On August 24, 1853, an employee of the restaurant at the Moon's Lake Lodge hotel in the town of Saratoga Springs (New York) - a mestizo Indian named George Crum - by a stroke of luck prepared potato chips. Legend has it that the catering was visited by none other than himself railroad magnate Vanderbilt, and, oddly enough, ordered the most ordinary fried potatoes. However, the spoiled “oligarch” repeatedly returned the food to the kitchen as not fried enough. Then the cook got angry, cut the potatoes into the thinnest slices, fried them in oil until crisp and served them that way. To his surprise, the client not only did not reject the dish, but was extremely pleased with it. Soon, “Saratoga-style potatoes” were included in the restaurant’s menu, and then, not without the participation of the same Vanderbilt, they began to be produced in take-out packaging. bags.
160 years later, the chips have come a long way from their original, ideal recipe. And today they top not only the list of the most desirable delicacies, but also the rating of the most harmful products. The Weekend project decided to remind us which popular dishes doctors consider the most dangerous for our health - and, most importantly, why.
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1. Chips and fries
A well-known catchphrase is that “everything pleasant in this world is either illegal, immoral, or leads to obesity.” Potatoes fried in oil do not violate the law and moral boundaries, but, representing a heavy dose of starch and fat, it inevitably leads to weight gain if you include such a culinary “delicacy” in the daily menu.
However, excess weight is a mere trifle in the context of other health problems that the presented dishes are fraught with. And the harm caused by modern chips can hardly be attributed to potatoes - after all, today they are prepared from wheat and corn flour and a mixture of starches, including genetically modified soybeans. Add to this all kinds of “flavors” - bacon, sour cream and cheese, red caviar and even (!) “fried potatoes”. Of course, they are all components from the E line - food flavorings and taste enhancers.
In particular, manufacturers especially love E-621, also known as monosodium glutamate. This toxin, acting on the human nervous system, can “make” even the most indecent food tasty and desirable and, moreover, instill a dependence on it akin to a drug.
French fries can also “inspire” a need that is quite real and not far-fetched. True, it is prepared from real potatoes, only “genetically improved” ones - even, smooth, with large tubers, in order to facilitate the cleaning process. After cutting it into slices, it is doused with steam (hence this effect of a crispy crust with a soft core, practically unattainable at home), frozen and sent in this semi-finished form to fast food chains. There, the slices are fried in oil, or rather a mixture of deep-frying oils, which includes a combined “cocktail” of fats, including palm and coconut oil. This mixture costs a lot, but once poured, it can be used for up to 7 days without going rancid. During this time, acrolein, acrylamide, glycidamide are formed in it - fat breakdown products and strong carcinogens, that is, substances that cause the appearance of cancerous tumors. By the way, one serving of French fries, with its comparatively low nutritional value for fast food of 273 kcal per 100 grams (that is, approximately 340-390 kcal per “standard” serving), contains about 30 grams of this “reusable” fat. It would seem, what is 30 grams? To visualize this amount, imagine: one tablespoon contains approximately 15 grams of oil, so it’s as if we are sipping delicious crispy potatoes with a couple of spoons of oil with carcinogens. The average rate of fat consumption per day is 90-100 grams, and they, like other nutrients, are contained in one dosage or another in almost all food products.
Doctors are sounding the alarm - and not because, eating chips and French fries, you will soon not be able to button up your favorite jeans. Increased cholesterol, plaques in blood vessels, atherosclerosis, the risk of heart attacks and strokes, degenerative changes in the liver, deterioration of sexual function in men and, most importantly, the development of cancerous tumors, and not only in the gastrointestinal tract - all these consequences of adherence to fast food have already been observed by scientists in the USA almost 70 years old.
In Russia, the fast food industry flourished a little more than 20 years ago, in the post-perestroika era. Today, both the “shortage” and the “dashing 90s” are already behind us - alas, family holidays are still accompanied by a trip to a fast food restaurant, and an evening relaxation watching a movie involves a bag of chips under your arm.
