If you're concerned about your diet, there are some easy changes you can make to cut down on the toxic ingredients you're consuming and increase the good foods that give your body the nutrition it needs.
Here are the four best foods for you to avoid to maintain a healthy diet.
Trans fat is very harmful to your heart's health.
This fat raises your cholesterol more than other types of fats and it lowers your good cholesterol.
It's best to keep the amount of trans fat you eat to less than 2 grams per day. The best way to keep your trans fat intake this low is to skip hydrogenated oil.
Read your nutrition labels and make sure to cut foods that contain hydrogenated oil out of your diet as much as possible.
The recommended daily intake of salt is one teaspoon, but most people consume much more than that.
Cutting down on your sodium intake can help bring your blood pressure down and also keep your heart healthy.
Make sure to read nutrition labels, as high amounts of sodium are often hidden in things like soups and processed meat.
Saturated fats wreak havoc on your heart. Foods like butter, mayonnaise and sour cream as well as full fatty meats can cause your cholesterol levels to rise and contribute to build up in the arteries.
Try to cut the amount of saturated fats that you eat down to five percent of your daily calorie intake.
To help bring your intake of saturated fats down, consider replacing butter with olive oil, and fatty meats with more fish.
Sugar of all kinds isn't great for your diet, but high-fructose corn syrup is the worst kind.
Definitely check your nutrition labels to see if the foods you regularly eat contain this unhealthy ingredient.
Many times, sugar is added to things you wouldn't expect like bread, crackers and fruit juices. And, more and more, the added sugars in these products come from high-fructose corn syrup.
Overall, try to limit your sugar intake to less than six teaspoons per day.
Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet is important for your health. And, as part of a balanced diet, sometimes the food you avoid is just as important as the food you consume. So try to avoid these four foods as much as possible.
