The Unhealthiest Potato Chips On the Planet — Eat This Not That

Sometimes, you just want to dive into a bag of potato chips, and that’s OK! We all get those salty, crunchy cravings, right? But if you want to minimize the bloat that comes after or you need to be diligent in watching your salt intake, it’s important to know which chips to steer clear of. You can still enjoy a crunchy snack while making smarter choices, and the first step is by avoiding the unhealthiest potato chips that are on store shelves.

From high sodium levels to excess fats and even questionable ingredients, these chips—many of them the popular ones you likely grew up loving—are best left on the shelf. Here’s a breakdown of the worst potato chips you shouldn’t bother eating, ranked from not great for you to the absolute worst. (While you’re making healthier eating choices, be sure to check out the 21 Best Healthy Cooking Hacks of All Time!)

Per 1 serving (13 chips): 140 calories, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 180 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (2 g fiber, 0 g sugar), 2 g protein

Any chips with a sea salt flavor will unsurprisingly be high in sodium, but these sea salt and vinegar chips are also high in fat. Kettle Brand often touts its non-GMO, natural chips, so be wary of the marketing before picking up a bag.

Per 1 serving (13 chips): 150 calories, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 150 mg sodium, 17 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein

Lesson to learn here: Just because a product is organic, doesn’t mean it is good for you. Case in point—Kettle Brand’s organic country-style barbecue chips, which are still high in fat and sodium for one serving of chips. One serving is about 13 chips; this is especially easy to surpass while snacking away.

Per 1 serving (11 chips): 160 calories, 10 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 180 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein

Oh, Ruffles. These classic chips might have made their way into your lunch box often when you were a kid, but the 10 grams of fat and 180 grams of sodium now mean your afternoon snack will leave you feeling bloated and uncomfortable before the end of the day.

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Per 1 serving (11 chips): 120 calories, 3. 5 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 250 mg sodium, 22 g carbs (1 g fiber, 2 g sugar), 2 g protein

So your favorite chip offers a baked version—that’ll do, right? Not so fast. Although baked chips are often sold as a healthier alternative to the traditionally fried potato chips, and they do have a significantly lower amount of fat, these baked Ruffles actually have far more sodium and carbs compared to the regular cheddar and sour cream Ruffles.

Per 1 serving (15 chips): 150 calories, 9 g fat (2.5 g saturated fat), 180 mg sodium, 16 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 1 g protein

Pringles is well-known for its outrageous flavors (Nashville hot chicken, anyone?), but even its classics are packed with sodium. Luckily, the brand does offer a low-sodium version if you want the iconic Pringles taste with less salt.

Per 1 serving (15 chips): 150 calories, 9 g fat (2.5 g saturated fat), 180 mg sodium, 16 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 1 g protein

Like the salt and vinegar variety, Pringles’ cheddar cheese chips are high in fat, including saturated fat, and sodium. So these are a no-go as well.

Per 1 serving (15 chips): 150 calories, 9 g fat (2.5 g saturated fat), 160 mg sodium, 16 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 1 g protein

Seeing a theme here with the Pringles? Unsurprisingly, the popular sour cream and onion variety aren’t a healthy snack option, either. While they do have slightly less sodium than the salt and vinegar and cheddar cheese, one thing to keep in mind with many flavored Pringles is the inclusion of monosodium glutamate (MSG). It’s a controversial food additive that is deemed safe by the FDA, but can cause adverse effects such as headaches and muscle tightness in some people.

Per 1 serving (15 chips): 160 calories, 10 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 160 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein

Lay’s sour cream and onion chips might be another bad you used to enjoy finding in your lunchbox, but this flavor is simply high in both fat and salt.

Per 1 serving (15 chips): 160 calories, 10 g fat (1. 5 g saturated fat), 170 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein

Even the original Lay’s flavor is still high in fat and sodium. In just this one snack, you’d be consuming nearly a quarter of the recommended daily intake of fat!

Per 1 serving (15 chips): 150 calories, 19 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 150 mg sodium, 16 g carbs (1 g fiber, 2 g sugar), 2 g protein

If you thought the fat content in the original Lay’s was high, wait until you see the amount of fat in the barbecue flavor. One serving of these chips has nearly half the recommended amount of fat intake for one day.

