World's Best and Worst Foods
The World Health Organization's list of the top 10 junk foods and top 10 best foods. Let's see if the foods we often eat are on the list.
Top 10 Junk Foods Announced by the World Health Organization:
1. Fried Foods These foods are high in calories and contain high levels of fat and oxidants. Frequent consumption can easily lead to obesity and are the most dangerous foods for causing hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. During the frying process, a large number of carcinogenic substances are often produced. Studies have shown that people who frequently eat fried foods have a much higher incidence of certain cancers than those who do not eat or rarely eat fried foods.
2. Canned Foods Whether fruit or meat, canned foods suffer from the destruction of most of their nutrients, especially various vitamins which are almost completely destroyed. In addition, the protein in canned products often denatures, greatly reducing its digestibility and absorption rate, and significantly diminishing its nutritional value. Moreover, many fruit canned foods contain high sugar levels, which are absorbed by the body in liquid form, greatly increasing the absorption rate of sugar. This can cause a sharp increase in blood sugar shortly after consumption,加重 the burden on the pancreas. At the same time, due to their high energy content, they are suspected of causing obesity.
3. Pickled Foods In the pickling process, a large amount of salt is required, leading to excessive sodium content in these foods. This加重 the burden on the kidneys for those who frequently consume them and increases the risk of developing high blood pressure. Furthermore, the pickling process can produce large amounts of the carcinogenic substance nitrosamine, increasing the risk of malignant tumors such as nasopharyngeal cancer. In addition, the high concentration of salt can seriously damage the gastrointestinal mucosa, so people who often eat pickled foods have a higher incidence of gastrointestinal inflammation and ulcers.
4. Processed Meat Foods (e.g., Ham Sausages) These foods contain a certain amount of nitrites, so they may have a potential risk of causing cancer. In addition, the addition of preservatives, colorings, and other agents加重 the burden on the human liver. Moreover, products like ham are mostly high-sodium foods, and excessive consumption can lead to excessive salt intake, causing blood pressure fluctuations and kidney damage.
5. Fatty Meats and Animal Offal Although they contain a certain amount of high-quality protein, vitamins, and minerals, the large amount of saturated fat and cholesterol in fatty meats and animal offal have been identified as the two most important dietary factors leading to heart disease. It is now clear that long-term, high consumption of animal offal can significantly increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and malignant tumors (such as colon cancer, breast cancer).
6. Cream Products Frequent consumption of cream products can lead to weight gain and even elevated blood sugar and blood lipids. Eating cream cake before a meal can also reduce appetite. The high fat and sugar content often affect gastric emptying and can even lead to gastroesophageal reflux. Many people experience symptoms like acid reflux and heartburn after consuming cream products on an empty stomach.
7. Instant Noodles Belong to the category of high-salt, high-fat, low-vitamin, and low-mineral foods. On one hand, the high salt content加重 the kidney's load and raises blood pressure. On the other hand, they contain a certain amount of artificial fat (trans fatty acids), which has a significant negative impact on cardiovascular health. Furthermore, they contain preservatives and artificial flavors, which may have potential adverse effects on the liver.
8. Barbecued Foods Contain the strong carcinogen benzopyrene.
9. Frozen Desserts Include ice cream, popsicles, etc. These foods have three major problems: they can easily lead to obesity due to their high cream content; they can reduce appetite due to high sugar; and they may irritate the gastrointestinal tract due to their low temperature.
10. Preserved Fruits, Candied Plums, and Preserved Fruits Contain nitrites, which can combine with amines in the body to form potential carcinogenic nitrosamines; they contain additives like artificial flavors that may damage organs such as the liver; and they contain high salt levels, which may lead to high blood pressure and加重 the burden on the kidneys.
The World Health Organization recommends 6 categories of best foods to people and provides related advice, including controlling the intake of saturated fat, replacing it with unsaturated fat, and eating more vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains, hoping that people will adopt a healthy eating habit in their lives.
1. Best Fruits: In order, papaya, strawberry, orange, tangerine, kiwi, mango, apricot, persimmon, and watermelon.
2. Best Vegetables: Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamins and are a cancer-fighting expert, ranking first among all vegetables. Next are asparagus, cabbage, broccoli, celery, eggplant, beets, carrots, shepherd's purse, kohlrabi, enoki mushrooms, pickled mustard greens, and Chinese cabbage.
3. Best Meat: The chemical structure of goose and duck meat is close to olive oil, which is beneficial to the heart. Chicken, on the other hand, is known as the "best source of protein."
4. Best Brain-Foods: Vegetables such as spinach, chives, pumpkin, green onions, broccoli, bell peppers, peas, tomatoes, carrots, bok choy, garlic sprouts, and celery; shellfish such as walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, cashews, pine nuts, almonds, and soybeans; and other foods such as brown rice and pork liver.
5. Best Soups: Chicken soup is the best, especially hen soup, which also has the effect of preventing and treating colds and bronchitis, making it especially suitable for consumption in winter and spring.
6. Best Cooking Oils: Corn oil, rice bran oil, and sesame oil are particularly good. It is even better to consume vegetable oils and animal oils in a ratio of 1:0.5.