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Want Good Health? Check Out The Foods You Should Never Touch If You Are Over 50 Years - Mhiz Rebecca - 03-24-2018
The normal human being eats to sustain life. But there
are foods to avoid once you clock the big 50. They
include the following:
Potatoes: This is one food you surely need to cut down
on, especially if it’s cut into fries or sprinkled with bacon
bits. They are starchy, and when you add all the extras
to it, you get a dish that expands your waistline and
raises your insulin levels. Eat them sparingly.
Breakfast pastries: Limit your sugar intake if you want to
keep your weight down — and definitely avoid pastries at
breakfast. The late morning sugar crash caused by
breakfast pastries affects your blood sugar levels and
causes you to crave unhealthier foods throughout the
day.
Butter: Butter is bad in large quantities, no matter your
age. But cut back on it as you age — as you do saturated
fats in general — like whole milk and cheese. This will
greatly lower your cholesterol and your risk of heart
disease. Better still, healthier fats like olive oil or nuts is a
much better option.
Too much wine: Having multiple glasses of wine in one
sitting can undo its positive properties because it
inundates your organs. Plus, the sugar in wine can
interrupt sleep patterns as you get older, leaving you
tossing and turning at all hours because you had just
one more glass.
Deli meats: Deli meats have too much sodium and fa,
plus chemical preservative that raise your risk for certain
cancers. Go for a lean meat option in your sandwiches —
like skinless chicken — and pack on the veggies.
Frozen veggies: They are not as healthy as you think.
Pre-packaged veggie options contain added ingredients
like creams, sauces, and salt, which take away some of
the health benefits.
Pizza: Pizza components ruin our waistlines and can
contribute to long-term fight with obesity. Opt for thin
crust, less cheese, and load up on veggie toppings.
Bacon: You shouldn’t be eating bacon on a regular basis,
no matter what age you are. They greatly raise your risk
of heart disease and stroke.
Cherries: The delectable little fruits should be limited in
your diet as you get into your 50s and beyond. Despite
their anti-inflammatory properties and loads of
antioxidants, cherries are also packed with sugar. Eating
too many cherries can cause upset stomach, nausea,
and bloating. You can enjoy a few cherries here and
there, but don’t go overboard.
Chicken skin: Try to always eat your chicken without the
skin. The skin is also loaded with a ton of fat, which can
throw your cholesterol out of whack and add to your
midsection.
Dinner rolls such as puffpuff, buns, etc: It may seem like
a meal isn’t complete without a side of bread. But having
those rolls on the side are only going to add rolls to your
waistline, especially as you get older. Plus, like with
breakfast pastries, the carbohydrates in dinner rolls will
make your blood pressure spike and then abruptly crash
— leaving you hungry again, even after a large meal.
(Especially if the rolls are made from white bread.)
Soft drinks: The older you get, especially if you’re a
diabetic, the lesser your sugar need. Sugar rush sends
your blood sugar into a tailspin, and then you get an
insulin surge and that promotes inflammation. Soft
drinks should be avoided at all costs.
Grapes: Here we have another fruit that you may think is
too healthy to ever be bad for you. So what makes
grapes a food to eat less of once you’re in your 50s?
Like with cherries, the carbohydrate and sugar content is
high and can make weight loss difficult. Take a cue from
Livestrong and limit this fruit.
Potato chips: Once a potato becomes a potato chip, any
and all nutritional value basically vanishes. You’re left
with an empty, processed starch covered in blood
pressure raising salt, which you’re no doubt going to
over eat and gain weight from. Even if you’re at a social
event and don’t snack very often, you’re better off
skipping this snack and heading right for the veggie
platter.
Source: Cheat Sheet