Why You Should Ditch Processed Foods: A Professor's Answer

28.07.2023 16:29

Deeply processed foods should be eliminated from the diet.

Such food only harms health.

Such food is the main cause of cancer in young men and women.

Professor Devi Sridhar spoke about this in more detail, writes The Guardian .

Frequent addition of highly processed foods with saturated fats and sugar to the diet worsens the intestinal microbiome. As a result - oncology.

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The passion for such products is due to the fact that they have a long shelf life and are also accessible.

As Shridhar emphasized, such nutrition is a solution for many families, given that healthy nutrition is more expensive. The problem will remain relevant until everyone has access to the right food: fish, vegetables, fruits, and so on.

She added that the development of diseases is influenced by smoking, alcohol abuse, excess weight and lack of physical activity.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor