Health risks of Trans-Fats, Sugar, and Salt

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• Health risks of Trans-Fats, Sugar, and Salt
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Cardiac Problems
• Hypertension
• Hyperactivity
• Stroke
• Asthma
• Heartburn
• What contains these?
• Fast Food
• Soft Drinks
• Snacks (potato chips)
• Essentially, most deep fried food, food that
  contains sugar, a high salt content, or processed
  food, are likely to contain such

• Why are they bad?
• Builds up around the heart
• Increased Strain
• Collects in blood vessels
• Overworks the liver.
• Causes weight gain
• Malnutrition
• The 3 main diseases that these cause are obesity,
  diabetes, and coronary heart disease.
• How much of each can I have a day?
• Trans fats should be cut down at all costs
• Sugar should be kept to a minimum
• Sodium intake should be limited to no more than
  2300mg
• It should be noted that these are, to a certain
  extent, essential for the body (except trans
  fats).
• Sodium is needed for many enzyme processes.
• Sugar is used as energy, but should be limited
  nonetheless to avoid a high concentration of
  blood sugar.

Tip Of the day What you can do to reduce these
risks in your daily diet All forms of trans fats
should (ideally) be cut down to almost nothing,
also, the intake of fried foods should be brought
down to a minimum. Conversely, the intake of
foods such as fruits. white meat (which generally
is less fattening), and healthy fats, should be
encouraged.
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Alternatives to fast food Fast food alternative
Number 1 Fruit salad. This can be consumed when
you simply crave a snack. Time 10
minutes   Ingredients Apples (unskinned) Bananas
Grapes Pineapples (canned pineapples may be used
as pineapples can be difficult to
prepare) Strawberries Lemons   Apparatus Serving
bowl Knife   Warning! Be careful when handling
the knife.   Steps Wash all the fruits Make sure
that the grapes have been unseeded, or that the
grapes are seedless. Chop all the fruits into
bite size pieces Coat serving bowls to slow
oxidation of the fruits.   Tips If you wish to
add salad dressing, choose low fat and low sodium
salad dressing.