Per 1 serving: 150 calories, 9 g fat (2.5 g saturated fat), 290 mg sodium, 16 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein

Herr’s is popular for its light, airy, crispy potato chips, but the barbecue flavor has more sodium than many other options on this list. No thanks!

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Per 1 serving (21 pieces): 160 calories, 10 g fat (1. 5 g saturated fat), 250 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein

Sure, Cheetos are delicious, but they also have a lot of sodium, more than many of the chips on this list. Even the baked version has 240 milligrams of sodium and the brand’s “Simply” line, which boasts no artificial flavors or colors, still has 210 milligrams of sodium. Unfortunately, any way you slice it, Cheetos just don’t have much of a better-for-you option to satisfy those cravings.

And to avoid eating foods that fill you up with bloat, here are 15 Best (and Instant) Anti-Bloating Foods to munch on instead!

Per 1 serving (21 pieces): 170 calories, 11 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 250 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (1 g fiber, 0 g sugar), 1 g protein

To no one’s surprise, the “Flamin’ Hot” flavor is just as sodium-filled as the original, with an added gram of fat. Scale back the serving size (by a whole lot!) if you really want to enjoy this popular flavor.

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Per 1 serving: 150 calories, 9 g fat (2. 5 g saturated fat), 490 mg sodium, 16 g carbs (1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 2 g protein

If you take nothing else from this article, heed this—the Herr’s salt and vinegar chips have a whopping 490 milligrams of sodium per serving, far higher than any other option on this list. The American Heart Association recommends no more than 2,300 milligrams per day, but they hope most adults will actually consume no more than 1,500 milligrams per day. So keeping this in mind, one serving of these chips is almost one-third of that. Yikes!

Are Pringles Bad For You?

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Yes, Pringles are bad for you. They are loaded with artificial flavors, large amounts of sodium, and other synthetic additives that pose a variety of health hazards.

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Category ‘F’ is for things that fail to bring anything beneficial to the table, and are very harmful to your health. We recommend completely avoiding anything in this category. Long-term side effects of ‘F’ items are usually very serious.

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Very healthy and numerous health benefits. Side effects are rare. Things rated an ‘A+’ are typically necessary for survival (for example, water).

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Very healthy and numerous health benefits. A few harmful qualities may be associated, but only under certain circumstances such as an allergic reaction.

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Very healthy and numerous health benefits. Harmful qualities may be associated, but aren’t usually serious.

It is important to note that even the best things in life can become bad in immoderate amounts. So, although something may be rated an ‘A+’, overconsumption/overdoing can bring unwanted effects.

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Very beneficial to your health. Things rated a ‘B+’ may have a few harmful qualities to pay attention to.

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Overall beneficial to your health. Things rated a ‘B’ may have some harmful qualities to pay attention to.

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More beneficial to your health than not. However, harmful qualities are most likely associated and shouldn’t be overlooked.

The main difference between category ‘A’ and category ‘B’ is the harmful qualities typically present in ‘B’ items. Serious side effects are usually uncommon, but are still possible and should be taken note of.

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Both beneficial and harmful qualities associated. Things rated a ‘C+’ are typically a bit more on the beneficial side. Still, moderation is important.

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A fairly even ratio of beneficial and harmful qualities. Moderation is important. Very general topics that can lean towards both sides of the spectrum will be placed here as well. Rice, for example, can be good or bad depending on the type.

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More harmful than beneficial. Side effects are common, especially when consumed/done excessively. Moderation is very important.

Category ‘C’ usually denotes to both good and bad qualities. When it comes to this category, it is important to keep this word in mind: moderation.

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Harmful to your health. Although benefits may be associated, the bad most likely outweighs the good. Moderation is very important.

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Harmful to your health. A few benefits may be associated, but the bad outweighs the good. Moderation is extremely important.

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Harmful to your health. Very few, if any, benefits are present. Things in this category should be avoided as much as possible.

Category ‘D’ is typically for things that are more harmful than beneficial. While consuming/doing something unhealthy once in a blue moon shouldn’t hurt, we definitely recommend eliminating ‘D’ items as a regular part of your routine/diet.

