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Everyone knows the deliciousness of yogurt, but an article published by Beiqing.com in mid-June shocked people's teeth! The substances in some ultra-processed yogurts are comparable to "health killers". If consumed for a long time, it can cause dementia and stroke and death from cancer.
Is the situation really that serious? Will you be able to drink yogurt in the future?
Five processing echelons for food
In this regard, we have to sacrifice the food classification system studied by the University of São Paulo, Brazil. According to the researchers, foods fall into 5 categories:
The first is raw food. For example, fruits and vegetables are original foods. Their main product is a pure natural and pollution-free one.
The second is cooking food. Like those cooked meals, prepared soups, etc., are cooking foods. Although they are seasoned, they are not less nutritious.
The third is processed food. For example, ingredients such as biscuits, bread, cakes, tofu, cheese, etc., which have been roughly processed, are processed foods. Although these foods have traces of processing, they are not much different from cooking foods in terms of nutrition.
As for the fourth-ranked over-processed food, it needs to be considered as appropriate. For example, beverages, chocolates, candies, ice cream, etc., these foods often contain some additives. In this case, it may pose a certain threat to human health.
And the fifth-ranked ultra-processed food is even more anxiety-inducing. There are often more than 5 kinds of ingredients added to this type of food, such as preservatives, preservatives, pigments, etc. Common foods include spicy strips, potato chips, etc.
If you eat this kind of food for a long time, it is tantamount to digging a hole in your health. Ultra-processed yogurt, like the one mentioned at the beginning, belongs to this fifth echelon.
Compared with ordinary yogurt, ultra-processed yogurt contains a lot of emulsifiers, thickeners, etc. In addition, it has many processing procedures, so long-term ingestion will cause great harm to human health.
will increase mortality
So what are the harms of this kind of ultra-processed food to the human body?
First, excessive intake of ultra-processed foods increases mortality. In 2012, a social experiment was conducted in France. The researchers looked at 44,000 French men and women.
During this time, the researchers occasionally asked them about their usual eating habits and their intake of ultra-processed foods. At the same time, their physical condition is monitored, and their health records are compiled.
From 2012 to 2019, the researchers followed the researchers for seven years. When the results were announced, people were stunned.
They found that for every 10% increase in ultra-processed food intake, the risk of premature death increased by 14%. Most of them died of heart disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer.
What is the concept of a 10% increase in intake? To put it simply, it is to eat one more doughnut every day than the average person, or drink an extra can of Coke, eat 20 more candies, etc.
Since the body of such people has been in a state of high sugar, high fat and high calorie for a long time, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high blood lipids will follow. In addition, ultra-processed foods contain a lot of additives, so the risk of cancer is invisibly increased.
From the above experimental results, it can also be seen that only by keeping your mouth open and opening your legs is the real way to live a long life.
There is a risk of depression
Of course, in addition to posing a threat to physical health. Long-term intake of ultra-processed foods can also have an impact on mental health. For example, it can increase the risk of depression.
You must know that the appearance of depression is not only related to psychological factors and environmental factors, but also related to the physical state of the individual.
Studies have shown that enteritis, an imbalance of intestinal flora, is also a major factor in depression.
Additives in ultra-processed foods, saccharin, including casein in yogurt, etc. Long-term ingestion of these substances is likely to trigger intestinal inflammation, which in turn increases the risk of depression.
It can be seen that as long as you are obsessed with ultra-processed food, then the Grim Reaper will be with you.
Why it's so popular in the market
Speaking of which, many people may ask, if ultra-processed food is so "scary", why does it still exist in the market?
The answer is very simple, mainly because this kind of food is convenient and fast, ready to eat out of the bag, which can greatly save diners' meal time. In addition, this type of food is stored for a long time and does not perish easily, which undoubtedly reduces the storage cost of the business.
If you can please diners and merchants at the same time, ultra-processed foods will naturally be ubiquitous.
Why processed foods are more and more desirable to eat the more you eat them
At this time, some people will ask, why do you want to eat ultra-processed food more and more when it is so "poisonous"?
First of all, ultra-processed foods have a much better taste than raw foods. Like those primitive foods, most of them are coarse and have a bad taste.
Ultra-processed foods, on the other hand, tend to be softer and creamier in order to cater to diners' tastes. In this case, diners flock to it.
Secondly, it has to do with a hormone in the body. Many people may not know that the human gut contains a hormone called pyy, also called peptide yy. It not only fights off fungal infections but also suppresses one's appetite.
Whenever you eat a raw meal or cook food, your intestines secrete pyy, and that's when you feel full. Since this hormone controls the amount of food the body eats and indirectly controls weight, it is also known as "leptin".
If you eat ultra-processed food or over-processed food, the additives in the food will neutralize the PYY hormone. In this case, the human body will not feel hungry. The more I eat, the more I want to eat, and I can't stop at all.
That's why people always say that eating junk food makes you fat. After all, you can't control your appetite, and getting fat is inevitable.
Processed foods aren't all "unhealthy"
Of course, although I talked about the many disadvantages of processed food. But one thing to say, processed foods aren't all "unhealthy." Some processed foods have a nutritional content that goes far beyond raw foods. Whole-wheat bread, for example, is a prime example.
Whole wheat bread is specially steamed to preserve the original fiber, minerals and vitamins. In this case, whole wheat bread can provide the maximum supply of nutrients to the body.
On the contrary, those ordinary breads are too high in sugar, and the whole grains in them are also removed. As a result, their nutritional content is greatly reduced.
How to identify ultra-processed foods?
Having said so much, some friends may ask. In the vast world of food, how can you accurately identify ultra-processed foods? If you can identify it in time, you can avoid the pit.
Regarding this issue, let's still take yogurt as an example. The identification method is also very simple, that is, look directly at the ingredient list.
Like raw milk and probiotics in the ingredient list, they are normal ingredients. If it contains additives such as gelatin, milk cream, and fructose syrup, it is a processed food.
Suppose you also find a series of chemical words that you don't recognize, such as sodium bicarbonate, monascus pigments, anthocyanins, etc. That's undoubtedly ultra-processed food.
If you feel that your body's ability to digest is not good, it is best to turn away. Otherwise, it will only burden the digestive system.
In short, when choosing ingredients, as long as you polish your eyes a little, you can avoid some potholes. But if you can't control your mouth, no matter how cautious you are, it won't help.
Information sources:
China.com [How to identify ultra-processed yogurt, warning signs of a healthy diet]
Bacterial observation room [It is said that ultra-processed food is harmful to health, what is ultra-processed food?] 】
Combat athlete Ceara [Processed food is not healthy food? An article teaches you to distinguish between them]
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