These past few days I was reading one of my favorite blogs and I found an post talking about the Top 10 worst fast food meals. And since I constantly promote staying healthy, I decided to write something short about this.

“Despite the nation’s love (or perhaps lust) affair with processed food, we are all aware of the ‘dangers’ that accompany it. But processed food can really be considered a ‘silent assassin’? “- Sophie Clayton, nextgenfoodus.com

My answer to the question is yes, because while it may not be displayed or noticed at the moment, not having a balanced diet affects our health. But let’s be realistic: many people do not have time to get home to cook and try to maintain a balanced diet: that’s the excuse used by many people.

Remember: for every problem there’s a solution. You just have to think about the problem, the factors that lead to the problem and how to eliminate them. I know that trying to be healthy in this day is not economical for us, but think what’s worth more: the trip you might want have next year to Disney or your life?, If you’re overweight or just have high cholesterol, the money for your trip to Disney could be spent on medical bills because you’re not careful with your health. For example: a Supreme Stuffed Crust 14 contains 1640 calories. In other post “What you do not know about Soda and Energy Drinks!”, I talk about calories and I remember you 3500 calories is one pound.The points is, is not that you don’t eat fast food, but learn to control it.

Control and physical exercise, quality of life and health are important.

Take closer look at the unhealthiest and healthiest food post from Lifehacker.com you’ll find McDonald’s and Wendy’s menus: McDonald’s edition and Wendy’s edition.

Processed Food: A Silent Assassin? [Fast Food Chart Rounds Up the Unhealthiest Items at Popular Chains via Lifehacker.com]

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There are many people addicted to sugary drinks such as soda, juices, energy drinks and other similar. It’s thought that these drinks are fattening people more than anything else. Why? “Our evolution over hundreds of thousands of year never prepare us to process liquid calories” according to Dr. Popkin, a professor at the University of North Carolina. “The highly sweetened drinks did not even exist until 150 years ago, and is not consumed in significant amounts until 50 years ago. This is only one point in our chronology of evolution ” says Popkin. He has developed the hypothesis that this habit comes to satisfy our thirst for water and don’t block our hunger for food. Popkin says “people just do not decrease food intake when they taking their calories from this kind of drinks. Since our body is not designed to process liquid calories, a drink with high levels of refined sugar does not satisfy us and we consume more calories. People who include in their diet sweetened beverages consumed 459 more calories (based on a 2,500 calorie diet) if we make the calculation consuming 459 more calories in a week are 3.213 calories you consume nearly a pound (pound is 3,500 calories) you can gain weight rapidly.

How do we solve this problem? Consuming more water. Our muscles are almost 80% water – it’s important that we stay hydrated. And do physical exercise at least 3 times a week, 30 to 45 minutes daily. Some people don’t like to drink water; an alternative may be antioxidant teas which may help against cancer and heart diseases – not sweetened teas like Snapple, Lipton, and others. Another alternative may be coffee (not Starbuck’s coffee). Some people think coffee is for older people but is beneficial for us and have next to no calories. These three drinks are good to replace sugary drinks. I will say other drinks but these ones must be taken with care because too much may not be beneficial: milk and juice (drink the low calorie, more natural type of juice). For those who do not want to stop drinking sugary drinks, diet drinks can help, such as Crystal Light – it only contains 5 calories. But be careful, as you should limit the amount of beverages you prepare like this. Such beverages more than once a day can be harmful. From my own experience, you learn to live without soda and other sugary drink. The hardest part is starting and being patient. When you look, feel different and healthier you will remember me and Dr. Popkin.

The World is Fat by Barry Popkin

This is one little list Men’s Health compiled of some of the unhealthiest drinks.

Source: [Men’ Health en español, Year 15, No.08], Usnews.com & the work of Dr. Barry Popkin

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