5 Foods Should Be Banned Yet You are Eating

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Transform Your Health In 21 Days By Avoiding These Foods

What you think? that food you think is keeping your family healthy might actually be harming them? you spend so much time and money choosing the ‘right’ foods low-fat, high-protein, sugar-free, fortified with vitamins. But what if I told you many of these labels are hiding the truth. Today’s food isn’t that food which your grandparents used to take. It looks the same-but it’s often full of additives, chemicals and dangerous shortcut. Even trusted staples like bread or packaged namkins are no longer completely safe. So, in this blog let’s see top foods that you should never eat and why. This blog will be divided into two parts. Food items that are very harmful and should be banned. And second part food items which are everywhere but are still harmful and should be eaten in moderation or avoid it.

Products Having Trans-Fats

Let’s begin with the things that should be banned
The very first food on this list is product having trans-fats.
Trans-fats are created by the process of hydrogenation of vegetable oils. This process helps oil last longer and makes them cheaper for companies and restaurants. But your body gets no benefit at all. From consuming trans fat some of the dangers of eating trans fats are:

Dangers Of Eating Trans-Fats

Trans fats raises the level of LDL cholesterol which is the bad cholesterol, can clog arteries and increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Which decreases good cholesterol or HDL cholesterols which normally helps remove bad cholesterol from the blood stream.
Trans-fats increase the risk of heart disease. Trans-fats trigger inflammation in the body which is linked to chronic disease like arthritis, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Trans-fats can interfere with insulin functioning increasing the risk of the type 2 diabetes. They can accumulate fat in the liver leading to fatty liver disease. Trans-fats promotes abdominal fat gain and obesity even if the calorie take remains same. Even studies linked trans-fats consumption to cognitive decline, memory problem, and increased risk of depression in children.
Trans-fats may interfere with healthy growth and development, trans-fats may be found in food products such as farsaan and namkins that you eat from unregulated vendors may be source of trans-fat. Because they are made in oil which is repeatedly Re-heated. Commercially baked foods such as cakes, cookies, and pies packaged foods such as microwave popcorns, frozen foods such as Pizza, parathas or rotis. Processed foods biscuits and Rolls fried foods which is repeatedly re-heated in oil, such as French fries, Pakoda, bhajiyas and doughnuts margarine and other spreads. You see eating homemade items such as puri’s, bhajiyas pakoda’s, bhaturas in moderation is not harmful. Because in the house you don’t repeatedly boil the oil. But avoid store bought fries or savouries. To protect yourself from trans fat.

Harmful Foods Product Having Synthetic dyes

The second item that should be banned are harmful food product synthetic dyes, like red 40 and yellow 5 are chemical that are banned or restricted in several countries but still widely used in India. Research had linked this dyes to hyperactivities in children allergic reaction, and potential carcinogenic effects. Next time you buy sweets or coloured snacks read the label if you see E102 or E129 don’t buy.

High Fructose Corn Syrup

The third item that should be banned is high Fructose corn syrup, can cause heart disease, diabetes, fatty liver disease, high cholesterol and is a leading cause of weight gain. Fructose can lead to high accumulation of visceral fat around your internal organs, it also cause is the growth of bacteria that produces bloating and gas. The problem is that only liver can convert Fructose into glucose the form of sugar which our body uses for energy. So, if you keep eating food items high in fructose you are putting a lot of pressure on your liver and worsening your insulin sensitivity.

High fructose corn syrup in many kinds of products like flavoured yogurts, sodas, candies, cakes, brownies, pastries, breads, pastas, fast food items ketchup, mustard and other sauces, breakfast cereals. This ingredients is there in many common food items, and you end up consuming it without even realising it and it harms you at multiple levels. So, it is essential that this should be banned.

Now let’s move to the second category of item’s which should be avoided. But if you can’t avoid them completely then at least be mindful of your consumption pattern.

Avoid Bread Product Foods

The first thing you should avoid is bread product. Where refined flour is used your bakery treats, your bathuras, and noodles. When Maida is made from wheat it loses almost 97% of its fibre, and also other vital nutrient and Minerals in wheat. Without the fibre, Maida breaks down fast in sugar which then gets stored as belly fat and it’s not just the sugar that is the problem. Maida products also have also have preservative, additives and emulsifiers that irritate your gut and create a long term metabolic problems. Moreover Maida also sometimes have bleach and other chemicals to give it a white colour and fluffy feel. Eating this is like daily sugar-coated air it fills you, but it doesn’t nourish you. Instead, go back to what your and ancestors eat millets, hand-pounded rice, whole wheat.

Avoid Ready To Eat Meals

The next thing you should avoid is ready to eat process to meals. A recipe for gut trouble whether it’s instant dals, instant noodles, ready to eat poha, upma, frozen parathas or microwave pasta. ‘Ready to eat meals’ are designed for shelf life, not health. These product often contain high levels of sodium artificial preservatives and chemicals and stabilizers to survive months in packaging. You may feel full but your gut microbiome is under constant attack. Over time these foods contribute to inflammation poor digestion and weight gain. Eating ready to eat packs for daily convenience is dangerous its daily attack on the organs.

Avoid Unsafe Unregulated Protein Powder

The third is to avoid unsafe unregulated protein powder. One of the fastest growing market today is protein powders and shakes. But what’s growing even faster is danger. Many of these product especially those bought online or from unknown brands, are not approved or batch tested, and are not transparent about the ingredients. Some content heavy metals, steroids and unapproved hormones. In some cases long-term use has been linked to liver damage, hormonal imbalance, and even infertility. If you need extra protein get it from Dal, paneer, nut, seeds and clean verified supplements if needed. But don’t fall for body transformation shortcut.

Eating well means knowing what you are putting in your body, and sometimes the most powerful thing which you should do for your health is to say ‘no’. No to harmful things, no to harmful dyes, no to fake protein, no to foods that pretend to nourish, but only weaken and attack it from inside. So learn to pick truly healthy products, eat fresh, read labels and live to feel good health.