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Top ten junk
food (News
source: The Times)
1. deep-fried
food:
i) culprit of the cardiovascular disease (e.g., fried dough
sticks)
ii) contains carcinogen
iii) destructs vitamins, alters the property of protein
2. Preserved
food
i) could cause high blood pressure, kidney overload, and
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
ii) affects mucosal system (bad for gastrointestinal)
iii) easy to get ulcers and inflammation
3, Processed meat
(dried meat, dried meat floss, sausage, etc.)
i) contains nitrite (as preservative and coloring agent). Nitrite
is one of the three carcinogens:
ii) contains high amount of preservatives (heavier burden of the
liver)
4, biscuits (excluding
low-temperature baking and whole wheat crackers)
i) too much food flavor and coloring is a burden on the liver
ii) seriously destroys vitamins
iii) low nutrition resulted from excessive heat
5, cola soft
drinks
i) contain phosphoric acid and carbonic acid which can take away
lots of calcium from our body
ii) contain high sugar content, can spoil appertide
6, convenience food
(mainly refers to instant noodles and puffed food)
i) high salt, high preservatives, high flavors (can damage
liver)
ii) only calories, no nutrition
7, canned food
(including meat, fish and fruits)
i) destructs vitamins, alters the property of protein
ii) low nutrition resulted from excessive heat
8, preserved dried
products (preserved plums)
i) contains nitrite (as preservative and coloring agent). Nitrite
is one of the three carcinogens
ii) 2, high salt, high preservatives, high flavors (damage
liver)
9, frozen desserts
(ice cream, popsicles, etc.)
i) easily lead to obesity
ii) contain high sugar content, can spoil appertide
10, grilled
food
i) contains "triphenyl tetrapropanate" (the first of three major
cancer-causing substances)
ii) one grilled chicken's toxicity = toxicity of smoking 60
cigarettes
iii) alters protein into a charcoaled property (increases burden on
kidney and liver)
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