How much harm is being caused by a single fast food ?——–Studies showed that just hour after you have eaten a fast food globules begin to obstruct your blood vessel.
Can I do anything to blunt the damage of Fast food meals?——–Taking 1200 unit of vitamin E and 500 mg. of vitamin C before an unhealthy meal can alleviate fat induced inflammation resulting from fast food meal.
DIET CHART
Name of snack Amount Calories
Cuttlets
Pau BHAJI 2 pieces 350
Non Veg big burger 1 pieces 400-500
Bread omelette 1 plate, 4 bread & 2 eggs 450-500
Papdi 1 plate 250-350
Chola Bhatura 1 plate 475
Samosa
Idli
Bhel puri
Cowmen
Potato chips
Note—Jogging ,running @ 6 Km per hour will burn 353 K cals and climbing stairs will burn 472 K cals per hour.
For an average 50 KG women &60 Kg man, walking 4 Km will burn 280 K cal/ hour
Sitting around and watching TV for two hour lead to increase of 200 gm of body weight every week
Intake of 30 kcals per body wt. is the requirement of a human being.
Fried food in road side shops contains 7% TFA which is much more than the permissible in take of 1% .
Refined carbohydrates and animal fats are bad for health.
With increasing age , calorie intake should be reduced.
Mustered oil is good for Heart, as it is rich in unsaturated fats.
Oil contain TRANS FATTY ACID should not be used for cooking . As it contains an artery clogging.
Trans Fats are a type of unsaturated fat. Unlike other fats, Trans fats are neither required nor beneficial for health. Eating Trans fates increases the risk of heart disease. Synthetic Trans fats are popular with food processors as they are a cheap means to add shelf life to margarine and cooking oils, and crispness to everything. Trans fats occur naturally in meat and dairy products.—Harvard university scientists estimate that eliminating synthetic trans fat from food supply would prevent as many as 72000 HEART ATTACKS every year in the USA., In fact, Starbucks is the latest in a series of restaurant chains in the USA that have decided to impose a ban on trans fat-
BDD (body dismorpac disorder)——–is a tendency when one spent at least one hour in seeing his’ her body or looks
Is Bhatura is more harmful than Burger ?
Contents of trans fatty acid TFA (Hydrogenated oils and Fats ) per 100 grams are as follows:—–
French fries—4.2-6.1%, Bhutera——9.5%, Paratha—-7.8%, Puri and tikkis—–7.6%,
The south Indian snakes of idli-dosa are however high in protein and carbohydrate content
Idli –sambher-chiku and coffee had 9.3%protien contents while dosa-chutney-papaya- tea had 6.7%
French fries and dishes made with the help of hydrogenated fats ( up to 45% of the fat ), backed items ( biscuit, rusks up to 30%) and margarine(up to 15%)are also rich in industrial source of TFA.
The presence of Trans fatty acids in our food is much higher posing a risk for development of diabetics and coronary disease in people in their early 20s and 30s
Health experts wants that there should be a ban on Vanasapti which has a high TFA content. Vanasapati is the worst among the lot. A puri cooked in vanaspati has 8.6% TFA while it comes down to 5.5% when cooked in a combination of vansapiti and refined vegetable oil.
What are BHA and BHT ?——–BHA and BHT are added to food containing oils. To keep them from going rancid. They are found in Butter, meats, cereals, chewing gum, backed goods, snack food and beer. There is concern that BHA and BHT may contribute to cancer and tumour growth.——-Health capsule
What is the worst part of the American diet?——Trans fats and high fructose corn syrup. These two ingredients are in 40% of American eat every day. As the consumption of corn syrup goes up, Diabetics rate rise as well. Hydrogenated oil is a major cause of heart disease, says Walt Willet, one of the world’s leading authority on Dietary fats.
Why are TRANS Fats so bad?—the structure of the trans fat molecule is very stiff, making it very difficult for the body to break-down and clear out of the blood stream. This gives it time to stick to artery’s walls, setting the stage for coronary disease.
Edited and Complied from different sourcses—– J. K. Garg