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Long answer

Pringles is a Kellogg Company product that was introduced to the American consumer by Procter and Gamble, labeled originally as Pringles Newfangled Potato Chip, in 1967. Some people may remember the catch phrase “once you pop, the fun don’t stop”. This eludes to the noise the lid makes when opening the container of Pringles chips. Though there are numerous versions of these popular chips, we will address the original variety in this nutritional assessment. Do take note that as the varieties get more diverse, so do the chemical additives.

The catchy Pringles slogan is true for a couple reasons. The first and more benign reason is the fact that Pringles are tasty and really hard to put down once you have started eating them. The other more malicious reason is rooted in the construct of the food. Kellogg employs brilliant food engineers for the specific task of designing food that is addictive. This sobering fact means that once you start eating them, it’s hard to stop eating.  Many people find that even when purchased on one occasion, perhaps due to a sale—they find that it becomes a regular purchase in subsequent grocery trips.

In the 21st century, most people are familiar with the use monosodium glutamate (MSG) in processed foods as a flavor enhancer. Together with MSG, the recipe for this tasty snack also contains disodium inosinate, calcium guanylate, and autolyzed yeast extract. The artificial flavor enhancers are now considered to be linked to a variety of health risks including fetal and child developmental concerns, hormonal imbalances, headaches, chest pains, heart palpitations, asthma attacks, and a plethora of additional negative effects.

Pringles are made up of only 42% potato content with the remainder being wheat starch and flour(s) combined with vegetable oils, salt, and seasoning. Depending on the flavor of Pringles, other ingredients include maltodextrin, dextrose, sodium caseinate, modified food starch, monoglyceride and diglyceride, malted barley flour, wheat bran and dried black beans.

For a single serving size which makes up approximately one ounce or fifteen “crisps”, the sodium content is 330 mg. With a daily recommended amount of 1,500 mg, these fifteen crisps take up a lot of room in your sodium allowance. Many of the additives including sodium and ingredients are known for causing inflammation in the body. Inflammation can be the source of numerous conditions such as diabetes, migraines, mental illness, celiac, asthma, nerve pain, body pain, arthritis and many more maladies. The number of symptoms and illness that lead to inflammation are extensive.

Furthermore, one of the most harmful ingredients in potato chips is not intentional, but rather is the consequence of the processing. Acrylamide is a cancer-causing and potentially neurotoxic chemical that is created when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at high temperatures- regardless of the method of cooking. Essentially, once the processed chip hits temperatures of 212 degrees Fahrenheit, the chip then is at risk of releasing harmful contaminants.

As with all processed snack foods, Pringles are a snack that should be enjoyed very sparingly or not at all.

Possible short-term side effects

• bloating
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  dehydration
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  fatigue
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  headaches
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  heart palpitations
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  heartburn/indigestion
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  stomach irritation
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  asthma attacks
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  inflammation

Possible long-term side effects

• cancer/tumors
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  diabetes
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  high cholesterol
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  heart disease
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  hypertension
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  kidney failure
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  osteoporosis
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  obesity

Ingredients to be aware of

• artificial colors
• artificial flavors
• disodium guanylate
• disodium insinuate
• hydrolyzed corn gluten
• maltodextrin
• modified corn starch
• monosodium glutamate (msg)
• saturated fat
• sodium
• sugar
• acrylamide

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Is it bad to eat a whole can of Pringles?

But it will probably have some health implications and it will be very easy to get a calorie surplus and gain weight. There is nothing harmful in Pringles if you were going there.

Also, is Pringles bad for your health?

Nancy Copperman, director of public health initiatives at North Shore – LIJ Health System in Great Neck, NY, says both and Pringles potato chips are not healthy , but Pringles contain 2.5 times more saturated fat per serving, which is the worst type of fat.

Secondly, how much Pringles is 1 serving?

Potato Chips Nutrition Facts

The standard serving size for potato chips on food labels is 1 ounce, which is approximately Chips 28 .

Besides, why is Pringles so addictive? The manufacturers have designed them to be as colorful as possible, and they contain a list of ingredients that make your taste buds salivate – mostly fat, salt and sugar – and even if you’re not hungry, the human brain is made to look for fat and sugar hence the addictive nature of these chips.

So Pringles adds weight?

Reason #2: Too much sodium

Sodium equivalent: almost 9 cans of Pringles! Forget bloating and dryness – these salt-soaked noodles are a big threat. Salt has been shown to be addictive, similar to the effect of opiates.