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2. Burgers and hot dogs
The side effects described above can also be attributed to “quick” sandwiches, but here, in addition to frying in oil, the situation is complicated by the “meat component”. To ensure that there is enough protein for everyone who wants a quick and satisfying snack, cows, pigs and fish are bred on an industrial scale and using industrial methods, using special feed (sometimes with anabolic steroids) for rapid weight gain. By the way, thanks to such meat and fish, which are included in our menu, we become extremely resistant to the action of antibiotics when they are really needed, that is, when we are sick. Against this background, the high calorie content of the dish and the same cholesterol seem like nothing at all.
Further - more, to the very dubious protein they add the ubiquitous soy, glutamate and a whole range of E-components: preservatives (so that the cutlet can retain its presentation for years), stabilizers and synthetic dyes. These additives irritate our digestive system, dull the feeling of fullness, and force us to eat more and more often. The stomach stretches, and without help from “E-shek” it begins to demand that the banquet be continued.
It would seem - a bun, a cutlet, a leaf of lettuce, well, cheese, well, mayonnaise. But, you must admit, a burger made from homemade ingredients is not at all similar in taste to its “restaurant” counterpart. After all, in our kitchen arsenal, fortunately, we do not have the same nutritional additives that are stuffed into minced meat in mass production. And it is they who make us return to the food outlet again and again, suggesting that at home it is not so tasty.
3. Sausage range and canned food
The described “meat nightmares” would also be true for sausages if only natural meat were used in their production. However, it is also worth adding here the dangers of hidden fat - after all, even the most natural sausage product consists mainly of pork skins and lard. Skin, cartilage, offal and meat residues, plus 25-30% transgenic soybeans and, of course, preservatives, stabilizers, thickeners, emulsifiers, antioxidants, food colors, flavors - this is the approximate composition of any sausages, regardless of the variety and brand of the manufacturer.
Canned food is, in fact, a dead product that has retained its relative nutritional suitability solely thanks to the “solution” of “E-shek”, acetic acid, sugar and, of course, a huge amount of salt (with a human need of 6-10 grams of sodium -chlorine per day, only 100 grams of canned food contains an average of 15 grams of salt).
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4. Instant noodles and purees
Beef, chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, plus practically spaghetti with almost a sauce - this is how the producers of miracle food from bags offer royal lunch, dinner and breakfast. And this is exactly the case with “free cheese”. Of course, it would be very convenient to pour boiling water over the contents of a plastic cup for 3-5 minutes - and voila! - get actually Italian pasta, fettuccine or risotto. In fact, we will get a hot (for faster absorption) “mix” of all possible food additives and absolutely zero benefits.
With the systematic use of such “compound feeds” the system in the body collapses - it seemed like he received food and calories, but they contained too few substances that he really needed for normal functioning. Deprived of nutrition, it soon sends SOS signals to the brain, and we again feel like we want to eat.
Here it would be useful to remind you under what codes on the product packaging these or those manufacturers’ assistants are hidden: preservatives(can cause cancer, kidney stones, liver destruction, food allergies, intestinal disorders, oxygen starvation, blood pressure disorders) - E from 200 to 290 and E 1125, stabilizers and thickeners (cancer, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and liver) - E 249-252, E 400-476, E 575-585 and E 1404-1450, emulsifiers(cancer, stomach upset) - E 322-442, E 470-495, antioxidants(liver and kidney diseases, allergic reactions) - E300-312 and E320-321, food colorings (cancer, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys, nervous disorders and allergic reactions) - E 100-180, E 579, E 585, flavor enhancers(nervous disorders, brain damage) - E 620-637.
In fairness, it is worth noting: there is a modest list of additives that are considered harmless and even beneficial to health - it can be easily found on the Internet if desired.
