Deep-Fried Foods
Frying is cheap, easy, tastes good, and can make an average piece of meat or vegetable taste a whole lot better. Of course, that’s the problem. But it’s no wonder that restaurants love serving up deep-fried foods. Everyone wins in the short run. It’s your health that loses big in the long run.
If you’re looking for some hard facts about why deep-fried foods are bad for you, then this comprehensive source is loaded with the facts. Here are a few of the “highlights”:
- They clog veins and arteries, which can lead to aneurysms, strokes, heart attacks, and Alzheimer’s.
- They tend to contain MSG.
- Fried foods tend to contain meat and fish that are packed with antibiotics and unhealthy hormones.
Refined Starches
Most breads, pastas, and processed snack foods are refined starches. (See a long list here.) These refined starches, which are made of very simple carbohydrates, convert to glucose quickly once they’re in your body. While that fried chicken sandwich is bad for you, the thick white flour bun holding it all together is a close harmful competitor.
Soda & Sugar
We’ve all heard the statistics about soda and sugar, but how bad could it really be, right? The scary details on soda and heart attacks are all laid out here by the Huffington Post. Not even diet soda drinkers are safe. One study reveals a 48% increase in heart attacks among daily diet soda consumers. The American Heart Association recommends no more than three cans of soda per week. Of course, that doesn’t mean that drinking three cans is actually okay.
Sources:
- https://www.naturalnews.com/034483_fried_foods_health_damage.html
- https://www.livestrong.com/article/364223-list-of-refined-starch-foods/
- https://www.thatsfit.com/2009/12/07/refined-carbohydrates-the-bad-carb-sugars-and-starches/
- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/14/soda-and-heart-attacks_n_1343163.html
- https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/sodas-and-your-health-risks-debated
- https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/health/jampolis-dangers-drinking-soda/index.html
How will you change your eating habits when you go out to eat? Have any ordering tips for other readers?