Some parents and their obese children consider protein bars weightloss diet products. It’s hard to find a convenience store or grocery that doesn’t offer protein bars along with the candy bars. Protein bars are embraced by the buying public as a healthy alternative to a meal or snack of real food.  Let’s take a closer look.

Many protein bars are made from soy protein. One of the most common food allergies is to soy. These bars count sugar and other cheap sweeteners devoid of nutrients in the first three ingredients by volume. Is it any wonder they are stocked along with the candy bars?

Oh, and please note, in susceptible adults and children - and they don’t have to be obese children - protein bars can actually contribute to fungal infections.