The Worst Foods You Can Eat

by Dulcie Faison Wilcox
   

Category: Food & Drinks | 54207 views | Created: 10/09/13

   

There is nothing unfamiliar here, these foods are all popular grocery store staples. But if you are looking to lose weight or stay healthy, these are the foods you should avoid.

01 Processed Meat        

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Processed meats, such as hot dogs and lunch meats, are high in calories, fat and sodium. Consuming these products regularly (meaning several times a week) puts you at risk for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

02 Soda and Other Sweet Drinks        

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Looking to lose weight? Soda is almost always the first thing that doctors suggest you eliminate from your diet. But soda isn't just a concern for obesity. It has also been linked to kidney damage, cancer, and elevated blood pressure.

03 "Low-Fat" Foods        

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For many years, the grocery store shelves have been filling with products marked "low-fat" and yet the American population just keeps getting fatter. How is this happening? These low-fat foods are filled with trans-fats which are bad for our hearts and cholesterol levels, and they also compensate for the loss of flavor with high amounts of sugar. A lose-lose for everyone.

04 Mayonnaise        

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Okay, nobody is fooling themselves into thinking that mayonnaise is a health food, but you may not realize just how unhealthy it is. Just a tablespoon contains 90 calories, 10 g of fat, and and 90 mg of sodium. This is one condiment that should be used very sparingly.

05 Frozen Dinners

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Americans just love convenience, and this has helped frozen dinners to become a mainstay at the grocery store. While some manufacturers have worked to create healthier options, most are exceptionally high in calories and sodium (the Hungry Man meal pictured here has 2,869 mg!).

06 Margarine

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Ironically margarine gained popularity because people were choosing it as the healthy alternative to fatty butter. But margarine is chock full of hydrogenated oils (trans-fats) which are known to cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and more.

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