Nutritional Challenge Day 13
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Processed foods have been altered from their natural state for "safety" and convenience reasons. And scary as it seems, about 90 % of the money that Americans spend on food is used to buy processed items. The methods used for processing foods include canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration and aseptic processing. Many of the bad processed foods are made with trans-fats, saturated fats, and large amounts of sodium and sugar. A common piece of advice is that if you can't pronounce any of the ingredients you may want to avoid the product. Most processed foods also contain Trans fats, which are known to increase LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Another study found that the consumption of refined carbohydrates such as sugar, high fructose corn syrup and white flour was also linked to various forms of cancer. Many of the ingredients in processed foods such as artificial colorants, preservatives and nitrites have been linked to the skyrocketing amount of obesity and cancer among the population today.
Nutritional Challenge Day 13:
No Processed Foods!
Processed foods have been altered from their natural state for "safety" and convenience reasons. And scary as it seems, about 90 % of the money that Americans spend on food is used to buy processed items. The methods used for processing foods include canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration and aseptic processing. Many of the bad processed foods are made with trans-fats, saturated fats, and large amounts of sodium and sugar. A common piece of advice is that if you can't pronounce any of the ingredients you may want to avoid the product. Most processed foods also contain Trans fats, which are known to increase LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Another study found that the consumption of refined carbohydrates such as sugar, high fructose corn syrup and white flour was also linked to various forms of cancer. Many of the ingredients in processed foods such as artificial colorants, preservatives and nitrites have been linked to the skyrocketing amount of obesity and cancer among the population today.
Nutritional Challenge Day 13:
No Processed Foods!
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