Which chip is the most unhealthy?

15 most unhealthy chips on the planet

• Pringles Baconator chips. …
• Cheetos Puffs Cheese flavored snacks. …
• Funyuns onion flavored rings. …
• Doritos Nacho chips with cheese flavor. …
• Pringles Wavy Applewood chips with smoked cheddar. …
• Frilled Cheddar and chips with sour cream. …
• Tostitos strips of tortilla chips. …
• Fritos Chili flavored corn chips.

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What is the best unhealthy food to eat?

17 healthy options for your favorite junk food that are really worth buying

• MAC AND CHEESE: Banza. …
• CHIPS: Siete Tortilla chips without cereals. …
• BREAD: Dave’s killer bread. …
• CHEESE CARRACLES: Pirate booty of aged white cheddar. …
• ICE CREAM: Yasso Greek Yogurt Pops. …
• LOLLIPOPS: Organic Yum Earth Lozenges. …
• BEEF JERKY: Biltong Beef Jerky.

How much is 30 grams of Pringles chips?

A 30 gram serving of original flavored Pringles, equivalent to about 13 chips, contains almost 10 g of fat and just under 0.5 g of salt and 0.5 g of sugar.

How many Pringles are in 100 g?

6 weighed 10g, so it should be 90 per tube. So that’s 60 Pringles per 100g for 52 or 53 grams of carbs.

Pringles without sugar?

One serving of Sea Salt Potato Chips has 120 calories, 4 grams of fat, zero grams of trans fat, 19 grams of carbs, 0 grams of sugar, and one gram of protein. One serving of Reduced Fat Pringles has 140 calories, 7 grams of fat, 17 grams of carbs, and 1 gram of protein.

Why are chips so addictive?

Potato chips are known for two things: salt and fat. Studies have shown that eating salt triggers the release of dopamine, the chemical messenger that controls the pleasure center in your brain. Once your brain gets its first reward, it starts wanting more.

Are low fat Pringles healthy?

“Pringles Reduced Fat Original is only 10 calories and 2 grams less fat than the original.” You don’t save enough by choosing the healthier version here. Plus, these reduced-fat chips still contain 2g of unhealthy saturated fat per serving, making them not a great choice on their own.

What is the most useful feature?

8 best healthy chips

1. Plantain chips with Barnana pink salt. Price: $…
2. Jackson’s Honest Sweet Potato Chips. Price: $…
3. Safe + Fair quinoa and popcorn chips with olive oil and sea salt. Price: $…
4. Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs. Price: $…
5. Made in natural vegetable flakes. …
6. Siete tortilla chips. …
7. Brad’s Vegetarian Chips. …
8. Forager Project Green Grain Free Chips.

Which food causes the most weight gain?

When the researchers looked more closely, they found five foods associated with the most weight gain over the study period:

• Potato chips.
• Other potatoes.
• Drinks with sugar.
• Unprocessed red meat.
• Processed meat.

Can 1 bag of chips make you fat?

Like french fries, potato chips are very rich in fat, refined carbohydrates and salt. They have also been associated with weight gain in observational studies. One study even found them to be the food most likely to cause weight gain (29). Boiling or baking potatoes is much healthier.

Are rice cakes healthy?

Rice cakes are healthier if they are made from brown rice. Rice grain is a good source of carbohydrates and proteins. Whole brown rice contains more nutrients such as protein, lipids, minerals and vitamins than refined white rice because they are removed during the refining process.

Why is Doritos bad for you?

Doritos are fried in vegetable oils that have been commercially processed and can lead to an increase in free radicals in the body. They are also genetically modified and contain trans fats, which can cause inflammation, compromised immunity, increased circulation of bad estrogen, and nutrient deficiencies.

What is the most unhealthy junk food?

Here are the 15 most unhealthy fast foods in America.

1. Pop pies. Kellogg’s Pop Tarts have been around since the 1960s. …
2. Curly potato Arbi. …
3. Chicken tenderness Popeye. …
4. Cinnabon Caramel Pecanbon. …
5. Starbucks white chocolate mocha frappuccino. …
6. Outback Bloomin’ Onion Steakhouse. …
7. Burger King Oreo Shake. …
8. Corn dogs.

What is the most unhealthy food in the world?

