| One of the things that successful dieters will tell you is | | | | Almost all processed meats have sodium nitrite added |
| that there is a dark side to the supermarket. When | | | | as a preservative. The evidence is staggering, as |
| you look beyond the packaging and promotion of | | | | demonstrated by a recent study showing a 67% |
| certain edibles you quickly begin to realize that some | | | | increase in pancreatic cancer for people consuming |
| foods are dangerous to your long term health. These | | | | moderate amounts of processed meat on a frequent |
| foods are usually filled with trans fats which are man | | | | basis. (Pulse; 4/23/2005, Vol. 65 Issue 16, p10). |
| made fats used by manufacturers to give foods a | | | | Traditional medicine believes this is because of the high |
| longer shelf life. The reality is manufacturers of | | | | saturated fat content in the proceesed meat. |
| hydrogenated oil literally molecule into a form that has | | | | However research is mounting that it is not the |
| proven to wreak havoc in the body. | | | | saturated fats themselves but what is actually in those |
| The Following nine foods are foods to avoid or | | | | fats that is tocis and dangerous to your health. Health |
| because of the damage they inflict in calories, | | | | and nutrition researchers claim that toxic chemicals, |
| unhealthy fats and sodium. These foods will not only | | | | heavy metals and environmental pollutants that are |
| damage your waistline but they are also potentially | | | | found inside those fat molecules. |
| dangerous to your long term health in more ways that | | | | A recent study conducted at the University of Hawaii |
| you can imagine. | | | | found that sodium nitrite often acts as a precursor to |
| 1. Cola products - Twelve ounces of a cola based | | | | potent cancer creating chemicals that accelerate the |
| drink usually equals abut 150 calories. Cola based | | | | creation of cancer cells. We strongly suggest you read |
| products are full of sugar, corn syrup or other | | | | labels on all meat products you purchase. If you see |
| sweeteners. These products have been connected | | | | sodium nitrite as a main ingredient shelve the product |
| with obesity they bathe your teeth in cavity-promoting | | | | before it shelves you. |
| sugars. Consuming high calories in liquid form also leads | | | | 6. Cafe Mocha from Starbucks with whole milk and |
| to overeating. | | | | whipped cream is a very deceptive cup of coffee. |
| 2. Doughnuts - Doughnuts are fried dough and full of | | | | Think of it as more as a Double Whopper with |
| sugar, white flour and drenched in trans fat. A typical | | | | Cheese in a glass. Although this drink tastes great it |
| doughnut weighs in at weighs in at 300 calories and | | | | weighs in at 450 calories and 13 grams of bad fat. |
| contains few other nutrients besides the 19 grams of | | | | Nothing worse than a sugar caffeine buzzs that adds |
| fat. Unfortunately, supermarkets are overflowing with | | | | to the battle of the waitline bulge. |
| these high-calorie, low-nutrient tasty varieties. Avoid | | | | 7. Monosodium glutomate (MSG) - This ingredient is |
| them at all costs. | | | | positioned as a preservative. However, it is much more |
| 3. Fried Chicken - Although it almost sounds unpatriotic | | | | insidious. MSG is actually an ingredient that actually |
| to criticize this popular dish, keep in mind that fried | | | | increases your appetite. You ever wonder why you |
| chicken is cooked in highly heated oils most notably, | | | | are hungry 30 minutes after eating Chinese food? A |
| partially hydrogenated oil. These trans fats have been | | | | great deal of research surrounding MSG also shows |
| known to cause cancer, weight gain and other serious | | | | that it is addictive. Many successful diets simply |
| health risks when consumed regularly. Fried chicken | | | | promote the idea of getting any and all foods that |
| whether served whole or in its nugget variety are | | | | have MSG in them. Although this sounds simple, if you |
| unhealthy foods. For example, if you order a ten piece | | | | start reading product labels you will be rudely surprised |
| chicken nugget from any popular fast food restaurant | | | | as to how many products contain this dangerous |
| you are receiving about 500 calories, 300 grams of fat | | | | ingredient. |
| and usually over 1000 milligrams of sodium. There is no | | | | MSG has many aliases. Here are its dangerous |
| faster way to super-size yourself than to consume | | | | identities and couterparts: |
| fried chicken on a regular basis. | | | | - monopotassium glutamate, glutamic acid, anything that |
| 4.Sugary Cereals: Sugar is one of the enemies of | | | | says hydrolyzed (such as hydrolyzed vegetable |
| successful dieting. Sugary cereals, particularly any | | | | protein), anything that says Autolized, Calcium |
| cereal where sugar or a sugar substitute is the main | | | | caseinate, Sodium caseinate, Yeast extract, Soy |
| ingredient are unhealthy. Ingredients and terms to | | | | protein, wheat protein, whey protein, anything with |
| watch out for are "sweetened" or "dyed." The | | | | fortified protein, Textured protein, Gelatin, Soy sauce, |
| majority of children's cereals so very highly processed | | | | Barley malt, malt extract, maltodextrin, Corn syrup, corn |
| and have almost zero nutritional value. A great | | | | starch, dextrose and Citric acid. |
| alternative is oatmeal served with honey or agave | | | | The Food and Drug Administration has stated that if |
| syrup. If you buy pre-packaged oatmeal, check the | | | | you use MSG in a product it must be labeled that way. |
| label and see how much sugar it contains - you will be | | | | However, if you use for example, hydrolyzed |
| shocked. Any cereal where sugar is listed as the first | | | | vegetable protein, which has MSG included in it, it has |
| ingredient on the box should immediately be shelved. It | | | | to be labeled by its common name and not MSG. |
| is a much healthier solution to purchase real grain | | | | Read your food and product labels and if you see any |
| cereal and sweeten them with fresh fruit like | | | | of these ingredients on the labels move on. |
| strawberries or blueberries. | | | | You want to get healthy and lose weight? Steer clear |
| 5. Processed Meats - One of the fastest ways to | | | | of these foods. There is a dark side of supermarket. If |
| create a healthy habit is to do a simple google search | | | | you ready product labels and avoid these dangerous |
| on what is considered to be a processed meat. | | | | culprits you will find it much easier to lose weight. |