You May Not Know That You Eat At Least 70 Supplements Every Day! Nutritionists Teach You 3 Key Ways To Avoid Additives

As an office worker, how do you take care of your three meals? Have a ham sandwich for breakfast, add a glass of juice; eat shrimp fried rice with fish ball soup at noon; refresh your mind with a cup of coffee in the afternoon; eat assorted noodle soup at night, and finally eat strawberry ice cream to reward yourself. This arrangement seems to be good, but in fact, a lot of food additives have been eaten.

Foodies eat about 70 to 80 kinds of additives every day.

Nutritionist Tu Shufen pointed out that modern people live a busy life, eat out at a high rate, and fast food culture is prevalent, food additives can be said to be ubiquitous. According to the daily diet pattern of office workers, about 70 to 80 kinds of supplements are eaten every day, which not only leads to weight gain, but also brings the risk of disease.

It makes food delicious, but also increases the risk of allergies

Tu Shufen said that food additives are those that did not originally exist in the food, but may add borax to the shrimp in the process of processing in order to make the shrimp look good and enhance the taste; or add a lot of cream, spices and sugar to taste good and many more.

Eating too much refined fructose will not only cause obesity and metabolic syndrome, but also increase the speed of aging; studies have also confirmed that adding pigments to food will increase children's concerns about hyperactivity and skin allergies.

“The easiest way to understand food additives is to look at the food ingredient list on the food packaging. If there are a bunch of ingredients that you can’t understand, those may be food additives.” Tu Shufen pointed out that including Quality improvers, colorants (pigments), seasonings, preservatives, and thickeners, etc., these additives have become Taiwanesethe number one allergen. In addition, Taiwan's kidney dialysis rate ranks fourth in the world, and 80% of kidney patients are foreign eaters.

These additives also affect liver and kidney metabolism, increasing the long-term risk of cancer and kidney dialysis; and food made by unscrupulous operators using sour oil may lead to heavy metal poisoning, damage to brain power, and increase the risk of neuropathy.

Follow the 3 Keys to Avoid Food Additives

Thu Shufen suggested that mastering the 3 keys to diet can help you avoid eating too many food additives.

“Actually, most of the food additives on the market are in compliance with laws and regulations, and ingesting a small amount will not cause serious harm.” Tu Shufen said, but if a single element accumulates in large quantities, it may have adverse effects. Therefore, do not repeat a large number of them. Eat certain foods.

Improve the body's detoxification and detoxification functions

It is an impossible task to completely avoid food additives. Therefore, in addition to picking the right food, we must also pay attention to protecting the functions of the body, especially the liver and intestines that have the ability to detoxify and detoxify.

The liver is the detoxification factory. The way to maintain the liver is to not stay up late and work and rest normally. The intestine is the main detoxification channel. You can eat more high-fiber foods to make the gastrointestinal motility normal, the bowel movement is smooth, and the toxins can be smoothly discharged.

Others like choosing omega-3 oils to reduce inflammation in the body, or drinking more water (2000c.c./day), Timely exercise can also reduce the negative impact of additives on the body.

◎ This article is from/Lianan Medical Weekly

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