These “magic” sauces, which traditionally accompany most fast food dishes, can turn even the healthiest food into poison. Ketchup, in addition to stabilizers, emulsifiers and preservatives, contains chemical dyes and consists of almost a fifth of sugar. Such dressing perfectly hides the natural taste of even the most unappetizing, or even simply spoiled, dishes - it’s not without reason that they say that “with ketchup you can eat everything.”
Mayonnaise is a carrier of so-called trans fats - isomers of fatty acids that can deceive our body by being integrated into cell biomembranes instead of natural omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Transconfigurations lead to oncogenesis, atherosclerosis, increase the risk of developing diabetes mellitus and, to put it mildly, worsen immunity - they interfere with the work of enzymes that guard our body. An additional danger comes from plastic packaging, where mayonnaise is often poured in order to save money - the vinegar contained in the sauce has a superpower to suck out carcinogenic substances from it. Guess where they end up.
6. Chocolate bars, candies and gummies
Without the danger of developing diabetes, oncology, obesity, osteoporosis, dental problems and allergic reactions, a person can eat a maximum of 50 grams of sugar per day. This highest limit of the norm is approximately 10 teaspoons, but do not forget that in addition to the “pure” sugar that we put in tea or coffee, glucose and sucrose await us, say, in the same ketchup. Or in yogurt. You never know where: it’s worth reading the composition of familiar products, the subheading in the “carbohydrates” column - and it will become obvious how much we exceed the norm allowed by WHO (World Health Organization), even without auxiliary materials in the form of chocolates, caramels and cakes (by the way, the latter - another ideal carrier of trans fats, along with mayonnaise).
These products have the highest glycemic indices, meaning sugar from them is absorbed almost instantly. However, they do not contain any useful substances - unlike such glycemic leaders as honey and dried fruits. Moreover, bright candies, glazed candies and chewing gummies with all sorts of flavors can hardly be called “food” at all - they are rather a mixture of sweeteners and sweeteners, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents, emulsifiers, antioxidants and food colorings.
7. Sweet sodas and juices
Speaking of the daily sugar consumption rate, one liter of cola contains approximately 112 grams of sugar and about 420 calories (despite the fact that the daily consumption rate for most people is 2000-2500 kcal). Let's add to this caffeine, dyes and orthophosphoric acid, which “washes out” calcium from the body, plus carbon dioxide, which allows us to distribute harmful components throughout the body even faster.
Sodas in the “light” version are considered more preferable, as they are not harmful to the figure. However, while zero calories, they contain sweeteners - mainly aspartame, which breaks down into formaldehyde (a class A carcinogen), methanol and phenylalanine (toxic when combined with other proteins).
It is poorly washed off with saliva, irritates the oral mucosa and provokes thirst again and again - in order to get rid of the cloying aftertaste. And the harmlessness to the figure is very doubtful - soda promotes the formation of cellulite, and in the long term for lovers of light drinks it means metabolic disorders.
But if, in general, no one has any illusions with soda, then for some reason, with regard to “boxed” juices, there is a very strong belief not only about their harmlessness, but even about their health benefits. However, with the exception of carbon dioxide, their composition is almost identical to that of sweet sodas. One glass of orange juice from a carton contains approximately six teaspoons of sugar, and one glass of apple juice contains approximately seven. Undoubtedly, apples and oranges themselves contain sugar, but not only that - vitamins and dietary fiber become a pleasant bonus, and glucose is no longer absorbed into the blood with such lightning speed. Packaged juices do not have such advantages - they are reconstituted from concentrate and are enviably durable, they can vary in cost depending on the “promotion” of the brand, but remain just as harmful to health.
8. Popcorn
Corn itself does not pose any health hazard - yes, it is a carbohydrate, yes, it contains starches, and the calorie content for plant foods is considerable - about 330 kcal per 100 grams of product. But it contains fiber and a lot of other useful substances - vitamins A, C, E, thiamine, niacin, folic acid, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc.
