Harmful Food is the main source of fuel in our body. But eating right is a must. In this 24×7 busy life, people are compromising with the food in some or the other way. Truly it is a wrong practice as nothing happens instantly, effects (may be positive or negative) cannot be seen immediately by our body, it is a slow process and one day it speaks at its own, depending upon the problem faced by one’s body and then one rushes to the doctor and from here one starts developing a strong relationship with the doctor and doctor is happy as you are his permanent customer and slowly starts believing doctor more than self. Easy to say one gives remote control into the hands of others.
Therefore, it is always worth to take care of self from the very beginning such that never get a chance to visit a doctor by stopping the consumption of harmful food.
It will be hard to believe that harmful food is only the culprit to make us unhealthy. Some of the fast harmful food like- reserved fast food, soft drinks, ice creams, chocolate, toffees bread, junk food, jams, jellies, fried foods, preserved foods, etc. is rapidly increasing instead of consumption of natural food.
One feels that food cooked at home is always good, but it is not so, it can become harmful food if cooked without any knowledge. It seems cooking is very easy but it is the most difficult process. Some of the food items are attractive and readily available which is easy to use but how they are becoming harmful food for us is not clear. Harmful food for the body acts like slow poisons which destroy both our body and mind.
Preserved foods contain chemicals in it so, they are the most harmful food. It gives rise to different diseases. Some Chemicals are preservatives and some are mixed for artificial fragrance and taste. Some Chemicals are mixed so that stale food appears fresh. These chemicals are very harmful as getting stored in the fat of the body for a long time which increases the possibility of deadly disease like cancer.
To make food items attractive different Chemicals are used which increase the possibility of mouth ulcer, indigestion, throat pain, black patches on the body and asthma. It increases the possibility of liver cirrhosis and kidney problems too.
Let us have a look at these chemicals we are talking repeatedly. Some of the chemicals used for artificial taste are described below.
Butter flavor– Diacetyl, Apple flavour – amyl valerianate with other chemicals such as ethyl alcohol, glycerine, tartaric acid, chloroform etc., coffee flavor– benzyl benzoate, ethyl acetate, Cola flavour – caffeine, glycerine, Strawberry flavor– ethyl methyl phenylacetate, Raspberry flavor- Ionone, Cherry flavor– benzyl aldehyde benzoic acid ethyl alcohol etc., Pineapple flavour ethyl butyrate, Grapes flavour -methyl anthranilate, amyl butyrate, Banana flavour -ISO amyl acetate with ethyl alcohol.
These Chemicals are found in pickles, jams, jellies, soft drinks, cold drinks, drinks enclosed in cans and closed bottles. These give rise to very dangerous diseases like-ulcer, colitis, and sinusitis. So, in a way, they are harmful foods.
As already mentioned about some of the chemicals which are present in our food item, but in what way these chemicals are affecting us one should know-
∵ Monosodium glutamate- It is also known by name; Ajinomoto, Ascent, and Vetsin. It damages the brain, it gives a burning sensation, it gives rise to diseases like headaches, chest ache, excessive sweating, allergy, etc. It is used in fast food to make it tasty and also to make the stale food to look fresh.
∵ Sodium benzoate– It disturbs the balance of sodium, potassium, and phosphorus in our body. It increases the blood pressure. Also used as a preservative.
∵ Oxalic acid -It increases acidity, it is used to increase the taste.
∵ Formaldehyde – It hardens the tissues, gives burning sensation to the respiratory and digestive system, it also destroys Kidneys. Not only this but it also gives burning sensation to eyes nose and throat. This substance also harms the Nervous System. It may lead to cancer. It is used in the formation of the sugar and also used as a preservative. It is also found in toothpaste and shampoo. With all this one can understand how dangerous this chemical is and our good food into harmful food.
∵ Phosphoric acid– It dissolves Calcium from the teeth and bones, memory power decreases and the immune system also weakens, diseases like asthma, arthritis diabetes, etc. may appear. It is used in sugar, vegetable ghee, soft drinks, and other cold drinks.
∵ Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) – It creates a burning sensation in the digestive system and ulcer. It may lead to fibrotic growth. Extracts of it, are found in refined oils and vegetable ghee. Sulfur Dioxide gas is a very poisonous gas- It causes allergy and also weakens the immune system. It is used in sugar and refined oil formation.
∵ Caffeine- It brings genetic changes in the body, it also harms the structure of DNA and RNA and its effect can be seen in future generations, causes nausea sleeplessness, indigestion, Stretch in muscles and mental disturbance.
It stimulates the nervous system, it is used in soft drinks, chocolate, etc, it is also found in tea coffee and tobacco.
∵ Saccharine– It is a synthetic sweet substance which is also known as sugar-free food, usually written on bottles but it is 500 times sweeter than sugar. It is fatal for the kidney and pancreas. As, it is cheaper than sugar so used in soft drinks, cold drinks, beverages, etc. Saccharine transforms healthy food to harmful food.
∵ Soft drinks- Different kinds of chemicals are found in soft drinks that are harmful to health. Soft drinks weaken teeth and bones, as they extract Calcium from the body. Human teeth do not decay even if buried in soil for years but get dissolved in 20 days if put in soft drinks. Toilets can be cleaned with these soft drinks, it works as an acid. These soft drinks cause diabetes, blood pressure, Insomnia, headache, stomach ache, acidity, and basicity, etc. They are harmful to the heart and liver. 80% of people love these cold drinks, especially children. Please open your eyes and see how much we are exposed to harmful foods.
∵ Preserved food– These foods are the most dangerous, we call then non-seasonal foods. One usually suffer from constipation, piles, sore in the intestine, disease blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, etc. due to the chemicals present in the preserved food they have ill effects on Kidneys also.
∵ Fast food and Junk food- They also have the Chemicals like Ajinomoto or monosodium glutamate which slowly stores in the body, so the whole body becomes toxic, it increases the possibility of cancer, it is also harmful to intestine liver-kidney, it also harms the eyes. Children suffer from asthma and continuous headache, memory gets weaken. Persons consuming such food become violent and may have mental disorders, obesity increases, which results in high blood pressure, heart diseases, diabetes, etc.
∵ Icecream –As such ice creams are not bad but its preparation is converting into harmful food. For preparing ice creams, in place of milk and cream – oil and water are used in its formation through Western techniques. Milk is in a very small quantity. To make it soft stabilizers are mixed in it. It also has many chemicals like propylene, glycol alginate which is a painkiller and germicide. For taste and fragrance piperonal is mixed which is a lice killer.
∵ White bread- It has no fiber. It is the biggest harmful food but is in wide use. Lack of fiber in the bread results in constipation, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and digestive disorders. To make bread soft, tasty and to preserve it for a long time, chemicals are mixed which are harmful to health.
∵ Chocolate– It contains lead which stops the growth of children, the cavity starts in the teeth even at the age of 7-8 years.
It is a warning that there are so many other chemicals that are used in food substances for different purposes which are fatal to our body. Kindly be vigilant and extra cautious, to remain healthy and also make others healthy.
Very hot or very cold food should not be consumed; such food is harmful to health and has a bad effect on the digestive system.
“To Remain Healthy Be Away From Harmful Food”
“Switch to Natural Foods”
