8 reasons to stop eating processed food

As we had talked about previously, one of the most common traps established by the food industry is to make you believe that light products such as hamburgers, light junk food, etc., will help you meet your goals when it comes to losing weight. Forget about that. The market has imposed an apparatus of excessive consumption that is harmful to health. The vast majority of processed foods contain hydrogenated fats that affect tissues at the cellular level. And they also cause blockages in the arteries and cardiac system. If you are still not convinced, we will give you 8 reasons to stop eating processed food.

1. Cancer

Stop eating processed foods, various studies indicate that they contain carcinogenic elements. This means that many times preservatives, colorings and flavorings contain molecules that are harmful to cellular DNA, killing cells and producing a chain crisis.

2. Diabetes

Overweight and type 2 diabetes are closely linked. Many studies show that a growth in diabetes ranges around 80% of people with type 2 diabetes tend to be obese or overweight. The cells of the muscles especially, liver and fatty tissues become resistant to insulin. Making the pancreas work harder and produce more insulin to counteract this. If this fails, glucose begins to store in the bloodstream causing hyperglycemia. A threshold to diabetes. We also know that diabetes leads to very serious complications such as: coronary heart disease, limb amputation, blindness, kidney failure and death. Beyond all this, let’s avoid suffering from diabetes or glucose intolerance. One of the formulas is losing weight.

3. Cardiovascular diseases

It is proven that people who are obese or overweight are 2 to 3 times more exposed to heart disease and stroke compared to people of average weight. This is because of obesity (especially in the Latin American population). The circulation of fatty acids through adipose cells increases, insulin resistance also causes the development of abnormal levels of lipids in the blood. This includes high levels of triglycerides and LDL bad cholesterol, and low levels of HDL good cholesterol. Stopping processed foods generally raises good cholesterol levels and reduces bad cholesterol and triglycerides. High pressure and blood sugar are restored and at the same time heart risk decreases.

4. Sleep disturbances and apnea

Being obese represents a very strong pressure on the lungs, considerably affecting their volume and capacity in respiratory function and ventilation, causing lung failure and in many cases asthma. The condition of patients with asthma is aggravated by obesity. Some studies indicate that medications to control wheezing and tachycardia reduce their effectiveness if you are overweight. But the most common and most serious are hypoventilation and swallowing syndromes, as well as obstructions in the airways during sleep causing apnea (respiratory interruption during sleep). The good news is that losing weight helps reduce the presence of apnea. Additionally, the quality of your rest is elevated to keep you awake and energized during the day.

5. Osteoarthritis

Overweight and obesity can cause stress on the cushioning of joints such as feet, knees, hips and lower back. Excess weight puts pressure on the joints, causing pain. If effective weight loss is achieved, using a replacement diet can help people with osteoarthritis feel better, and encourages continuing with the program. It has been proven that older adults with osteoarthritis are freed from knee pain by only losing 10% of their body weight. Staying like this for 4 years.

6. An enviable figure

Eliminating processed foods from your diet instead of those of organic origin helps you reduce sizes in addition to being healthy, it helps us look and feel good. A toned body in full function is worth admiring. Not only for members of the opposite sex but for self-esteem and recognition. Weight loss helps speed up metabolic processes and provides energy for physical and sexual performance. Plus all the clothes look perfect.

7. Natural foods help the environment

Natural, seasonal and regional foods help the environment, since few transportation systems are needed, local production helps and avoids the use of pesticides.

8. Savings

We know that processed foods can be cheaper compared to organic foods. But think about the long-term savings you will have by saving on treatments for chronic degenerative diseases caused by the consumption of harmful foods.

This is the black list of foods that you should eliminate from your life.

Bottled juices:

Large amounts of sugar, some more than any soft drink.

Frieds:

Avoid frying vegetables as they become oversaturated with fat.

White flours:

They have no nutritional content, and are usually loaded with carbohydrates.

Whole milk:

It is usually saturated with fat, it is better to opt for the light version.

Sausages:

High in sodium and harmful dyes.

Margarine:

A triglyceride bomb due to its hydrogenated molecules can cause Cancer. Like all hydrogenated vegetable fats such as whipping cream in your favorite coffees.

Dressings:

All packaged dressings contain high fructose corn syrup and sugar. It is better to opt for vinegar and oil. It is obvious that in this list we must also include the hidden ones, those that do not have the slightest opportunity to enter our system, among them:

• Refined sugar
• Refined flour
• Processed foods
• High fructose corn syrup
• Conservatives
• Pheninalanine
• Salt
• Polysaturated and hydrogenated fats The latter promote an acidic environment in the PH (hydrogen potential) measurement of the body and different alterations such as fluid retention in the case of sugar, cholesterol and pressure disorders with hydrogenated fats and a number of complications.