In a word, imagine popcorn as just fried corn kernels - it will not be included in the ranking of the most harmful products. But everything changes when they arrive - butter, salt, sugar, caramelizers, dyes, flavor enhancers, flavorings. By the way, the dose of salt in classic salted popcorn is so high that no chips could even dream of it - and this is fraught, at a minimum, with increased blood pressure and impaired kidney function. Well, thanks to various additives, the nutritional value of popcorn increases to an average of 500 kcal per 100 grams.
9. Alcohol
Degenerative disorders in the cerebral cortex, liver destruction, oncology, genetic mutations - it would seem that everyone is well aware of the dangers of alcohol for the human body. People who drink live, on average, 10-15 years less, and the quality of this life is very low - in addition to the above-mentioned health problems, they are plagued by mental disorders and depressive states. 1/3 of all suicides (and, by the way, 50% of accidents) occur while intoxicated.
Even in very small doses, alcohol interferes with the absorption of vitamins. In addition, it is very high in calories in itself - 7 kcal per 1 gram (for comparison, the nutritional value of pure proteins and carbohydrates is 4 kcal per 1 gram). And the main danger is that the border between “use” and addiction is very fragile, it is easy to cross it without even noticing it.
“Light” cakes, curd desserts, yoghurts and mayonnaise only seem to be a friend and assistant to people watching their figure and cholesterol. In fact, the very decrease in fat content in the product is more than compensated by an increase in the proportion of carbohydrates - starches, sugars and sweeteners, the dangers of which we have already discussed.
Thus, a passion for foods in the “light” version actually contributes to obesity - the food additives in them slow down metabolic processes, or even lead to “carbohydrate crashes”, when the body, which is preparing to break down glucose, suddenly discovers that some kind of cyclamate has been slipped into it or aspartame. The psychological aspect also plays an important role here - since the product is “light”, it means that you can eat 2-3 times more of it without remorse (and without feeling full).
Another negative side of the passion for exclusively low-fat products is vitamin deficiency, because some vital vitamins (A, D, E and K) are fat-soluble. Calcium from low-fat dairy products is also not absorbed.
It's time to discuss with our dear readers the aspects of proper nutrition and the types of foods you eat. As well as the danger of some delicacies for your figure and health.
Why do people gain weight? Don't blame genetics, diseases or metabolic disorders. In the vast majority of cases, the cause of the disease is that in the 21st century, consumers have access to a great variety of high-calorie treats, which are purchased without hesitation and in large quantities. If you look at the composition of products in the supermarket, you can see carbohydrates, again carbohydrates and again carbohydrates... Somewhere else there are proteins with fats, but they are in the minority.
We will not go into lengthy thoughts and talk about the fact that confectionery products are bad or about the dangers of industrial mayonnaise. Today we’ll look at ten products that people can easily ruin their health by consuming daily. Some of these dishes have not only become part of eating habits, but are also considered dietary!
1. Bread.
An integral part of dinner tables in countries with weak economic and food bases. Our compatriot, ordering lunch at a foreign restaurant, may be surprised by the lack of bread, but this is a normal phenomenon for developed countries.
Is bread the head of everything? This was the case before, when hungry years were not uncommon and it was he who helped people out, being the main food product.
Another common misconception is the safety of black bread. Many diets recommend eating baked goods made from wholemeal or rye flour. Such a product is indeed less dangerous, but if you look at things soberly, the difference in caloric content of “Borodinsky” and “wheat” is only 5-9%!
Black bread resembles “light cigarettes” - they contain less nicotine, but is smoking itself safe?
It is worth clarifying that high-quality pasta is a good basis for nutrition. But is it so easy to find them now?
For reference, we note that high-quality pasta does not stick together! To cook them correctly, there is no need to boil them in a huge amount of water or pour plenty of oil after cooking. Good pasta does not stick together even if it is boiled without any special frills.
