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Eat fresh food - fruit, vegetables, nuts. Meat is ok but not processed like sausages. Beware of sauces that have a lot of sugar.
by wombatmobile 6y ago
Eat fresh food - fruit, vegetables, nuts. Meat is ok but not processed like sausages. Beware of sauces that have a lot of sugar.
- Chris2048 6y agoWhile fibrous fruits are healthier than just drinking sugary juice, it depends a lot on the fruit, some are naturally high in sugar. Again, it's more on the actual details of the food (e.g sugar density) rather than labels like "fresh". > Meat is ok but not processed like sausages Why, what's wrong with sausages? Does mincing a steak and putting it in a case make a difference?
- wombatmobile 6y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/07/are-sausages-bad-for-you-processed-meat https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/07/are-sau...
- Chris2048 6y agoFrom the same article: Is there anything I can look for on the label that will lead me to a healthy sausage? Implying sausages are not blanket "unhealthy", i.e #NotAllSausages
- A12-B 6y agoI just... don't understand the science behind this. Have you actually seen how sausage is made? It is just pureed meat with salt and spices. There is no difference between that and a raw steak, from a health perspective. This tells me most of our knowledge of what is an unhealthy food is just based off of some from-the-heart intuition.
- wombatmobile 6y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/07/are-sausages-bad-for-you-processed-meat https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/07/are-sau...
- KozmoNau7 6y agoFor sausages and bacon and similar cured red meat, the issue is that processing often involves nitrites, which create carcinogenic compounds and are associated with colon cancer specifically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curing_(food_preservation)#Nitrates_and_nitrites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curing_(food_preservation)#Nit... Still, the added risk is not massive and unless you eat bacon and sausage every day, there are probably other and more important carcinogenic factors in your life that you need to care more about. The calories and saturated fats in most cured red meats are more likely to adversely affect your health.
- Chris2048 6y agoI think the key is how much the "expected" recipes can be stretched while the food can still be called <whatever> i.e. how many additives & preservatives you can mix in and still call it a sausage.