill Medical 911. "Retail sales staff do not clean every day on every shelf daily. Shelves, glass doors, shopping tables and baskets are disinfected daily, not all store products." (In touch:This error while shopping grocery stores can skyrocket your coronavirus risk.)

Of course, pick up the virus by touching objects is less worrying than the person's character contact. The CDC recentlyUpdate of his advice On how Covid-19 spreads, emphasizing that it is "mainly extended from person to person" through respiratory droplets "produced when an infected person touches, sneezed or speaks."

More time spent on the magazine of product labels in the store means more chances than you expose yourself to this type of spread (and / or potentially expose others). In addition, it increases the opportunity for other buyers to take you, closer than the six-foot distance recommended by the CDC and other public health organizations.

This does not mean that you should not read food product labels.

"People rely on reading these labels for a variety of reasons," said Abdil Baholda, clinical lead and pharmacist forPrescription doctor Telemedicine service. "There are people with irritable intestinal disorders - they can not expect the best without having a nasty side effect. You must also consider people to recover from food disorders, which can rely on reading these labels to stop bouncing. "

For people with these conditions or any other allergies or dietary restrictions, reading food labels is essential. But that does not mean they have to wait to read them once they arrived at the grocery store.

"Doing online research on a product and ingredients can greatly help you make informed food choices," says Dr. Rashmi Byakodi, a writer of health and well-being withBest for nutrition. "These labels are a lot of information about food security and nutrition. More importantly when planning your grocery store well before visiting the store, it reduces your time spent in the shop and possible exposure to infection."

She adds that online search helps you to compare the products and choose the best adapted to your needs.

"When you have a perfectly prepared list, you are less confusing to buy the products," says Dr. Byakodi. "You will choose the right product without the need to touch them all. It also reduces the risk of spreading any infection." (In touch:How to write a list of efficient grocery shopping.)

In addition to all these reasons, get used to examining product labels and deciding what to choose before going to the store will provide long-term health benefits.

"One of the best habits to work is to read nutrition tags - it helps us get a better sense of what we actually eat (ingredients and nutrients)," says Daniel Rosen MD, a bariatric surgeon, who runsCovidtestingnyc.com and serves as a Concierge Covid-19 Medical Advisor . "It's best to play home, instead of in the store, however. As Shoppers, we can easily be influenced by brilliant packages, colorful marketing choices and catchy words choices (unregulated ) such as "natural". Just like shopping while Hungry is not advisable, unprepared purchases can lead to many poor food choices. "

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