But such pasta cannot cost less than 100 rubles per 1 kg of product (calculation taking into account the cost of high-quality raw materials and all extra charges).
All other horns, spaghetti, shells and other variations are extremely harmful to the figure.
3. Oil takes pride of place among harmful products.
The question is - why do people love him so much? Butter has no taste (not sweet, not bitter, not salty), but housewives persistently make fatty sandwiches (with salted fish and butter) and fry them a lot.
The explanation is simple - the human body is trained to love fatty foods, because for many years high-calorie foods were in price. In much the same way, an alcoholic sincerely loves vodka, which is tasteless, but the body asks for it.
You should not indulge such desires. Both vegetable oils and butter are hazardous to health when used in the quantities used in the kitchen by most families.
A familiar product, it is especially popular among obese people, many of whom prefer country sour cream, whipped until buttery. The problem is similar to the situation discussed in the previous paragraph.
Again we have a good and high-quality product, but it should only be used in cooking dishes, sauces, and creams. You should not eat sour cream in its pure form, it is a colossal source of fat!
The problem with most girls. Yes, chocolate stimulates pleasure centers and helps cope with stress. It also overloads the body with “simple” carbohydrates.
Considering the calorie content of chocolate, the body simply does not have time to use these calories for energy metabolism in the coming hours. Therefore, you can make a rough calculation, according to which one tile eaten today is approximately 30-40 grams of body fat tomorrow morning.
And let’s dispel the popular misconception about dark chocolate, it is also harmful. Yes, indeed, bitter bars are slightly less caloric and even contain substances that promote the breakdown of fat, much like pineapple. For reference, you'd need to eat about 8 pineapples to offset the calories from one!
On the long and thorny path to a healthy body, you should not allow yourself to confuse the concepts of “helps” and “really helps.” Dark chocolate is slightly less harmful than milk chocolate.
Thanks to the advice of some glossy publications, people on a diet eat dried apricots and prunes to suppress hunger, since any fruit, according to the authors of magazine articles, is harmless.
But, if you compare the calorie content of apricots and dried apricots in an authoritative source, you can see a five-fold difference. And that's not even talking about the candied versions.
Dried fruits are very energy-intensive and assurances that they are harmless fructose are groundless. It doesn’t matter what subtype of nutrients is inside, if the product gives you a large amount of calories in a short period of time, then fat will inexorably increase.
900 grams of prunes already exceed the caloric intake for the average person per day.
All of the above also applies to nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews and others).
The prerogative of men. Such a beloved and absolutely unnecessary product in urban environments. The ability to eat the daily calorie intake for an adult in two sandwiches.
The product is useful if a person lives in a cold area and does heavy physical labor. All others are strictly contraindicated.
This is not about the dangers of alcohol as a narcotic substance. And about the fact that hangover drinks can be divided into two categories: high-calorie and very high-calorie! It is safer for your figure to drink the same volume of condensed milk than to drink a glass of vodka!
Beer, vodka, whiskey, wine - all of them, even without sugar, contain a large amount of energy and should be excluded from the diet of a person who does not want to gain excess fat.
Of course, there are also low-fat varieties of cheese, which are in the minority in the supermarket. Most of the cheeses presented on the shelves contain a considerable amount of fat; some varieties come close to butter in this parameter.
Hardness is also not an indicator of usefulness. Cheeses are far from being a dietary product. And a “healthy” sandwich in the form of cheese on a piece of lettuce is in no way superior to a piece of cheese on a slice of bread.
They are quite decent, but rare. The vast majority consists of animal fat, cereals, bone meal, starch, gelatin and vegetable fats.
This is not a healthy cocktail at all. Boiled and chopped chicken breast is much better than 99% of sausages.
So, we have looked at those foods whose consumption should be greatly limited if there are no plans to gain excess weight. And eliminating these treats from your diet will help you shed pounds.
