Why is instant noodles harmful and how harmful are instant noodles?

The main ingredients of instant noodles are wheat flour, palm oil, seasoning sauce and dehydrated vegetable leaves, etc., which are all necessary ingredients to supplement human nutrition.

According to Professor Hu Xiaosong, doctoral supervisor of the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering of China Agricultural University, instant noodles are often criticized by people and believe that eating more is not good for health, mainly for the following reasons:

First, the fat content is high, because most instant noodles are fried to dry the noodles. However, Professor Hu pointed out that compared with French fries and hamburgers, the fat content in instant noodles is not very high, with an average of about 16% to 18% per serving, of which 11% is palm oil, that is, vegetable oil that is beneficial to human health, while the fat content in a hamburger is about 30% on average, nearly twice as high as instant noodles.

Second, it contains certain additives. Professor Hu said that when it comes to additives, everyone talks about tiger discoloration and thinks that it is a substance that is not conducive to health, which is a misunderstanding in the concept. The food industry is inseparable from additives such as thickeners and stabilizers, which are allowed to be used by the state and have been strictly tested to prove that they are harmless to the human body, and everyone can eat them with confidence.

The third is the acrylamide problem that many people are concerned about. Professor Wu pointed out that all starchy foods produce this carcinogen in high-temperature cooking (more than 120), so it is certainly found in french fries and instant noodles.

In response to the opinion of many people that instant noodles are not nutritious, Professor Hu said that in the noodles and seasoning packets of instant noodles, the six essential nutrients of the human body - water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins are all available, so the nutrition is relatively comprehensive. The dehydrated vegetables in the seasoning package basically preserve the nutrition of the original vegetables, but they are slightly insufficient because of the small amount, but the dietary balance is based on the premise of reasonable food matching, as long as you eat instant noodles, with more vegetables, fruits and other vitamin-rich foods. New nutritious instant noodles are being developed at home and abroad, such as nutritionally fortified instant noodles with iodium or iron, ** instant noodles, and instant noodles suitable for diabetics, which can meet the nutritional needs of different groups of people in the future.

Antioxidants are generally added to the oil in instant noodles, but it can only slow down the oxidation rate and delay the rancidity time, and cannot completely effectively prevent rancidity. Oily foods can damage nutrients when rancid, resulting in peroxylipids and a hala taste. After long-term excess peroxylipid enters the human body, it has a certain damage effect on the body's important enzyme system, and will also promote premature aging.

Instant noodles are a kind of food that many college students like, it can be used as a snack, supper, and meal, and it is easy to eat, which is very suitable for us, so do you know the harm of instant noodles?

Harmful to the body: instant noodles contain a lot of salt, which is easy to cause high blood pressure, and if consumed for a long time, it can accelerate the aging rate of the human body and cause diseases such as arteriosclerosis.

No nutrition: Instant noodles contain almost no vitamins and other elements, if consumed for a long time, our nutrition will not keep up, which will affect the development of our body, and even affect our brain thinking.

High antioxidants: The time from the production of instant noodles to the hands of consumers is as short as one or two months, and as long as one or two years, the antioxidants in instant noodles will slowly deteriorate, which will cause harm to people's bodies and even cause cancer in people's bodies.

Fried food: Instant noodles are dried and sealed after frying, and the fat in the instant noodles that have been stored for a long time will turn into toxic substances (aldehyde peroxides), which can cause dizziness and headaches.

Special Tips. Note: Instant noodles are only suitable for emergency relief, such as temporary dining is inconvenient or limited by conditions when you can't eat, and cannot be eaten for a long time.

What are the dangers of eating instant noodles regularly? Will it cause death?

Many people may eat instant noodles when they stay up late or when they are hungry, because it is more convenient to eat instant noodles, and many people think that instant noodles are delicious, especially some children, in fact, eating too much instant noodles is very harmful to the body, so they can't eat it often, so how harmful is instant noodles? What are the dangers of instant noodles?

1. Promote aging

In order to prolong the shelf life, most varieties of instant noodles are fried in oil, and the fat is oxidized to become oxidized lipids. It accumulates in blood vessels or other organs, forming aging phenomena, accelerating the aging rate of people, causing arteriosclerosis, and easily leading to cerebral hemorrhage, heart disease, kidney disease and other diseases.

2. High blood pressure, damage to the kidneys

A pack of instant noodles contains about 6 grams of salt, and a person's daily salt intake is 6 grams, so the salt content of instant noodles is obviously high. Eating instant noodles regularly can lead to high blood pressure and damage to the kidneys due to excessive salt intake.

3. Cause calcium deficiency

Phosphate additives can improve the taste of instant noodles, but too much phosphorus intake in the body will make the calcium in the body unable to fully absorb and utilize, which can easily cause diseases caused by calcium deficiency such as fractures, tooth loss and bone deformation.

4. Cause obesity

Instant noodles are fried after the calories rise, only staple food no dishes, if you want to eat full, you need to eat a few more packs, the result is too much carbohydrate and fat intake, therefore, often eat instant noodles, shouting Qichun will inevitably cause excessive fat and calorie intake, thereby causing obesity.

5. Cause malnutrition

After instant noodles are fried, the vitamins in them are completely destroyed, and there are no dishes, only carbohydrates and fats, which are high in calories, but other nutrients are extremely deficient, and long-term use of instant noodles to satisfy hunger will inevitably lead to malnutrition and obesity.

6. Accumulation of toxins in the body

Instant noodles are made from one or two months to consumers, and the long time is one or two years, and the added anti-oxygen sedators and other chemicals have been slowly deteriorating due to long-term storage and environmental impact, which will lead to the accumulation of toxins in the human body after eating.

7. Carcinogenic

Bowls of instant noodles are mostly made of polystyrene-containing materials, which can be deformed when heated, and some manufacturers add antioxidants, an acidification inhibitor, as a stabilizer to avoid deformation when heated. Antioxidants are one of the carcinogens that cause liver hypertrophy, chromosomal abnormalities and reduce the probability of reproduction. In addition, most instant noodles are fried, and the oil also contains antioxidants, so when brewed with hot water, substances harmful to the human body will also be dissolved from the instant noodles and containers.

8. Pay attention when eating

(1) Eat with vegetables and eggs

Ma Guansheng, deputy director of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that instant noodles contain less protein and vitamins, and when eating, you can add some vegetables, such as spinach, tomatoes, etc., and add eggs or soy products, and the nutrition will be comprehensive.

(2) Ham sausage is not a good partner

I don't know when ham sausage has become a good partner for instant noodles. But Fan Zhihong reminded that this kind of combination is more harmful to health. These two are relatively high in salt and oil, if you eat them together, the body will seriously consume too much salt, and eating it regularly will easily lead to colds, increase blood pressure, and accelerate the loss of bone calcium.