Not just weight to your frame, fried foods’ toxicity adds to your health woes as well
That French fries, potato chips and white bread are packed with empty calories that add to the girth is pretty much mundane these days. But what the masses are probably not paying attention to is the fact that they also contain a toxic by-products that’s been linked to cancer, blame mostly the cooking process.
According to doctors and nutritionists say, certain natural sugars and natural protein building blocks fuse together to form acrylamide when temperatures top 300°F. French fries, potato chips, crackers, toasted breakfast cereals and cookies bread are susceptible to such fusing.
Dr Sudhir Kalhan, vice chairperson of Sir Gangaram Hospital said, ‘Fried food like French fries and potato chips contain lots of trans fats, which are worse than the saturated fats. Moreover, the vegetable oil being used should not be reused again and again, as it damages the nerve cells of the brain. Acrylamide increases the body weight which leads to obesity, diabetes and heart diseases as well. Trans fats increases the low density lipoprotein (LDL) deposits in arteries and veins.’
Adding further, he said ‘Normal diet should not contain more than one per cent of trans fats. These fried foods are high in carbohydrates and that are converted into fat cells which leads to certain heart diseases. Moreover, the salt amount is high and affects the blood pressure.’
In India, there is no control on the quality of food products. Further, the plastic material used in the packaging of foods can itself produce carcinogen, an agent directly involved in causing cancer.
In a recent survey about 30 per cent of the school going children were prone to obesity. Further studies revealed that 40-50 per cent will develop heart diseases. The minimum amount of carbohydrates present in food should range from 40-50 per cent only and only 10-20 per cent fats.
Dr Praveen Bhatia said ‘Carbohydrates aren’t bad for you, but you should be careful with them.
Older people who load up their plates with carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment. Any food that is not properly digested causes bacterial and yeast overgrowth when undigested carbohydrates are fed on by bacteria and yeast in the intestinal tract.’
A low carbohydrate diet can be harmful to the body, as the body gets the required glucose from the brain and red blood cells. In such a case, the liver and the kidneys have to metabolise protein for producing essential glucose needed by red blood cells and the brain. Bad carbohydrates come from foods like soft drinks, alcohol, cakes, chips, cookies, white bread and white rice.
According to nutritionists, high-glycemic carbs are found in white potatoes, white bread, baked goods, and processed snacks and foods that contain refined sugar in any form or those which contain white flour, instant grains, instant rice, wheat, and oatmeal. They are processed grains that spike blood sugar levels rapidly. For instance, fruit juices do not contain the fibre that normally slows down the digestive process, which leads to spiked blood sugar levels. Also, drinking is an easy way to add unwanted calories to your diet very quickly, because it’s easy to drink very large quantities in a short amount of time.
A diet rich in carbohydrates can upset the blood sugar level of the body. Each person’s protein, fat, and carbohydrate requirements are unique based on his or her individual biochemistry.
According to doctors and nutritionists say, certain natural sugars and natural protein building blocks fuse together to form acrylamide when temperatures top 300°F. French fries, potato chips, crackers, toasted breakfast cereals and cookies bread are susceptible to such fusing.
Dr Sudhir Kalhan, vice chairperson of Sir Gangaram Hospital said, ‘Fried food like French fries and potato chips contain lots of trans fats, which are worse than the saturated fats. Moreover, the vegetable oil being used should not be reused again and again, as it damages the nerve cells of the brain. Acrylamide increases the body weight which leads to obesity, diabetes and heart diseases as well. Trans fats increases the low density lipoprotein (LDL) deposits in arteries and veins.’
Adding further, he said ‘Normal diet should not contain more than one per cent of trans fats. These fried foods are high in carbohydrates and that are converted into fat cells which leads to certain heart diseases. Moreover, the salt amount is high and affects the blood pressure.’
In India, there is no control on the quality of food products. Further, the plastic material used in the packaging of foods can itself produce carcinogen, an agent directly involved in causing cancer.
In a recent survey about 30 per cent of the school going children were prone to obesity. Further studies revealed that 40-50 per cent will develop heart diseases. The minimum amount of carbohydrates present in food should range from 40-50 per cent only and only 10-20 per cent fats.
Dr Praveen Bhatia said ‘Carbohydrates aren’t bad for you, but you should be careful with them.
Older people who load up their plates with carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment. Any food that is not properly digested causes bacterial and yeast overgrowth when undigested carbohydrates are fed on by bacteria and yeast in the intestinal tract.’
A low carbohydrate diet can be harmful to the body, as the body gets the required glucose from the brain and red blood cells. In such a case, the liver and the kidneys have to metabolise protein for producing essential glucose needed by red blood cells and the brain. Bad carbohydrates come from foods like soft drinks, alcohol, cakes, chips, cookies, white bread and white rice.
According to nutritionists, high-glycemic carbs are found in white potatoes, white bread, baked goods, and processed snacks and foods that contain refined sugar in any form or those which contain white flour, instant grains, instant rice, wheat, and oatmeal. They are processed grains that spike blood sugar levels rapidly. For instance, fruit juices do not contain the fibre that normally slows down the digestive process, which leads to spiked blood sugar levels. Also, drinking is an easy way to add unwanted calories to your diet very quickly, because it’s easy to drink very large quantities in a short amount of time.
A diet rich in carbohydrates can upset the blood sugar level of the body. Each person’s protein, fat, and carbohydrate requirements are unique based on his or her individual biochemistry.