Showing posts with label Effects of Food on the Body. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Effects of Food on the Body. Show all posts

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