The 13 most dangerous foods for health

Human beings need to be well nourished to enjoy a healthy body. Healthy foods provide us with different macronutrients and micronutrients that have different functions: energetic, structural, transport...

Unfortunately, due to the capitalist society in which we live, large companies in the food sector use large amounts of chemicals and pesticides in food that harm our health.

Alert with some dangerous and harmful foods

Every day we eat foods that look natural but have been treated with deadly poisons. Most of the time it is not necessary to worry about this, since the doses that are administered are completely safe. However, the American NGO Environmental Working Group (EWG) states that there are foods that contain up to 20 different types of pesticides.

As this organization warns: "even in small doses, these pesticides can be harmful to babies and young children, so always be cautious." Likewise, there are also foods that contain other harmful substances such as fats trans, which are not beneficial to our body.

But... what are these foods? Below you can find a list of dangerous foods for health.

1. Meat

Surely you think that fruits and vegetables are more contaminated than other foods. However, meat is possibly the food that has the most pesticides. This occurs because many of these pesticides are soluble in fat, and these substances are deposited in the fatty tissue of the meat and, therefore, are consumed by people.

Not only that, but meats also contain antibiotics, drugs, and hormones. Fish are even more dangerous, as some may contain large amounts of heavy metals. For example, tuna contains mercury.

2. Refreshments

Soft drinks may sound delicious and harmless, but they contain large amounts of sugar.. Coca-Cola contains 39 grams of sugar for each 330-milliliter can, which is approximately 10 sugar cubes. Logically, consuming one or two cans a week is not bad, but daily and prolonged consumption of this substance does us no good.

Soft drinks also contain aspartic acid and femilamine, substances that cause damage to cells cerebral tracts, brain tumors and raise the acidity of the urine creating susceptibility to upper tract infections urinary.

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3. Dairy products

As with meat, dairy products also contain a high amount of fat and therefore pesticides.. However, these foods, consumed rationally, are highly healthy.

• Related article: “Types of fats (good and bad) and their functions”

4. fried foods

Fries can be delicious but unhealthy foods. And it is that its consumption should not be an important part of a person's diet.

These foods have a high fat content and increase cholesterol levels that affect the arteries.. Studies show that in the long term these foods kill neurons and negatively affect memory and learning. Also, if these foods are frozen, they are even more harmful.

5. Strawberries

the NGO Environmental Working Group (EWG) states that this fruit contains up to 20 different pesticides, which causes practically 90% of the production of this food to show signs of unhealthy chemical remains. The same goes for other red fruits like cherries.

6. Tomatoes

Tomatoes are products that cannot be missing in any salad, but once they are ripe, many pesticides are added to them. Unfortunately, tomatoes contain such a thin skin that chemical residues remain on the fruit even after peeling. That is why it is better to take organic tomatoes.

7. apples

Apples (and also pears) are foods that, if they are organic, are very healthy. However, non-organic ones contain lots of pesticides that are neurotoxic. As in the previous case, it is of little use to peel them.

8. Potatoes

Potatoes are one of the best ways to consume carbohydrates. Boiled they can be a very healthy option and a very effective food to lose weight. But it can contain a large amount of pesticides, many of them antifungal..

9. Spinach

Although green leafy vegetables generally do not have a large amount of pesticides, spinach is an exception, so it can be harmful to health, The NGO Environmental Working Group (EWG) includes spinach on your list of foods with the highest pesticide content.

10. Junk food

It goes without saying that junk food is unhealthy food.. And it is that this type of food is not very nutritious. Its prolonged effect causes chemical changes in the brain and withdrawal-like symptoms. In addition, they contain a large amount of additives and trans fats, the most harmful fats.

11. Pancakes

Eating pancakes for breakfast can be a delicious meal. However, it is not exactly a healthy food. They're packed with trans fat, and contain lots of partially hydrogenated soybean oil.. On the label you can see how it also contains a large amount of salt and preservatives. If you are going to eat pancakes, better make them from scratch. At least you'll know what you're eating.

12. Coffee

Coffee is one of the most consumed drinks, and although drinking coffee in the morning does not pose a great risk, abusing this substance can be harmful. Experts say that 600 milligrams of caffeine a day can cause headaches, increase anxiety and cause various sleep disorders. In addition, in the long term, they can cause serious cardiovascular problems and even ictus.

13. Peach

Peach is a sweet and tasty food, but it contains a lot of pesticides. The characteristics of the skin of this fruit mean that even after washing them, they still retain a high amount of chemical substances.