There are many other, safer goodies that can fully replace the above, but we will talk about this in the next review from our series.
If, despite all the diets you've tried, the scale still shows the same kilograms, don't despair: perhaps the reason is in foods that interfere with losing excess weight.
Nutritionists around the world agreed that the main threat to the figure is foods with “hidden” nutrient content. Many people believe that if you eat only low-fat cottage cheese, milk, cheese, then the extra pounds will go away by themselves. And in vain! American scientists have recently proven that low-fat foods lead to unhealthy obesity. By consuming fats, we quickly satisfy our hunger; satiety remains with us for a long time. And products with a mass fraction of fat of 0% practically do not satiate - after a short period of time we want to eat again and again we satisfy our hunger with low-fat kefir, then yogurt, and so on throughout the whole day. By eating this way, we end up consuming more calories: low-fat cottage cheese is sometimes higher in calories than classic cottage cheese, due to the fact that substances that improve taste are added to it. On average, eating low-fat foods increases the calorie content of our diet by 250 kcal.
Alexey Kovalkov
nutritionist, presenter of the programs “Food with and without rules”, “Family Size”
Many people don’t even realize that calcium is absorbed only from fatty fermented milk products (information for those who like to buy low-fat cottage cheese!), and milk fat is not so dangerous to health. It is almost not deposited in fat cells and even in some way contributes to the release of the fat that is already there from these reserves.
So what foods pose a threat to our body and prevent us from achieving the desired figure?
List of products that it is better to exclude them from your diet or reduce their consumption to a minimum, small:
Sugar. The first thing people who want to lose weight need to do is give up tea and coffee with sugar. You should also limit your consumption of packaged fruit juices, which also contain a lot of sugar.
Potato will benefit the body, but only young and only boiled or baked.
White polished rice contains a lot of starch, which does not have the best effect on your figure. There is no need to completely give up rice; you can simply limit its consumption to 1-2 servings per week. Try brown rice instead of white, which retains all the beneficial properties of this grain.
Instant porridge, muesli . Quick breakfasts contain “empty” carbohydrates, which make you feel full for a short time.
Rich meat and chicken broths contain a lot of cholesterol.
Fatty meat, lard, sausages, frankfurters, carbonates – these are products that not only prevent you from losing weight, but also undermine the health of the body as a whole. Industrial meat products can be consumed extremely rarely and in minimal quantities.
Sprats, smoked fish, canned food in oil . These products are oversaturated with fats, which slow down the weight loss process.
Butter - a product containing a huge amount of calories and fat. However, doctors do not recommend completely abandoning it: butter contains vitamins A, D, E, PP, as well as B vitamins, fatty acids, carbohydrates, proteins, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, manganese, copper, sodium, phosphorus, zinc. Without these beneficial substances, we cannot achieve healthy skin, hair and nails. The main thing is to know the norm and measure when consuming butter; 10 grams per week will be enough.
Mayonnaise,
including those marked “Light”. It’s better to learn how to make homemade mayonnaise: there will be much more benefits from it, and dishes with it will turn out tastier.
and you should also exclude any “fast food” - seeds, chips, crackers, salted nuts, replacing them with fruits and dried fruits.
1. Sweets. This category includes those candies and other sweet temptations from confectionery departments that contain a myriad of preservatives, flavors, dyes and other undesirable components. Naturally, there is an awful lot of sugar in lollipops and gummies, and this will not help you lose excess weight. If you have an irresistible craving for something sweet, eat fruit and dark chocolate.
2. Crackers, chips and other similar temptations. Such products contain indecent amounts of fats, which will directly lead you to excess weight. In addition, they contain flavor enhancers and carcinogens. By consuming products with such ingredients, you risk getting cancer or other serious diseases. Forget about the fact that they are terribly tasty, think about what is added to them in order to achieve such an “edible” result.
