6 ingredients to avoid in your food

Nowadays our foods contain an impressive amount of ingredients to avoid added that fulfill many functions. From preservatives to flavorings. This is all thanks to the industrialization of food where things like how long can food last? How can we make them taste better? They are necessary to be able to produce everything on a mass level. And yes, this is the reality we live in and the best thing we can do is take care of certain ingredients that it would be best to avoid.

List of ingredients

• **Palm oil.  **Used to keep food fresh. Raises triglyceride levels. This increases the risk of blood clots and heart attacks.
• Sodium and potassium benzoate.  They are preservatives and are used to keep foods clean and prevent bacteria. The bad thing is that it has been seen that they can damage the thyroid.
• ** Refined grains.  **The main problem is that to refine them, the process ends up eliminating almost all of their nutrients and ends up raising sugar levels in the body. We are talking about white flour, pasta, white bread, etc.
• Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA).  Another artificial preservative that helps preserve food. It has been linked to cancer and when combined with vitamin C it can be dangerous.
• Artificial dyes: Not all of them are bad and in fact there are some organic options. However, many of those that have been determined to be toxic are still used in many products. Blue 1 and 2, Red 3, Green 3 and Yellow 6 are some examples that cause everything from cancer to kidney tumors.
• Artificial Flavors: The problem with artificial flavorings is that they are synthetic and offer 0 nutritional content. Ah! And they are in almost everything, cereals, yogurt, sweets, soups, etc. They can cause organ toxicity and cancer. The most advisable thing is that if you are already going to read the label of what you are buying. Try to recognize some of the things mentioned here and look for some alternative, organic or more natural option.