AKURAT.CO, Especially processed foods that are categorized as ultra-processed, such as packaged drinks and snacks, contain preservatives, sweeteners, artificial coloring, flavors and generally contain high sugar and salt which can be bad for health.
According to Prof. Carlos Monteiro and a team from the University of SAO Paulo, in Brazil, the obesity rate increased from 7.5 percent in 2002 to 17.5 percent in 2013 due to the high diet of processed foods.
Not only obesity, processed foods are also associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, despite the fact that people buy products that contain less sugar and oil.
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A study involving nearly 20,000 adults, as quoted by Medical News Today found that consumption of more than four servings of processed food every day resulted in an increased risk of all causes of death (due to disease).
What is processed food?
Referring to a document published by the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), which is a partner of the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (AIMI) in the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), processed products are processed by preserving, salting, acidifying or fermentation to increase endurance.
Some examples of these foods include pickles, shrimp paste, fruit and vegetable chips, alcoholic drinks such as beer and wine which are classified as group three under the NOVA classification.
Furthermore, when food products are processed through carbonation, compaction, shuffling, mass addition, filtration, reduction of foam formation and so on, making it fall into category four or ultra processed foods.
Generally in this product there are five or more ingredients and additives that have never been used in household kitchens such as stabilizers, preservatives, maltodextrin, protein hydrosylate or non-sugar dyes and sweeteners.
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