3. Carbonated drinks. There is no need to reassure yourself by drinking a bottle of Cola that the drink will not make you fat. After all, just one glass of carbonated drink insidiously hides as many as 3 glasses of sugar. Is it worth not loving yourself enough to drink such sweet water? If you are thirsty, drink a cold, homemade, harmless compote with minimal added sugar.
4. Chocolate covered bars. It makes no sense to list this “killer” delicacy right now. Who doesn’t know what Snickers or Mars tastes like? They are like drugs, you want more and more of them. As a result, we get a voluminous tummy, extra centimeters at the waist and damaged teeth.
5. Fatty meat. Fatty pork will not allow you to squeeze into your favorite dress or trousers that have become narrow. So if you want to enjoy meat, prepare a chicken or rabbit dish. Lean beef is also suitable for our case.
6. Sausage. If you cannot afford to buy ultra-expensive and 100% high-quality sausages, then do not buy them at all, replacing them with real chicken or turkey meat. However, we have already talked about what kind of meat is best to eat. Returning to the topic of sausage, it is worth noting that 80% of it consists of transgenic soybeans and spices. Besides, who knows what else went into the meat grinder along with these ingredients.
7. Sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup. Where would our loved ones be without them? We add them to every dish. And then we are surprised by problems with the intestines, stomach and, of course, figure. These additives contain the same ubiquitous flavorings and preservatives. Mayonnaise is generally rightfully considered the leader among high-calorie foods. So if you want to dress a salad or add seasoning to meat, prepare your own adjika or sauce, such as sour cream or tomato. It will be tasty and safe for health.
8. Instant foods. I don’t even want to discuss this item on our list – it’s all additives and incomprehensible components. There are no traces of vitamins or microelements in these speedy purees and noodles. This type of food can reduce your appetite and at the same time increase your fat mass.
9. Salt. You should completely abandon it altogether, especially if you are trying to lose weight. Judge for yourself: if you forget about the existence of salt for just one week, you can lose several kilograms.
10. Alcoholic drinks. We've all heard about the dangers of alcohol; let's not repeat a long-known truth. For a figure, alcohol is complete destruction. The fact is that when drinking drinks with degrees, muscle growth slows down, so there can be no talk of body beauty, everything becomes soft and decrepit from ordinary wine or vodka.
Listen to these tips. Drink juices, eat natural foods healthy for the body, exercise, add water procedures (preferably swimming) and your figure will be irresistible!
Many modern people do not watch what they eat at all. Some people simply don’t think about what they put in their mouths because they don’t care, others trust advertising. As a result, almost every person’s diet contains foods that have a detrimental effect on health and contribute to weight gain.
As they say: “you need to know the enemy by sight,” and everything that prevents us from becoming slim can be called enemies. Therefore, those girls who want to become beautiful should find out what foods “get fat” on their sides and try to minimize their consumption.
List of harmful products
Sweet rolls and cookies
Eating easily digestible carbohydrates without ballast substances, and even seasoned with a fair amount of glucose, is a direct path to diabetes. In our country, it is customary to chew them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and it is the frequency of consumption that increases the harm to health.
Healthy substitute: whole grain buns or crispbread with a small amount of fructose jelly or jam.
Sugar
It is not without reason that it is called the “white death”; it has accounted for many victims. Sugar relieves stress, sweets lift your mood, but put reserves on your waist. And the brain requires more and more portions of sugar.
Many people indulge themselves with the illusion that brown sugar is less harmful and replace regular sugar with it. But sugar always remains sugar, there are even more calories in brown than in regular ones, the only bonus is vitamins that lose their activity during heat treatment.
Avoiding sugar and foods containing it can keep you healthy and reduce your weight by several kilograms per year.
Salt
Along with sugar, salt is considered to be the “white death” due to quite pronounced harm to health when consumed in excess.
