HEALTH: Five Foods You Need To Stop Eating Now (with link)

[Guest guest]

This article was originally posted on another of my groups, DiabeticVegChat - I

also found

several references to the interview by googling and found the text of the

article here:

http://channels.netscape.com/homerealestate/package.jsp?name=fte/stopeating5food\

s/

stopeating5foods & floc=HR-1_T

 

Nevertheless, here's the whole thing - with apologies to those who don't care

about health

on a lovely Saturday morning ;-)

 

Best, Pat

 

5 Foods You Need to Stop Eating Now

 

If you want to live longer and healthier, it could be as simple as changing

your diet. And in this case, it's not so much what you eat as what you don't

eat that is most important.

 

Columbia University cardiologist Dr. Mehmet Oz, co-author of " You: The

Owner's Manual, " told Oprah Winfrey on a recent show that learning to read food

labels is like looking at a prescription for your health and your life.

 

These are the red-flag ingredients. If you see any of these listed on food

packaging, STOP! Do not eat it.

 

1. Sugar

Sugar--be it in food or drinks--gives you a sudden boost of energy that is

quickly followed by an insulin surge that causes your blood sugar level to

plummet. The result? Two hours after eating, you feel famished and even tired.

Replace simple carbohydrates, such as white bread or cookies, with complex

carbohydrates, such as whole grains or fruit. " Sugar is supposed to be eaten, of

course, " Oz told Oprah, " but it should come together with fat or some element

like

fiber--as you would find in fruit--so you can absorb it a bit more slowly. "

 

2. High fructose corn syrup

This additive makes food tastes sweet, but it doesn't work like natural cane

or beet sugar. It actually affects your body's normal ability to control your

appetite. " It blocks the ability of a chemical called leptin, which is the way

your fat tells your brain it's there, " Oz explained to Oprah. " It's not so

much the 150 calories in the soda pop--it's the fact at that same meal you will

normally consume an extra hundred calories of food than you would have. "

 

3. White flour (also called enriched wheat flour)

Even though white flour is " enriched, " don't be fooled. It's enriched because

most of its healthy nutrients were destroyed when it was refined. The

enrichment process puts some of those nutrients back in. " The reason they enrich

it

is because they already stripped out anything that was worth a darn in it, and

they add a little bit back so it doesn't look so bad, " says Oz. Instead, look

for products made with whole grains and whole grain flours.

 

4. Saturated fat

When saturated fats, which are found primarily in animal products, are placed

at room temperature, they become solid--like lard. While it's great to use as

furniture polish and even lotion for your skin, you don't want to eat it.

Think what it will do to your arteries!

 

5. Hydrogenated oil

When oil is hydrogenated it turns into a solid at room temperature, allowing

for a longer shelf life. Basically, it won't go bad. But that makes the oil

unhealthy to eat. Products that contain hydrogenated oil are labeled as " trans

fats. "

 

What can you eat?

Dr. Oz encourages you to cook with healthy oils, such as olive, sesame seed,

flaxseed, grape seed and canola. The best foods you can eat are garlic, tomato

sauce, spinach, raw nuts and pomegranates.

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

I want to know what to eat all day and how frequently.

Gurmeet.

 

--- Pat <veggiehound wrote:

 

>

> This article was originally posted on another of my

> groups, DiabeticVegChat - I also found

> several references to the interview by googling and

> found the text of the article here:

>

http://channels.netscape.com/homerealestate/package.jsp?name=fte/stopeating5food\

s/

> stopeating5foods & floc=HR-1_T

>

> Nevertheless, here's the whole thing - with

> apologies to those who don't care about health

> on a lovely Saturday morning ;-)

>

> Best, Pat

>

> 5 Foods You Need to Stop Eating Now

>

> If you want to live longer and healthier, it could

> be as simple as changing

> your diet. And in this case, it's not so much what

> you eat as what you don't

> eat that is most important.

>

> Columbia University cardiologist Dr. Mehmet Oz,

> co-author of " You: The

> Owner's Manual, " told Oprah Winfrey on a recent show

> that learning to read food

> labels is like looking at a prescription for your

> health and your life.

>

> These are the red-flag ingredients. If you see any

> of these listed on food

> packaging, STOP! Do not eat it.

>

> 1. Sugar

> Sugar--be it in food or drinks--gives you a sudden

> boost of energy that is

> quickly followed by an insulin surge that causes

> your blood sugar level to

> plummet. The result? Two hours after eating, you

> feel famished and even tired.

> Replace simple carbohydrates, such as white bread or

> cookies, with complex

> carbohydrates, such as whole grains or fruit. " Sugar

> is supposed to be eaten, of

> course, " Oz told Oprah, " but it should come together

> with fat or some element

> like

> fiber--as you would find in fruit--so you can absorb

> it a bit more slowly. "

>

> 2. High fructose corn syrup

> This additive makes food tastes sweet, but it

> doesn't work like natural cane

> or beet sugar. It actually affects your body's

> normal ability to control your

> appetite. " It blocks the ability of a chemical

> called leptin, which is the way

> your fat tells your brain it's there, " Oz explained

> to Oprah. " It's not so

> much the 150 calories in the soda pop--it's the fact

> at that same meal you will

> normally consume an extra hundred calories of food

> than you would have. "

>

> 3. White flour (also called enriched wheat flour)

> Even though white flour is " enriched, " don't be

> fooled. It's enriched because

> most of its healthy nutrients were destroyed when it

> was refined. The

> enrichment process puts some of those nutrients back

> in. " The reason they enrich

> it

> is because they already stripped out anything that

> was worth a darn in it, and

> they add a little bit back so it doesn't look so

> bad, " says Oz. Instead, look

> for products made with whole grains and whole grain

> flours.

>

> 4. Saturated fat

> When saturated fats, which are found primarily in

> animal products, are placed

> at room temperature, they become solid--like lard.

> While it's great to use as

> furniture polish and even lotion for your skin, you

> don't want to eat it.

> Think what it will do to your arteries!

>

> 5. Hydrogenated oil

> When oil is hydrogenated it turns into a solid at

> room temperature, allowing

> for a longer shelf life. Basically, it won't go bad.

> But that makes the oil

> unhealthy to eat. Products that contain hydrogenated

> oil are labeled as " trans

> fats. "

>

> What can you eat?

> Dr. Oz encourages you to cook with healthy oils,

> such as olive, sesame seed,

> flaxseed, grape seed and canola. The best foods you

> can eat are garlic, tomato

> sauce, spinach, raw nuts and pomegranates.

> ---

>

>

>

>