少吃加工食品對維持健康體態很重要！食物在加工過程之中，常常會加入大量劣質脂肪、精製糖及鹽去增加食品的風味。
1. 劣質脂肪& 精製糖
> 超高卡路里，但含甚少維生素和礦物質，我們需要另外攝取其他食物，以滿足身體對維生素和礦物質的需求
2. 精製糖
> 令血糖突然飆升，讓我們更快再次感覺肚子餓想吃東西，一天累計下來，就會吃多了
3. 鹽 (鈉)
> 鹽可以幫助維持體內水分及酸鹼平衡，但過多的鹽會引致高血壓，亦令我們身體儲存過多水份，讓我們看上去腫腫的。
Limiting consumption of process food is a crucial step to staying FIT! During the food processing procedure, usually lots of bad fats, refined sugar or salts are added to make the food taste and smell better. They make our weight loss journey more difficult in the way that:
1. Bad fats & Refined sugar
> Increase calories intakes dramatically, but contain little or even no vitamins and minerals so we need to consume other food in order to fulfil our natural needs for the vitamins and minerals (Excess of them may also lead to cardiovascular diseases)
2. Refined sugar
> Increase our blood sugar level in a short period of time, causing us feel hungry again sooner and eat more than our daily needs
3. Salts (Sodium)
> Salt are good for maintaining the water and pH balance of our body, but excess of it will lead to high blood pressure and cause our body store excessive water, which will make you appear watery and fatter.
P.S. Consuming less process food means you will switch to eat more whole food! (For benefits of whole food, you may refer to the previous post)
Examples of Process food: pastry items, ham, potato chips, Dim Sum…
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