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10 FUN NUTRITIONAL FACTS

1. Added Sugar is a Disaster
To improve the taste of processed foods, producers often add sugar to them.Common types of added sugar include table sugar (sucrose) and syrups, such as high-fructose corn syrup.It is definitely true that added sugar contains empty calories. There are no nutrients in it, other than sugar. Added sugar is being implicated as a leading cause of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The high fructose content of added sugar is often blamed.
2. Omega-3 Fats Are Crucial and Most People Don’t Get Enough
Omega-3 fatty acids are extremely important for the proper functioning of the human body. A low intake of omega-3 is associated with a lower IQ, depression, various mental disorders, heart disease and many other serious diseases.
A large part of the population is not getting enough omega-3 fats from their diet. Avoiding a deficiency in these essential fatty acids may help prevent many diseases.
3. There Is No Perfect Diet for Everyone
People are all unique. Subtle differences in genetics, body type, physical activity and environment can affect which type of diet you should follow. Some people do best on a low-carb diet, while others are better off on a vegetarian high-carb diet. The best diet for you is the one that works for you, and you can stick to in the long term.
4. Artificial Trans Fats Are Very Unhealthy
Trans fats are formed as a side product when vegetable oils are hydrogenated. A high intake of trans fats is associated with various chronic diseases, such as abdominal obesity, inflammation and heart disease, to a name a few. You should avoid them like the plague.
5. Eating Vegetables Will Improve Your Health
Vegetables are good for you. They are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, and an endless variety of trace nutrients that science has just begun to uncover. In observational studies, eating vegetables is associated with improved health and a lower risk of disease.
6. It Is Critical to Avoid a Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D is a unique vitamin that actually functions as a hormone in the body. The skin makes vitamin D when it is exposed to ultraviolet rays from the sun. This is how people got most of their daily requirement throughout evolution. If you’re deficient in vitamin D, then you’re actually lacking a major hormone in the body. Deficiency is associated with many serious diseases, including diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, and others. Unfortunately, it may be difficult to get enough vitamin D from the diet. If getting more sun is not an option, taking a vitamin D supplement or a tablespoon of cod liver oil each day.
7. Refined Carbohydrates Are Bad for You
Refined carbohydrates are not as healthy as unrefined carbohydrates. Unrefined carbs are basically whole foods that are rich in carbs. These include whole-grain cereals, beans, vegetables, and fruits. Refined carbs, on the other hand, are sugar and refined flour. When high-carb foods such as grains are processed, the most nutritious parts are stripped off. What is left are massive amounts of easily digestible starch. Eating refined carbs will also cause rapid spikes in blood sugar. While high blood sugar levels are unhealthy for all people, they are a much greater concern in people with diabetes.
8. Supplements Can Never Fully Replace Real Foods
“Nutritionism” is the idea that foods are nothing more than the sum of their individual nutrients. Nuts, for example, aren’t just shells loaded with polyunsaturated fat. In the same way, fruits aren’t just watery bags of sugar. These are real foods with a massive variety of trace nutrients. Therefore, supplements cannot match the variety of nutrients you get
from real foods. However, many supplements can be beneficial, especially those that contain nutrients that are generally lacking in the diet, like vitamin D.
9. “Diets” Don’t Work — a Lifestyle Change Is Necessary
“Diets” are ineffective. That is a fact.
They may provide short-term results, but as soon as the diet ends and you start eating junk food again, you will gain the weight back. And then some.This is called yo-yo dieting and is extremely common. For this reason, the only thing that can give you actual long-term results is to adopt a lifestyle change.
10. Unprocessed Food Is Healthiest
During food processing, many of the beneficial nutrients in the food are removed. Not only do food producers remove healthy nutrients like fiber, but they also add other potentially harmful ingredients like added sugar and trans fats. Additionally, processed foods are loaded with all sorts of artificial chemicals, some of which have a questionable safety profile.

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