Why reading labels of food containers is a must?
Yes,you have to read it before you use it.Most of us do not like to read food container labels.There fore we are eating with out knowing exactly what we are ingesting.In real sense"we are what we eat".
We like to eat out jars and cans;and since we do not like to read labels.We are constantly bombarded with saturated fat from palm oil and coconut oil.These oils do not easily become rancid and are used as ubiquitous sort of preservative in all types of precessed foods to extend their shelf life.If you happen to have a genetic predisposition to metabolising cholesterol and saturated fat improperly,then you wind up with even small indiscretions-eating eggs several times per week,easting palm oil in variety of canned and processed foods,eating fried foods-pushing your blood fat up.Minor dietary indiscretions turn into major consequences: high cholesterol and premature heart attacks.
Do not carry out so important an activity as food shopping when you are rushed.Allot time to read the labels of products you are unfamiliar with.If you have not already made a habit of reading labels,you are probably unfamiliar with all of the products you are currently using.If you find the small print on labels difficult to read,purchase a small magnifying glass that will fit easily into your bag or pocket and begin to read those labels to make sure that your intake is in compliance with your cholesterol-lowering program.Many labels now indicate caloric values and a growing number are also indicating the amount of cholesterol in a product.
Start with the shelves in your own pantry.First read the nutritional information of determine if it is in line with your needs.Then go on to the very important listing of ingredients.The contents are listed in rank order by volume on food labels. Remember,if egg yolk is listed first then you are getting more egg yolk than any other ingredient.If you are looking for fiber and it is the fourth item on the ingredient list,the product is a poor choice there are three other ingredients with greater volume than fibre.
You will want to be especially aware of a food'd fat content and its position in the list of ingredients.Avoid hydrogenated vegetable oils:the hydrogenation process turns them into saturate fats,which are easily converted into cholesterol once inside your body.
Be careful in your food shopping.Read the labels carefully and know what you are eating.
