We are what we eat – it is known to all, but not everyone knows that the food we are used to is not good, it is often harm. And, as a rule, this is our favorite food. In this article, we will look at which foods are harmful and why.
Sweet soda
In one jar with a volume of 0.33 ml contains 10 teaspoons of sugar. The daily norm is maximum 5. The use of such drinks significantly increases the tendency to obesity and diabetes mellitus.
Manufactured juices
To improve their taste, manufacturers add sugar to them, the content of which is equivalent to carbonated drinks. And it’s almost impossible to find in such juices the vitamins promised by marketers.
White bread
It is made from premium flour, after processing which, the fiber content is 70% less than in whole grains. Accordingly, all benefits are lost and only simple carbohydrates remain.
Smoked meats, sausages, bacon
Smoked sausages, meats and bacon contain a large number of carcinogens, which increases the risk of cancer by 20%. Also, these products are not a source of quality protein.
Pizza
The base, as a rule, is made from premium flour. For the filling use harmful sausages and smoked meats. As a rule, a very low content of fiber and proteins makes pizza not a healthy product.
French fries
When frying potatoes in oil, a very harmful carcinogen acrylamide is formed, which contributes to the development of cancer.
Chips and crackers
Like potatoes, these products contain acrylamide.
Instant noodles
This product deprived of nutrients, contains sodium glutamate, which leads to disruption of the liver and gastrointestinal tract.
Alcoholic drinks
With alcohol abuse, oxidative processes occur in the body that can cause cancer of the esophagus, liver and other organs.
Factory sauces
Sauces contain a large amount of fats, salt, dyes, flavors and sugars. By consuming sauces, you quietly add 300 calories to your daily diet.
Buns, muffins, pies
To break down the simple carbohydrates contained in the pastry, the pancreas has to produce a lot of insulin what can lead to the appearance of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism.
Chocolate bars
They do not have any benefit for health, but they do great harm, due to the huge amount of sugar.
Granola
Granola is rich in sugar, as well as dextrose and fructose. These nutrients do not have a very positive effect on liver and fat metabolism.
Skim milk products
The constant use of low-fat dairy products leads to stagnation of bile and dysfunction of the gallbladder.
Burgers
Due to the content of saturated fats, burgers can lead to the development of atherosclerosis and increase cholesterol.
Fructose based sweets
There is a myth that fructose is more useful than regular sugar. In fact, this is not true. Excessive fructose intake contributes to obesity, metabolic syndrome, liver disease and the cardiovascular system.
Сanned food
For the canned food, especially with the oil, in the form of preservative, sodium salt is used, which affects the appearance of edema and increased pressure.