Most of us believe that we can easily pick the most nutritious foods on the supermarket shelves. After reading this, you might think twice before picking up a can of your favorite juice or doing way with a food just because it is rich in fats. The facts listed beneath are not intended to panic you into staying away from specific foods, yet to make mindfulness for how some sustenance is made and dispersed. The more mindful and educated we are, the more we can settle on educated choices about the foods we eat, which essentially influences our well-being and health.
1. Drinking soda weakens your bones
Carbonated beverages contain a damaging ingredient: phosphoric acid. It has been proven scientifically that phosphoric acid causes leaching of calcium from the bones and also decreases absorption of calcium by bones and teeth. It also has some other deleterious Consequences like damage to the tooth enamel lowered bone mineral density and can be a major contributor to the development of osteoporosis.
2. Processed Goodies
Most processed goodies claiming to have fruit, don’t have any
The majority of the cereals and baked foods including biscuits and cookies, nowadays claim to have ‘real’ fruit. Consumers are trapped into believing that they would benefit from the antioxidants and other nutrients that fruits offer by consuming these calorie-laden foods. Actually what people consume is just a blend of food coloring and corn syrup. Reading food labels correctly, thus becomes indispensable before buying such foods. Food companies cleverly label these ingredients such as ‘strawberry flavored flakes’ where there is no strawberry in it but a vague, unhealthy resemblance of it.
3. Some processed foods have lethal ingredients
Modern day foods have a never-ending list of ingredients and most of those can not even be easily pronounced. Titanium dioxide commonly used in paints is found in many coffee creamers and salad dressings. Sand or silicon dioxide is one of the important ingredients in canned foods. Toilet bowl cleaning chemical, sodium bisulfite is found in potato chips.
4. Decaff coffee is not caffeine-free
Considering decaffeinated coffee as caffeine free is a common misconception. Most decaff coffees contain small amounts of caffeine. Caffeine content in decaffeinated latte is almost similar to the amount of caffeine in a can of cola.
5. Wood pulp is used as an additive in foods
Cellulose is a common additive in foods mostly used as a thickening agent. It adds texture to foods and also increases its fiber content. This cellulose comes from wood and also reduces the need for using expensive ingredients like flour and oil in foods.