5 Dangers of Eating Processed Food
- drjugaljpatel
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min read
In the modern world we have become slaves to our fads, one of them is the craving for food. The food industry, using its vast resources, is targeting us to purchase more & more of the processed foods.
In this article I am sharing the 5 Dangers of Eating Processed food,
Artificial Ingredients
All processed foods have artificial ingredients in them. This is essential to make them last longer. They are added to increase their shelf life, however, they reduce your life. Look out in the back of the packaged foods for the details of the ingredients. If you see numbers, they're artificial, right from colors, to flavors, sugars, preservatives.
High in Fats
Most of these foods are high in cheap fats like hydrogenated oils, trans fats etc. They are unhealthy. They lead to increase in inflammation in the body & a subsequent increased risk of heart attack & stroke.
High in Sugars
Low sugar, sugar free etc are marketing gimmicks. They contain artificial sugars which are legally not classified as sugars & hence marketed as sugar free. They usually contain sugar alcohols like xylitol, malitol or most common HFCS - High fructose corn syrup. All these are equally bad or worse than sugars leading to obesity, overweight, diabetes etc
Weight Gain
An unintended side effect of these foods is weight gain. They use flavors & techniques which trick the brain & make sure you can never stop at eating just ONE.
Low in Nutrition
We eat to nourish our bodies. Processed foods are lower in nutrient value. They are empty calories. You fill your stomach, yet your body does not get what it wants. Why are we eating then? It's because of the marketing from the food industry, you cannot enjoy a movie without popcorn, quench your thirst with coke, feeling bored try our chocolate to lift the mood etc. We are conditioned by these ads to eat more & more of this junk.
What do you feel about these junk foods in our present lifestyle? DO mention in the comments, what other dangers we face from processed food
I will share the next 5 reasons in my next post….
Update: here is the link to the next article
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