PROCESSED FOOD


Direct Wikipedia Definition-


"Food processing is the transformation of raw ingredients, by physical or chemical means into food, or of food into other forms. Food processing combines raw food ingredients to produce marketable food products that can be easily prepared and served by the consumer."

 Obviously a huge percentage of our food must go through come sort of process to reach us although there is an important difference between mechanical processing and chemical processing.

Many foods go through processing before reaching the consumer but some foods can be negatively processed in order to market and produce these products better. 
We should try stick to fresh food as much as possible as processing can remove good nutrients and contain preservatives and additives.

Consumers must always read the food labels.

Statistics say that 70% of food we eat have been chemically processesed.

 Sugary, salty and fatty processed foods stimulate dopamine which makes them addictive.

 Nearly 100% of modern chronic diseases are caused from processed foods.

 We should try to eat as much natural food as possible and avoid processed foods.
A good rule to follow is that when reading the ingrediants, if you cant pronounce it or dont know what it is, dont eat it!

atkins ingredients for AN article


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