A Spanish university has discovered a new danger of the ultra-processed foods. Let's see below what are the risks they present and how to distinguish them from processed to dry. We will also refer to the trend realfooder that makes its way, avoiding these types of products. Will we ever live in a world with a 20% obese population in 2030 or will healthy eating prevail?
More dangers
Yet another reason to stop eating ultra-processed foods. In case they were few! These present both a public and private health problem. Not surprisingly, its abuse is a major cause of growing disorders such as obesity. We talk about people with overweight u obese they are much more likely to have medical difficulties of all kinds. From the diabetes to hypertension going through cancer. It even supposes a risk factor with the coronaviruses, according to various studies.
The fact is that a new study in Spain has discovered another reason for not eating these foods. Their finding is that eating them regularly increases the risk of suffering Muscle pain. Has been the Universitat Rovira i Virgili of Tarragona which has found the relationship between fat and sugars with this condition. The novelty of the result of the investigation is the cause of the Muscle pain. This used to be related to the mechanical stress that the joints suffer from being overweight. However, it turns out that the pain is independent.
The scientists came to this conclusion with two groups of male mice. One was on a diet high in sugars and the other one high in fat. They had to observe the accumulation of fat by calculating the intramuscular adipocytes and the response of the muscular nerves. Adipocytes are cells that form the fatty tissue and they increased significantly in the first group. On the other hand, both suffered an increase in neuromuscular neurotransmission. All this several weeks after the interruption of the diet.
Differences between ultra-processed and processed foods
They sound similar but they are not the same. The processed They are the ones that are treated but still retain their nutritional properties. These can be beneficial if we consume them in its just measure. Two clear examples are canned fish and canned legumes. It is true that we must bear in mind certain aspects such as its great content in shawl. On the contrary, in ultra-processed foods we can't find the original shape of food. It is normally in a very low proportion and is part of an amalgam of additives.
We find several that we must be careful with. The sugary sodas are one of the greatest exponents like the Industrial bakery. We must also take into account others such as Sausages. It may surprise you but if you look at the proportion of ham that many brands of slices have, it may be very low. Thus, proteins y Vitamins that contains the ham are barely found in what you put in your mouth.
It is practically impossible to find a minimally healthy one. So the trap manufacturers use is to create a product attractive to the palate but with low satiability. In this way, you want to repeat yourself while your brain expresses pleasure from salt, fat and sugar.
How to distinguish ultra-processed foods?
When you see a monstrous amount of ingredients in a container you should start to be suspicious. If a product is more than one percent salt, stay away. We must also take into account the phenomenon of «chemophobia«. That is to say, it is not that a bun is harmful by the fact of seeing numbers and letter E between the ingredients. Rather, it is due to the high content of sugar and in poor quality fats (from palm, hydrogenated, trans ...).
Today the number of so-called realfooders it increases without ceasing. These are people concerned about the value of what they put into their body. Some of his gurus, like the nutritionist Carlos Rios, have launched curious initiatives to promote healthy eating. It stands out among her the application of this man called Real food. With it you scan the barcode and it tells you if it is nutritious food. Additionally, users can send feeds to developers to include.
Movements like this have influenced the supermarkets offer. That is why we find more and more products that highlight their absence of harmful fats or their way of cultivation. Market evolution reflects a unstoppable trend. Will the decline of the ultra-processed foods?
