List Of "Ultra-Processed" Foods To Avoid
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22 May 2024
In today's time, hustle culture has taken over our dietary habits. This is where ready-to-eat, ultra-processed foods come into play
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However, there are multiple drawbacks to eating ultra-processed food in terms of health
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The Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Nutrition recently released a list of dietary guidelines for Indains to follow
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The research body strictly advised against over-consuming ultra-processed foods which include bread, butter, and cheese
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All of these are packed with salt, sugar, fats, preservatives that change the composition of your gut microbes
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They also contain additives like artificial colours, flavours or stabilizers to enhance the appearance, texture, taste, or durability of food
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ICMR classified commercially-made bread, breakfast cereals, refined flour, cakes, chips, fries, jams, mayonnaise and and even cooking oils as ultra-processed
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Peanut butter, soy chunks, tofu, commercially-made cheese, butter, paneer with additives, refined sugars, salt and spices are also in this category
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Other examples are plant-based meats, refined flours of cereals, millets and legumes, energy drinks, health drinks added to milk, beverages and fruit juices
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These ultra-processed foods tend to be excessively high in fats and unusually low in fibres and essential nutrients
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Consuming such foods increase the risk of major heart and lung conditions, cancer, mental health disorders, and other negative health outcomes
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