The norm is to consume an average of 3-5 grams per day. And taking into account the fact that food contains salt, the daily maximum of seasoning is half a teaspoon. We consume five, even ten times more. This leads to swelling, metabolic disorders and fluid retention in the body.
Sausage and sausages
In addition to meat, sausages and sausages often contain a decent amount of soy, lard, internal fat and pork skins, and to give this mix an appetizing smell, manufacturers flavor it with flavorings and flavor enhancers.
Today, about 60% of sausages include transgenic soybeans, the consequences of eating which have not been fully studied.
Fast food
The most harmful “fast food” is all kinds of belyashi, chebureks, french fries, shawarma and in general anything that is fried. Because they fry it all in the same oil, it changes, God willing, once a day.
The result is the same carcinogens.
Instant bouillon cubes and packet soups
Thanks to their good taste and ease of use, bouillon cubes and dry mixes for soups have become a part of the lives of most families.
However, such products are not suitable for proper nutrition. They contain many additives that are harmful to health, and thanks to the presence of flavor enhancers, you eat much more than you actually need.
Instant broths and soups poison the human body with toxins and are addictive.
Chocolates, bars
A huge amount of calories, in addition to dyes, flavors, genetically modified components... The love of sweets makes you buy another candy bar, then another... How delicious! And how harmful! If you really want it, buy dark dark chocolate and eat 20 g - this is the amount the body absorbs at a time.
Alcohol
The harm of alcohol is known to everyone, but few are stopped by the prospect of destruction of the kidneys, liver and cardiovascular system. Health problems caused by excessive alcohol consumption are the cause of 50% of all deaths in Russia! Popular among young people and still not prohibited, cocktails in cans cause even more harm to the body due to an explosive mixture of chemicals, sugar, caffeine and alcohol. Just 1 jar contains caffeine and sugar as much as 6 cups of coffee, which leads to heart problems after 2-3 years of regular consumption.
Mayonnaise
A very fatty, but also harmful to the body product. The danger of mayonnaise is not only that it contains very harmful transgenic fats, but also that modern manufacturers often prepare this product not according to GOST, according to technical conditions - specifications, thanks to which anything can be included in mayonnaise. Of course, many salads cannot do without this product. Therefore, it makes sense to prepare mayonnaise yourself; it will not only be tasty, but also much healthier than a store-bought product.
Roast
Cooking with sunflower oil or margarine kills all the necessary properties in food and at the same time spreads carcinogens. Plus, during frying, part of the liquid in the product is replaced by oil, which makes the calorie content of the dish even higher. Alternatively, you can lightly fry the food until crusty, and then finish cooking the food in a double boiler or oven.
Chips and soda
Due to the way they are cooked, chips contain a lot of carcinogens (that is, substances that cause cancer). Plus, they contain hydrogenated fats, which increase blood cholesterol levels, which in turn increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
As for soda, it has too much sugar. Meanwhile, research shows that many people do not perceive liquid as a source of any nutrients, that is, they think that they can drink as much as they want. But this is not true - excessive consumption of sweet soda can disrupt metabolism. In addition, an abundance of dyes can cause severe allergic reactions, and carbon dioxide (these are bubbles) increases the acidity of the stomach, that is, causes gastritis.
Consequences of regular consumption of the most harmful foods
Of course, poor nutrition is the underlying cause of many diseases. This fact is confirmed and proven. If you are a fan of fatty foods, you will soon notice how you become the owner of excess weight, which is not so easy to get rid of. In a situation where your diet is enriched with products in which dyes and taste substitutes predominate, there is a risk of poisoning the body. Don’t be surprised, but the most harmful foods for your figure and health bring poison into your body, albeit in small dosages. It would not be amiss to note that as a result, some addiction to the product is observed.
"Live easy!" reminds you that if you adhere to an unhealthy diet, you risk after some time getting a lot of diseases related to the heart area and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, we remind you once again, before you eat chips or drink a carbonated drink, remember that they can significantly shorten your life.
