Friday, April 16, 2010

Processed Foods

Additives and processes that effect body
  • Food Coloring – Full of Coal Tar, banned for causing cancer
  • Sweeteners – Artificial sugar w/ no Real Sugar at all
  • Flavorings – Over 2000 different types of flavoring
  • Bleaching – process wheat undergoes to become white flour
  • Antioxidants - antioxidants prevent fatty foods from spoiling when exposed to oxygen
  • Preservatives – Also helps preserve all foods

How Processed Foods Effect The Boy
  1. Obscenity
  • Foods that are processed are more likely to have more calories and less nutrients
  • Fast Food, Restaurants, Frozen Food.
  • Studies show that kids that eat that out in restraints once a week or more gain threaten or more pounds on average
  1. Heart Diseases
  • Processed foods contain trans fatty acids (TFA)
  • Also processed foods are extremely high in salt
  1. Cancer
  • Studies show that people that eat more then average amounts of processed foods have a 67% higher chance to get pancreatic cancer.
  • Even slightly Higher risk for prostate and breast Cancer

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