A shopper holds a frozen vegan pizza in a Veganz vegan grocery store on February 2, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
Time is always the concern of people whenever they go grocery shopping due to their other responsibilities. Since preparing hearty and healthy meals are somehow a hassle and takes up so much of your schedule, you might opt to do them and buy frozen foods that are easy to prepare without knowing the harmful effects they carry.
Although they fill your hunger, these frozen foods are usually the enemies of medical experts because they have harmful effects on our body, which sometimes causes so much pain.
To avoid that, here are the deadly consequences you harbor whenever you consume so many frozen foods.
Frozen meals and arteries
Eat This Not That reports that some frozen foods like pizza and other pies possess harmful partially hydrogenated oil, which can put your heart in a risky situation. Since pizza contains processed meats in them, Health Grades shares that these meats contain saturated fat, which can cause a buildup of plaque in the arteries, which is dangerous.
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Headaches and Throat Swelling
Eat This Not That references a study demonstrating that the additive or MSG present in frozen meals can give headaches and make the uvula swell-up, which is not comfortable to anyone.
Frozen Meals and Blood pressure
Mic references Daily News and Analysis India saying that most frozen meals contain 700 to 1800 milligrams of sodium. American Heart Association (AHA) recommends no more than 1,500 milligrams of sodium a day for high blood pressure people. If the frozen meal contains 1,800, then sodium intake exceeds the ideal amount for people with high blood pressure. These can pose dangers for them in the long run.
Affects the Mood
Eat This Not That also references a clinical nutrition study suggesting that people who cook for themselves can experience more positive emotions and less intense negative emotions. The study adds that people who cook also lessen their worry. This means that if you want to improve your mood and be happy, you might want to consider cooking for yourself and your family.
Affects the muscles
If you are on a diet, you might always put frozen meals as your option since some of them have fixed calories that will go into your body. However, this practice affects the muscle in your body.
Most of the frozen foods have a fewer calorie than the actual food you prepare, which means you are sacrificing some of the nutrients. Kimberly Gomer, a dietitian shares with US News and World Report that the body will sacrifice muscle, resulting in losing weight and then overeating.
Heightened Risk of Cancer
Doctor NDTV references a study suggesting that eating too many frozen foods - meat in particular - increases pancreatic cancer risk. They further that frozen foods like hotdogs and other processed meats have increased the risk of contracting cancer by 65%, which is very alarming.
Convenience may be the cause why people put frozen foods in their carts once in a while without knowing the harmful effects they harbor. Remember to limit the number of days and time you eat these foods to avoid these adverse effects occurring in your body.
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