Not all products on the counter in the store are good for human health. Some of them are so stuffed with various artificial ingredients that it’s dangerous to pick them up, not just what they are. The regular use of these products helps to saturate the body with toxins and harmful substances, causes problems with the gastrointestinal tract and heart, and sometimes even leads to death. To stay healthy and live long, you need to try to exclude them from your diet. The list of the most harmful foods is presented below.
White sugar and salt
Sugar is often referred to as the most important “enemy” for health. According to various studies, it can have a negative effect on the liver, digestive system and pancreas. And also contribute to the development of diabetes and obesity. It is believed that the nervous system also suffers from it. However, it is worth remembering that not all sugar is harmful, only white. Sucrose, which is part of honey and fruits, can be consumed in moderation.
Salt is forbidden to use in large quantities to all people. Since it is able to be deposited in the form of plaques on the vessels. Categorically it is impossible to salt anything to those who suffer from any kidney disease. They must follow a salt-free diet.
Chips, crackers and snacks
No wonder these products are included in the list of unhealthy foods for children and adults. They include: synthetic flavors (including monosodium glutamate), harmful flavors, GMOs and other non-useful substances. Regular eating of such snacks can cause the development of problems with the heart and blood vessels, impaired brain function, hormonal dysfunction. For men, impotence may appear due to “snacks”. If you really want something like this, it's best to do it yourself at home. Yes, the taste will be “not the same,” but health will remain intact. Recipes can be found on the Internet.
Mayonnaise and other shop sauces
Yes, this is also junk food. Because they contain a large number of preservatives, flavorings and sugar. Natural products, if there are such products, then their minimum. Consuming all these sauces, you cause irreparable harm to the body. To prevent this from happening, try to replace them with natural products. Instead of mayonnaise, for example, you can serve sour cream or homemade yogurt.
Sweets with dyes
If you want children to be healthy, try not to buy them such unhealthy foods as chocolates, lollipops or jelly candies. These products are real killers of immunity, because they are made with the addition of various harmful substances: fats, dyes, antioxidants and thickeners. Due to its composition, they can also cause the development of tumors, ulcers, gastrointestinal problems, gastritis, obesity, serious allergies, caries and so on. If you want to treat a child to tasty without harm to his health, prepare sweets yourself at home.
Sausages and sausages
The composition of store sausages and various sausages contains only 10% of meat, the rest is offal, as well as tendons and skin of cattle or poultry. In addition, they contain flavors, soy protein and preservatives. As you know, such a food is not a useful language to name. Say more, it can cause diseases of the nervous system, liver and gall bladder. Shop sausages and sausages are especially dangerous for children and pregnant women.
Food products (instant cooking)
Noodles in briquettes (for example, Rollton) can be attributed to healthy and unhealthy foods at the same time. Since pasta itself is not dangerous. Only the spices that come with them are harmful. If you discard the seasoning, and prepare homemade gravy for noodles, or make soup with chicken and vegetables, it will turn out not only tasty, but also useful. But this is an exception to the rule!
Any other instant products, such as mashed potatoes, porridge in bags, dried jelly and so on, it is better not to use if you do not want to spoil your health. Since they contribute to indigestion, impaired blood pressure and heart function, and even damage to brain cells. You should not eat all kinds of burgers sold in fast food restaurants (for example, at McDonald's). Any dishes from there are considered extremely harmful.
Canned fish and meat
This food is often included in the diet of many families, but this does not mean that it is healthy. As a rule, the opposite is true. Indeed, in addition to meat or fish, special additives are added to the jar, which extend the shelf life of the product and improve its taste. Talking about their "value" is not necessary. Therefore, it is better not to buy ready-made canned food. You can replace them with fresh fish or meat or a pork, chicken or beef stew prepared by your own hands.
