When most people start up on a diet plan to lose weight and improve their health, the immediate ‘offenders’ they start to cross off their list for consumption are the typical items that are high in calories, high in sugar, and possibly high in fat.
But, what about foods that have a high toxic load? You must not forget about those because if you’re consuming them on a daily basis, not only are you going to be more likely to see slower rates of fat burning taking place, but you might also jeopardize your health as well.
Let’s take a quick peek into the top five toxic foods that you must make sure stay far away from your diet plan.
Diet Sodas
The first of the major offenders that most dieters take in far too often is diet soda. You think this is a wise choice because it’s so low in calories, but you may want to think again. Diet sodas are riddled with artificial sweeteners that will only cause side effects such as headaches and severe stomach pain in some people, but also eat away at your teeth and bones.
Not to mention the fact that these sweeteners can actually promote obesity and may become especially toxic if they are converted to formaldehyde in the body (as is the case with aspartame) and you can clearly see why you’d want to stay away.
Bread
If you aren’t staying away from bread because of the high level of flour, stay away because of the high fructose corn syrup content. Many bread varieties contain this ingredient and HFCS has been linked to obesity, brain damage, and every low IQ levels.
It really is time to banish bread from your diet.
Lunch Meats
Getting in enough protein throughout the day is a very good thing, but not when it comes in the form of luncheon meats. These are loaded with monosodium glutamate, which can cause headaches, heart problems, as well as brain damage, so is a serious toxin in your system.
Slice up a real chicken breast instead.
White Pasta
All white and refined flour based foods should be the next to be banned from your diet plan. The issue with these is that they are carcinogenic due to the fact that they are bleached and bromated during the production process, which strips them from the natural nutrients they would otherwise contain.
This is in addition to the fact that they will cause your blood glucose levels to skyrocket, really encouraging you to start packing on body fat rapidly.
Organic Snack Chips
Finally, don’t think that just because you’re going organic necessarily means you’re home free. If you opt for snack chips, you may be taking in acrylamides, which is a cancer causing chemical that’s produced during the cooking process of these carbohydrates.
Since they aren’t actually considered an ingredient however, they don’t need to be listed on a food label, so you won’t actually know you’re consuming them.
Just stay away from all snack chips in any forms and you’ll be able to avoid this one.
So have a look at your diet – are you including any of these? If so, it’s time to get them out of the picture.
References:
http://www.naturalnews.com/036724_toxic_foods_additives_avoid.html