Bottled dressings are often rich sources of saturated fat, calories, sodium, and added sugar.
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You're eating more salad for good health. But you may be undoing the benefits when you use a store-bought salad dressing.
"I have some clients who say they'll only eat salad if they can use dressing. That can add a lot of calories, sodium, sugar, and saturated fat," says registered dietitian Kathy McManus, director of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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