Last week, my father put his life into the hands of highly specialized surgeons and underwent heart surgery. He’s made an exceptional recovery, and yesterday, we spoke about the list of foods banned by his cardiologist. It was no suprise that at the top of the list was “processed food”.
In our “busier than ever” world, it’s convenient to consume ultra processed food on a regular basis. Worse still, to feed it to our children. What most people know but ignore is the increased risk of health complications this causes over many years of neglect, including cardiovascular disease, many cancers, obesity and type 2 diabetes, to name a few.
Some processed foods are not as easy to identify as others. The secret is always hidden on the package labels!