Worst Foods for Health

Every day, most Americans consume far more sugar than advised. It may hide in salad dressing, tomato sauce, or bread. You consciously consume sugar if you eat muffins for breakfast and ice cream for dessert. Too much can cause weight gain and diabetes.

 

 

 

Sugar-sweetened foods

Limit sweets to reduce sugar. Try eating sugary snacks once or twice a week instead of constantly. Read food labels and avoid products with sugar in the first three components.

 

 

 

Sugar-sweetened foods 

Foods with added salt

The American Heart Association advises 1,500 mg of salt per day for adults, but most eat more than twice that amount. Salt can raise blood pressure and heart disease risk.

Foods with added salt

Reduce your daily salt consumption by eating fewer canned and frozen items. For additional taste at meals, use a pepper mill instead of a salt shaker. Read shop labels for low-sodium soup, salt-free almonds, and more.

Refined carbohydrate

Eat less canned and frozen foods to reduce salt intake. Use a pepper mill instead of a salt shaker during meals for additional taste. Choose low-sodium soup, almonds, and more at the grocery by reading labels.

Refined carbohydrate

Choose whole-grain breads, pastas, rice, crackers, morning cereals, and other meals to reduce refined carbs.

Processed meat

Red meat is high in saturated fat, which raises cholesterol and heart disease risk. A plant-based diet is better. Cured meats like sausages and salami are heavy in salt and may include nitrates or other chemicals, so a steak or burger is better. Daily processed meat consumption increases cancer and heart disease risk.

Processed meat

To reduce processed meat consumption, consume them occasionally and half as much as normal. Limit red meat to once a day and a couple of times a week to reduce saturated fats.

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