Endocrinologist Anna Krivosheeva: products with zero fat content can be hazardous to health.
As a rule, nutritionists advise to reduce the amount of foods containing saturated (animal) fats in everyday nutrition. Their too active consumption has a negative effect on the state of the cardiovascular system, being associated with an increase in the level of cholesterol in the blood, and also contributes to fatty liver and makes the daily diet excessively high in calories. and addiction to low-fat foods. For those who are looking for just such products in the store, the specialist explained: they often contain numerous artificial additives.
“Despite the low amount of fat, such foods should not be eaten in large quantities. They usually add a lot of additives harmful to the body. For example, sugar, flavors, thickeners, and so on,” Anna Krivosheeva told Life.
The specialist emphasized that the human body physiologically needs to receive fats that are necessary for it to produce sex hormones, assimilate many vitamins and microelements. Therefore, it is wrong to completely degrease the diet – this increases the risks of various dysfunctions.
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“Sometimes it's better to eat a single serving of a more satisfying full-fat meal than a low-fat version containing sugar,” the expert is convinced.
The doctor advised eating fatty foods along with vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains. Such food contains fiber, vitamins and microelements, which effectively provide satiety and also help to avoid an overdose of fat.
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Important! reference purposes. Ask a specialist about contraindications and side effects and under no circumstances self-medicate. Seek medical attention at the first sign of illness.
Anna Krivosheeva healthy lifestyle endocrinologist, nutritionist