World's four worst foods
I realise, one day time will come, soft fizzy drinks, French fries/potato chips, Burgers/Pizza and fast foods, fried chickens — deep-fried, partially in hydrogenated oil will be restricted in the shops. The four worst talked foods are:
* French fries and potato chips: These are usually cooked at 1900C (3740F) — a temperature high enough to cause the formation of acrylamide. Did you know that most French fries and potato chips contain insane levels of acrylamide? It has caused cancer in rats in laboratory tests and its presence in some foods may harm people's health. It has not been found in any raw or boiled foods.
According to some studies, in foods like french fries and potato chips, acrylamide is present to the tune of about 300 times more than the safe limits recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO).
* Fast foods: Pizza/ Sandwiches and Burgers: These may speed up people's risk of clogged arteries that can lead to heart attacks.
Researchers at the Veterans Admn' Medical Center (San frans:) have verified that oxidised fat, can accelerate the buildup of plaque in arteries. And fast foods such as burgers, pizza and sandwiches are loaded with oxidized fat. It is loaded with trans fats and saturated fats, both of which can lead to heart disease.
* Soft Drinks: In fact, soft drinks are far from soft. The phosphate content of soft drinks is very high, and they contain virtually no calcium. Some researchers believe that increased soft drink consumption is a major factor that contributes to osteoporosis.
Adolescents who consume soft drinks display a risk of bone fractures three to four-fold higher than those who do not. Saccharin is a non-caloric petroleum derivative estimated to be three hundred to five hundred times sweeter than sugar. It is used in diet soft drinks.
"The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin in the body, which some think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth."(published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention).
* Fast food (Fried Chicken): The fat and skin of chickens (and fowl in general) are maybe the worst foods one could possibly find.
So, let's get back to old-fashioned home cooking. Drink Coconut/lemon water instead of soft drinks. And enjoy our traditional 'Pithas'. We need old-fashioned home cooking, use fat-substitute baking products, and just cut back on the bad ingredients like trans fats and saturated fats.
* French fries and potato chips: These are usually cooked at 1900C (3740F) — a temperature high enough to cause the formation of acrylamide. Did you know that most French fries and potato chips contain insane levels of acrylamide? It has caused cancer in rats in laboratory tests and its presence in some foods may harm people's health. It has not been found in any raw or boiled foods.
According to some studies, in foods like french fries and potato chips, acrylamide is present to the tune of about 300 times more than the safe limits recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO).
* Fast foods: Pizza/ Sandwiches and Burgers: These may speed up people's risk of clogged arteries that can lead to heart attacks.
Researchers at the Veterans Admn' Medical Center (San frans:) have verified that oxidised fat, can accelerate the buildup of plaque in arteries. And fast foods such as burgers, pizza and sandwiches are loaded with oxidized fat. It is loaded with trans fats and saturated fats, both of which can lead to heart disease.
* Soft Drinks: In fact, soft drinks are far from soft. The phosphate content of soft drinks is very high, and they contain virtually no calcium. Some researchers believe that increased soft drink consumption is a major factor that contributes to osteoporosis.
Adolescents who consume soft drinks display a risk of bone fractures three to four-fold higher than those who do not. Saccharin is a non-caloric petroleum derivative estimated to be three hundred to five hundred times sweeter than sugar. It is used in diet soft drinks.
"The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin in the body, which some think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth."(published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention).
* Fast food (Fried Chicken): The fat and skin of chickens (and fowl in general) are maybe the worst foods one could possibly find.
So, let's get back to old-fashioned home cooking. Drink Coconut/lemon water instead of soft drinks. And enjoy our traditional 'Pithas'. We need old-fashioned home cooking, use fat-substitute baking products, and just cut back on the bad ingredients like trans fats and saturated fats.
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