20 foods that are bad for your health

1. Sweet drinks. Added sugar is one of the worst ingredients in the modern diet. …
2. Most pizzas. …
3. White bread. …
4. Most fruit juices. …
5. Dry breakfasts with sugar. …
6. Fried, grilled or grilled meals. …
7. Pastries, cookies and cakes. …
8. French fries and potato chips.

What is the most popular junk food?

Potato chips, ice cream, chocolate bars and biscuits; Americans love their junk food. According to DoSomething.Org, Americans eat 31% more packaged foods than fresh ones. That’s a lot of oreos, crispy doritos and crunchy pretzels!

How many Pringles do you get for 25g?

A full size can of Pringles weighs about 200g. A medium size serving will be about 25g, so I expect 8 servings per can. They are so terribly addictive that a regular serving is never enough.

How many grams are Pringles?

Original Pringles 190g (pack of 6)

How many Pringles are in 25g?

A full size can of Pringles weighs about 200g. A medium size serving will be about 25g, so I expect 8 servings per can. They are so terribly addictive that a regular serving is never enough.

How many tubes of Pringles 40G?

Pringles Original 40 g/pack of 12

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The most harmful foods: chips, soda, sausage, ketchup, mayonnaise, hamburgers – February 2, 2023

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“Still too fat!” shouted railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt as he sent another batch of french fries into the kitchen of a Saratoga restaurant. Then the chef George Crum, who was tired of the rich man’s nit-picking, decided to play a trick on him: he cut the potatoes as thin as possible (the thickness of a paper sheet) and fried them. Unexpectedly for everyone, the prank was a success – the magnate literally fell in love with the dish, which later became a signature dish in that very restaurant. So in August 1853, the first chips were born and instantly topped the list of the most desired treats. And over time, they got into another rating – the most harmful products. Here they were not alone. Who else lives on the black list of nutritionists and what is wrong with these products, the doctors told us.

It is clear that for a century and a half since the appearance of the first chips, their recipe and composition have changed significantly. Today it’s not just potatoes fried in oil, but in general, go and figure it out. For their preparation, wheat and corn flour, mixtures of starches, genetically modified soybeans are used – in general, Mendeleev never dreamed of. From the original “Chips Saratoga” in modern chips, only the thickness of the cut remained.

By the way, here’s an interesting fact for you. In 1994, a law came into force in the UK establishing the procedure for levying value added tax. According to the rules, most food products in the country are not taxed. The exception is products made from potatoes, including french fries, chips and similar products. To avoid taxes, Procter & Gamble has argued for years that its Pringles chips contain too little potato to be taxable. Only 42 percent. Another 33 percent is fat and flour.

The court initially sided with the company and found Pringles to be anything but chips. The tax officials were not satisfied with such a decision and they threw a seine for the second time filed a second claim. As a result, in 2009, the High Court of London recognized Pringles potato chips. But everyone remembered well about 42 percent.

Let’s leave the quantity of potatoes in potato chips to individual manufacturers and see what these products have in common. What they have in common is flavors and flavor enhancers. Manufacturers especially love E-621, known to us by the name “monosodium glutamate”. It is he who can make any food tasty and instill a persistent addiction to it.

In addition, chips (in fairness, we note that not only in them, but also in crackers and confectionery) contain trans fats – vegetable oils industrially processed into hard margarine. According to the National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Russian Ministry of Health, they are the most harmful to health, since their consumption, along with obesity, the development of atherosclerosis, and diabetes, also provokes inflammatory processes in the joints. From the use of such products in the Ministry of Health are advised to refrain. In particular, from those where harmful fats are combined with sugar or salt.

Addiction to chips will definitely not lead to good

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and congested pancreas , – says gastroenterologist Galina Bartashevich. – Remember that these are not natural products. Fried potatoes and mashed potatoes cannot be considered dietary either. Small portions will not hurt, but the excess will definitely be reflected on the scales. If you already feel an acute shortage of nightshade root crops in the body, the best solution would be a potato in its uniform, at least useful microelements are preserved in it.

Galina Bartashevich — gastroenterologist of the highest category, pediatric gastroenterologist, nutritionist, candidate of sciences.

