The food we eat affects our whole being one way or another. Knowing this, it is therefore wise in selecting the type of food you eat. Unfortunately, most of the foods we have available at restaurants are junk foods.
Junk food contains many harmful chemicals that interfere with the body’s natural functions like hormonal balance. Here are 4 contents found in junk foods that are really expanding your waistline.
1. Sodium
Junk food contains very high levels of sodium. Not only does sodium increase your risk of having heart diseases, but it also causes the body to retain water weight as it is called.
2. Sugar
Junk food, especially sodas, milkshakes, certain desserts, and snacks contain very large quantities of sugar, which then gets converted into fat by the body and is stored in the liver for later use. That ”later” use never comes and the liver can store only a small amount of fat before the body begins to look elsewhere. This type of fat is very resistant to exercise and that’s why, also, when losing weight, individuals whose diet has consisted of junk food tend to get ill at first. This is the body’s way of detoxing itself.
3. Unhealthy oils
To set the record straight, not all oils make people fat! At least not the healthy, natural ones such as coconut oil, corn oil, palm oil, carrot oil, almond oil etc. These oils, when consumed in their natural state have amazing health benefits. But of course, everything must be done in moderation.
However, the oils found in most fast foods are very unhealthy and unnatural because they have now been dehydrogenated, making them more ”long lasting”. The digestion system works ten times harder than normal when these oils are ingested putting a strain on the pancreas. That’s why such conditions as type 2 diabetes, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer and ulcers, and even thyroid tumors are prevalent in individuals who have been on a junk food diet for a very long time.
4. Simple carbs
White bread and pastries containing white flour have a high glycemic index which bruises the liver if too much is eaten. The problem is this: eating your favorite doughnut once in a blue moon is fine, but when you’re having it for breakfast, lunch, dessert, and dinner, there is a problem. Such foods are simply energy foods which the body has use as soon as they enter but the energy gets stored in the liver and over time, in other parts of the body like the hips, thighs, buttocks and even the in the heart which causes heart failure, heart attacks and even the tearing of major blood vessels.
Conclusion
Treat your body properly. Always eat in moderation no matter how healthy the food is, and always work out. Even if it is just for a few minutes a day.
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