Margarine, spread, butter
If there was a photo of junk food, on which all the products were present, which it is better to refuse, the spread and margarine would lie in the most prominent place. So many vegetable and animal fats that are part of them, probably not anywhere else. And these organic components, as you know, contribute to the formation of cholesterol plaques in the vessels. Of course, completely abandoning butter or margarine will not work. But it is very advisable to try to eat them in smaller quantities and not daily.
Wheat flour baking
White bread and sweet buns - this is not the kind of food that can be consumed daily. But store cakes, which include various trans fats and other unhealthy additives, are considered particularly dangerous. All these products can be replaced with baked goods prepared by a caring hostess with their own hands. For example, bran bread, shortbread cookies or apple charlotte. In addition, you should try to limit the consumption of flour products to 60 grams (for children under 3 years) and 200 g (for adults) per day.
"Liquid smoke" is a POISON!
Speaking of which harmful food is hazardous to health, one cannot help but recall the "Liquid Smoke". Today, many hostesses and producers use it to give the meat or fish the taste and aroma of smoked meats. But they forget that such a product is literally crammed with carcinogens. Moreover, it does not kill helminths. And this means that when you eat supposedly smoked meat or fish, you populate your body with parasites.
However, products smoked in any other way, not only with the help of "Liquid", are also harmful to the body. If you are thinking about how to maintain good health (yours or your child's), eat only boiled, steamed or baked dishes. Here they are filled with valuable substances and minerals.
Sweet Carbonated Drinks
If someone decided to create a project on junk food, he would undoubtedly highlight a whole page (or even a few) of such drinks as Sprite and Coca-Cola. You have probably noticed more than once that after using them, thirst only intensifies, and does not recede. The thing is that the composition of these drinks contains a special sweetener - aspartame. So, it is able to provoke the formation of malignant cancerous tumors in the liver and brain, as well as cause insomnia, severe headaches and pathological changes in the nervous system.
In addition, caffeine, a huge amount of sugar, various flavorings and colorings are present in the composition of many favorite carbonated soft drinks. As well as phosphoric acid, capable of washing calcium from the human body. Another big minus in favor of such snacks is the amazing ability to upset metabolism. For this reason, many nutritionists recommend not to use them during diets. And if you really want to drink something other than water, preference should be given to natural berry compotes, an ordinary mineral water or fruit juice made by yourself.
Vodka, beer and other spirits
Alcohol is harmful to humans, this is not a secret. But it’s interesting that the most destructive effect on the body is not vodka or tincture, but beer. Using it, you can sleep much faster. And also cause irreparable damage to yourself. However, the use of any alcohol-containing drinks, including kvass, should be limited. Since they can cause the development of cirrhosis, diseases of the endocrine system and gastrointestinal tract, alcohol dependence and so on. If you are unbearable, you can treat yourself to 1-2 glasses of quality wine at dinner. Well, or a glass of moonshine (once a week!).
"Low-calorie" products for weight loss
On the shelves of shops today you can find products labeled as "low-calorie" or "low-fat." Here are just most of them contain various harmful impurities and may interfere with the normal functioning of the body. At the same time, there is no sense in them. Losing weight while sitting on them is impossible. To lose a couple or three kilograms, eat better “healthy” foods: lean meat, bran bread, low-calorie fish, home-made cottage cheese or yogurt. For the best effect, bake these products, cook or steam by yourself.
Take note!
You can talk a lot about healthy and unhealthy foods for children and adults, but you, as an adult, can adjust your diet yourself and your child. Try to get past the harmful products in the store, despite all their attractiveness. No matter how much you would like to do otherwise! It will be hard to do this only in the first 2-3 weeks. After eating such food, you will already be unaccustomed and will automatically leave it in the store.
If you can’t do without a specific product, get it. But use as needed. For example, it is better to put butter in the refrigerator and use it only to create baked goods. And smoked sausage, if you are used to it, use in small quantities to create salads. If you want, try a bite or two a day, but nothing more.
Be healthy!