Why You Should Give Up Processed Foods And Replace Them With Local Fresh Food Report

Introduction

Across the globe, chemicals and refined ingredients are often used to make a final product of food. Unfortunately, research studies indicate that, the chemicals are so harmful to human health. Therefore, Medical schools and other interested stakeholders have many discussions on the effects of processed foods advocating, fresh foods are good for human health. This paper is to discuss why a change to new foods is better than concentrating on processed foods. Processed foods are bad and are slowly killing people because; they are hyper rewarding leading to over- consumption, they contain a lot of sugars and have many artificial ingredients (Howard 144)

Lack of Required Nutrients

First, sugars from these foods have no essential nutrients, but containing large amounts of energy. Functional Foods and Disease Prevention in their work stated that, “the sugars have devastating effects on human beings beyond calorie content.” this may increase fat accumulations in the liver and abdominal cavities and can surprisingly lead to cancer and obesity.
On the other hand, fresh foods contain all the necessary nutrients that the body needs so that the body gets a healthy growth.
Foods from factory plants will always have artificial ingredients. A packaging of the food will always be inclusive of a note withelements contained, these are just for marketing purpose, at times you don’t know the kind of ingredients used. They are not actual foods but are serving a purpose. Such foods will contain flavors, preservatives, colorants, textrantsenticing the buyer to purchase more of the foods (Vance 62).
A good taste will always include more than ten chemicals so that it can produce a distinct flavor. The consumptions of these flavors will raise addictions to junk foods. Forexample, a lady who loves chocolate will always buy foods that are chocolate flavored (Curt 1).

Excessive Demand on such Foods

Processed food is hyper rewarding though we have the desire to eat good food: these foods are sweet, and it leads to excess demand once consumed. The provider will always want to out-compete his fellows to gain more market and make desirable of processes food as possible (Vance 63)..
Our body has a mechanism that is to regulate how much to eat and burn, but these foods are increasing our appetite levels making us eat more than we need (Vance 60). Foods made for hyper rewarding are not good for human health: the intake rates are engineering consumption later affecting our brains and behavior making us eat more and more until eventually we are sick (Curt 1).
Similarly,some local fresh foods like apples are processed because we cut from a tree but do not have effects of those foods from factories.

High level of Chemicals

According to Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, Junk foods have high levels of chemicals because of the refined levels of processing.
Buying junk may seem to be diet, but the body gets low fiber, high cholesterol injections, and low nutrient levels. The body uses very little energy in digestion compared to fresh foods. The body burns a lot of calories cutting the Thermic Effect of Food in half. Eating real food is key to good health (Curt 1).

Unfortunately, research studies indicate that, the chemicals are so harmful to human health.

Conclusion
Processed foods have no value to human health. Eating local fresh food lead to benefit of improved enrgy, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, the body losses weight and at a low risk of cancer infections. Taking part in preparing own food saves time and money, the kind of processed food you admired may be at a further distance than your location. Fresh, pure and real food is always important to your body and health.Eating real food will always be key to good health.

Works Cited

Curt Anderson The, Associated P. "Food Imports Feed Concerns Report Warns of Disease Dangers." Denver Post May 12 1998: P.1
"Functional Foods and Disease Prevention." Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 63.3 (2002): 1,
Howard, Beth. "How Safe is the Food You Eat?" Harper's Bazaar 10 2003: 144-6
Vance, Mary. "THE DARK SIDE OF SOY." Utne Jul 2007: 60-3