The Invisible Food that is ruining your Metabolism
As humans we form an opition on the healthfulness of a meal based on the food we can see on our plate. And then if we experience symptoms we try and find a connection. Usually we then reach a conclusion such as: “I got fat on vacation because I ate too much x”, or “Anytime I eat x I am so bloated and uncomfortable”.
But what If I told you that the biggest offender in terms of wrecking your metabolism (leading to weight gain) and worsening your gut health (causing indigestion) is actually invisible?
Let’s look at this meal.
It looks perfectly healthy doesn’t it? Grilled salmon on a bed of zucchini and carrots.
However, the insidious ingredient could be hiding in this plate, causing us so many symptoms over time!
This means we would not realise its negative effects because when recounting what we had for dinner to understand why we were bloated we would just remember the visible ingredients: salmon, zucchini, and carrot.
The culprit would not even be a suspect.
The biggest offender and most likely cause of our discomfort and health issue is the seed oil that this dish is most likely cooked in.
This is because most restaurants and supermarkets use seed oils to cook meat, fish, vegetables, and to make sauces as they are cheaper than olive oil or animal fats such as butter or tallow.
Because of seed oils’ effects on our metabolism, they can be the reason why can many people who are really trying to make healthy choices, cannot get better or even get worse. Usually, as a consequence of this hidden offender they end up blaming themselves for not reaching their goals, and they start to believe that they were not being strict enough or they start cheating on their diet out of frustration.
References
Cury-Boaventura, M. F., Gorjão, R., de Lima, T. M., Newsholme, P., & Curi, R. (2006). Comparative toxicity of oleic and linoleic acid on human lymphocytes. Life sciences, 78(13), 1448–1456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2005.07.038
Cury-Boaventura, M. F., Pompéia, C., & Curi, R. (2005). Comparative toxicity of oleic acid and linoleic acid on Raji cells. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 21(3), 395–405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2004.07.007
