Beginning your day with a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits in India is an everyday ritual that almost every house follows. The humble drink along with cookies and biscuits comes in handy as a no-fuss starter and also as a convenient evening time snack. While keeping a check on the number of cups of tea/coffee you drink daily, have you ever thought about how many biscuits you consume in a day? Asks dietician Avni Kaul.
Read about the information by the eminent gastrointestinal dietitian and leading nutritionist, Avni Kaul, that talks about the dark side of biscuits and the ways they impact the digestive and immune systems.
Contains palm oil
Palm oil is cent percent fat that when eaten on a daily basis might increase certain heart disease risk factors. Also, reusing palm oil lowers its antioxidant capacity and exposes you to several heart diseases. It is one of the cheapest and one of the unhealthiest oils and the majority of biscuits are made using it.
Made of all-purpose flour
Everyone knows that biscuits and cookies are made of all-purpose flour, which is unhealthy for your gut. The white flour lacks micro and macronutrients that lead to weight gain, an increase in blood sugar, inflammation, cardiovascular issues, and indigestion.
Mindless eating
As per one of the studies published in 2013 at Connecticut College, consuming biscuits activates similar pleasure in the brain as cocaine and morphine and this is the reason human minds never settle for one and form the habit of unconscious overeating.
High preservatives
Store purchased biscuits and cookies include Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). Studies suggest that they both are harmful for human blood. Besides this, biscuits also have Sodium Benzoate, which is associated with certain types of DNA damage.
Excessive sodium content
An average sweet biscuit has 0.4g of salt per 25g packet, which when eaten in excess, could boost the risk of high blood pressure, stroke, or heart failure. Excessive sodium consumption also leads to water retention which manifests itself through bloating, puffiness, and weight gain.
Conclusion
Though all the above-mentioned points talk about the dark side of biscuits, another reality is that eating anything in moderation is the key that applies to the consumption of biscuits. It is suggested to eat homemade biscuits, as one can keep a check on the quality and quantity of the ingredients
Author Avni Kaul is a qualified nutritionist, experienced dietician, Diabetes Educator and founder of Delhi’s successful diet and nutritionist clinic NutriActivania. She is also one of India’s eminent weight-loss experts, diabetes dieticians, pregnancy dieticians and child nutritionists and helps kids to develop a strong immune system, fight allergies, gain height and weight as well as fight overweight / Obesity with an effective diet plan that is easy and fun to follow by children.
In Buenos Aires, 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games Nutritionist Avni Kaul was the Advisor (Nutrition) from India. She is a Gold-medallist master’s science graduate from the University of Delhi in the subject of Food and Nutrition. Avni Kaul is a diet and nutrition columnist in some of India's leading newspapers and magazines like - NDTV, TimesNow, Grazia and more.
Diet Programs by Avni Kaul
Your dietician consultation with dietician Avni Kaul will do the following things. Avni Kaul’s diet program will offer:Focus on your health benefits: Key benefits Avni offers, are long-term wellness, freedom from restrictive diets, and improved relationships with food and body, that include "intuitive eating," "weight loss without hard core dieting," and "healthy eating for pregnant woman and kids".
A high degree of qualifications, expertise, and achievements: Dietician Avni is one of the most sought-after dieticians in Delhi because of her qualifications that include gold medalist in Master's Degree of Science, B.Sc and M.Sc Food and Nutrition, Certified Diabetes Educator, Diploma in Applied Sports and Exercise Nutrition.
Fully personalized diet plans: With dietician Avni Kaul, you will get a tailor-made diet that suits your body and mind only that will help you to achieve your health goals in a holistic and sustainable manner be it is with your weight management, pregnancy diet, child nutrition, diabetes or thyroid management.
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