Specific Foods to Limit and Avoid

Donuts

Foods that contain high levels of saturated fat, trans fat, and/or refined sugars should be avoided or only
consumed in moderation. This includes foods such as fast food (McDonalds, Burger King, etc.), most brand name cookies (Chips Ahoy!, Oreo, etc.), pastries (donuts, cakes, etc.), and candy (chocolate, tootsie rolls, candy corn, etc.).

Butter/Lard

Saturated fats are fats whose bonds are completely saturated compared to unsaturated fats whose bonds are not saturated. Your body is able to produce saturated fats from the food that you eat on its own and it doesn't require you to consume more saturated fat from food. Saturated fat in your body is used for energy, helps your body absorb fat-soluble vitamins along with phytonutirents, and is used in making cell membranes. However, consuming this extra and unnecessary saturated fat from your food has bad and even dangerous consequences. Saturated fats cause your bad cholesterol (LDL) levels to increase. A high consumption of saturated fats might increase your risk to get heart disease, heart attacks, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis. So to reduce your intake of these saturated fats you should avoid foods such as whole milk, butter, coconut oil, processed meats, and cream. Foods to have in moderation would be fish oil, cheese, and animal meats.

Microwaveable Popcorn

Trans fats are added to foods to make them taste better, but they come with major health risks. Eating
too much of these trans fats makes your bad cholesterol (LDL) go up and also lowers your good cholesterol (HDL). This can lead to an increase of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, obesity, damage to your development, and causes damage to your immune system. So to reduce your intake of trans fats, you should avoid foods such as french fries, pre-made mixes for drinks and food, butter crackers, microwaveable popcorn, and cakes with frosting. Also only eat red meat such as beef and pork in moderation.

Assorted Gummy Candy

Refined sugars are created when natural sugars go through a process called sugar refining. During this process, the sugar's vitamins and nutrients are taken out which causes them to turn into empty calories. Empty calories are dangerous because they give you body no nutritional value. Refined sugars also cause your digestive system to strain itself by using other vitamins and nutrients to break down the refined sugars which provide nothing but harm to your body. They also might cause Schizophrenia, diabetes, and obesity. However, these refined sugars are found in most of the foods we eat. Some foods you should avoid are fruit punch, frozen meals, Cap'n Crunch breakfast cereal, Fruit Loops breakfast cereal, pastries, and almost all candies. Foods to limit are canned fruits, apple sauce, and yogurt. 


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