The Additives All Nutritionists Avoid....And So Should You!!

5 ADDITIVES ALL NUTRITIONISTS AVOID…………………….AND SO SHOULD YOU!!!

1. Trans Fats-----No, they are not a natural ingredient.  Trans Fats are made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil.  The result is a product with a much longer shelf life.  Unfortunately it also leads to higher bad cholesterol, lower good cholesterol, Type II Diabetes, and heart disease.
   
   
2. Artificial Sweetners-----Yes, they may be zero calories, but that is about the only “zero” thing about them.  These sweeteners are 700 times more sweet than natural sugar.  This heightened sweetness leads to more cravings for sweet things which leads to a higher caloric intake for the day.  Simple terms=They may you crave more food.
   
   
3. MSG----Wh y can’t you eat only one potatoe chip?  This guy right here.  MSG enhances you taste buds tasting ability, essentially making your food taste better.  Also linked to Diabetes, headaches, ADHD, and numerous other heath issues.  Be careful, although MSG has to be listed as an ingredient per the FDA  many times it is hidden, labled as something else.  Here is a great link to the other names MSG can be listed as   http://www.msgmyth.com/hidden_names_for_msg.html
   
   
4. Sugar-----It is in almost everything we eat nowadays.  In simple terms when looking at a nutrition label you need to look at carbohydrates and added sugar as the same thing.  Carbohydrates are converted to sugar within the blood. So, do you know how much sugar is in  “healthy” whole wheat bread that we serve to our children?  7.5 teaspoons (remember a sandwich contains 2 pieces of bread)!!  This is one less teaspoon than a Snickers Bar (8.5).  The average person’s normal blood sugar level is less than a teaspoon.  Someone with Tyoe II Diabetes? 1 ¼ teaspoons.  Wow….not much difference.  So when we drink a can of soda it is similar to opening the sugar tin and scooping out 10 teaspoons of sugar and gulping it down, and ramping up our blood sugar to nearly 9x what a Diabetic’s resting blood sugar is.  Here is a simlpe calculation to help you figure out the “teaspoons” of sugar in what you are eating.  Add the grams of carbs with the added sugar and then divide by 4.  Carbs+Sugar/4.  That will tell you roughly how many teaspoons of sugar you are ingesting and is much easier for the mind to quantify.
   
   
5. High Fructose Corn Syrup(chemically made suagr)----It’s an added sweetener, and if the product you are eating contains it………….it’s a good bet that the food is highly processed.  As HFCS use has gone up, so to has our national obesity rates.  Can be found in canned fruits and veggies, breads/muffins, cereal bars, yogurts, and many many other foods.
   
   

Now, this is a simple list.  Is the world going to end if you eat a Kit Kat?  Of course not. Many will even argue (mostly the companies making the products) as to validity of what is written above.  But, only thing you can bank on.  No one is going to ever argue the dangers of taking these things out of your daily diet. 

Thanks for reading,

Dr. Wiskind