In this category we have included not only sausages, but also all sausages in general. After all, even the most natural similar product consists of pork skins, lard, skin, cartilage, offal and meat leftovers – all that, separately, we, being in our right mind, would not eat. And in the form of sausage – this is please. Plus soy, preservatives, stabilizers, thickeners, emulsifiers, antioxidants, food colors, flavors, salt. You can easily find all this in any sausage and sausages. Plus, it’s processed meat.

“Specialists from the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer have concluded that processed meat is one of the causes of bowel cancer,” says nutritionist Irina Borodina. – Eating 50 grams of processed meat (such as bacon or sausage) daily increases the risk of bowel cancer by 18%.

Irina Borodina — dietician of the Center for Public Health and Medical Prevention, Ph.D., general practitioner of the first category.

Even ten years ago it was safe to say that hamburgers are solid preservatives, soy, glutamate, stabilizers, synthetic dyes and another thousand and one nightmares of a nutritionist. But today, when burgers are served in every second establishment, their composition has improved significantly. The harm or benefit of these dishes depends on the quality of the products in the composition. For example, which cutlet is in a hamburger, which meat is deep-fried or steamed or grilled.

“Hamburgers can be quite healthy dishes if they are made from quality products,” says Irina Borodina. – PP-burger, cooked at home from natural products – from buns and cutlets to sauce, reduces the calorie content by half. Such fast food will not harm either the figure or the body, and thanks to slow carbohydrates it will relieve hunger for a long time.

What can you find in the most ordinary hamburger? So in establishments that feed guests exclusively with hamburgers, you can still encounter animal meat grown on animal feed, soy, glutamate and preservatives. These and other additives irritate our digestive system, dull the feeling of satiety, make us eat more often and more.

— Noodles are made from wheat flour, salt, starch, and sodium carbonate and polyphosphate. The most unhealthy thing about instant noodles is not the noodles themselves, but the spice powder that comes with them, says Irina Borodina. – The composition can be completely different, including harmful additives, flavorings, a large amount of salt. Therefore, it is better to season the noodles yourself. But in general, eating instant noodles in moderation does not cause serious harm to a person.

There is little benefit in the white wheat flour that makes up the noodles. The fact is that flour consists of grains, which, in turn, contain the germ and shell (in the most simplified form). When grain is processed, the amount of fiber and vitamins in it decreases. Whenever possible, experts advise using whole grain flour.

Most instant noodles are low in calories. It is also low in protein and fiber. But a lot of fat, carbohydrates, sodium and other trace elements. As for nutrients, it all depends on the brand, flavors and additives. But Rachel Link, an American nutritionist, nutritionist and author of the Nutrimental.co blog, for example, calculated the nutritional content of one serving of beef-flavored instant noodles.

What nutrients are in instant noodles

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Of course, in addition to salt and palm oil, instant noodles contain flavor enhancers, antioxidant E-319 and monosodium glutamate. They can be harmful to health, but only in large doses.

You can eat almost anything with ketchup and mayonnaise. They turn the most tasteless food into an appetizing treat. On the other hand, they will make even the most useful products more harmful. And all thanks to stabilizers, emulsifiers, preservatives. Ketchup also consists of about a fifth of sugar.

— There is an average teaspoon of sugar per tablespoon of ketchup, 4 grams, — says Galina Bartashevich. – Mayonnaise, in turn, is a carrier of trans fats that can deceive our body by integrating into cell biomembranes instead of natural omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Transconfigurations lead to oncogenesis, atherosclerosis, increase the risk of developing diabetes and impair immunity.

Fructose is added to sauces, ketchups and other prepared foods, but most of it is in sweet soda. And fructose is not as harmless as it might seem. Yes, on the one hand, it does not increase blood glucose levels as much as sucrose or starch. But on the other hand, it increases appetite and negatively affects cholesterol levels. And overeating fructose is one of the most important factors in the occurrence of gout.

In 2012, scientists conducted a study. Volunteers were recruited and divided into four groups. The first group drank a liter of cola per day, the second – milk, the third – diet cola, the fourth – water. Six months later, they took measurements and found out that the weight had not changed significantly anywhere. Subcutaneous fat increased in the regular cola group and in the milk group. In the regular cola group, there was an increase in muscle fat, a large amount of liver fat, and overall visceral fat. In addition, participants who drank the cola had increased levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure.