The concept of clean eating is to
eat whole and natural foods.
Clean eating is undoubtedly one way
but not the only way to achieve better health.
Health magazines and books on clean
eating usually promise that a clean diet will help a person enjoy many health
benefits. These can include heightened energy, glowing skin, and weight loss.
Though, according to an article in
the British Medical Journal, many of the claims regarding clean eating are a “loose
interpretation of facts.” While clean eating can help a person feel physically
better, so can less-restrictive dietary approaches.
Still, most people who eat a clean
diet are trying to eat a healthful diet without artificial additives. Taking a
clean approach to food can be beneficial because a person is making healthful
choices and eating foods that contain few preservatives and added sugars and
salt.
Fact: Just as a person eats clean
does not mean they are taking the best approach for their health.
Some people may develop a passion
with finding the cleanest foods or with what they put into their bodies to the
point where they mentally or bodily punish themselves if they eat something
they do not believe is clean. Some medical experts call this fixation
orthorexia nervosa, which translates to “fixation on righteous eating.”
Myth 2: Some
foods are unclean
For example: iron, which may be
added to orange juice can mean the product is not considered “clean”.
Fact: Just due to the reason that foods
have additives does not mean they are unhealthful.
Some people on a clean eating diet can
refuse to eat any foods that contain additives as they think the food is not in
its purest, natural state. Still, there are some beneficial food additives.
Examples include vitamin D that can be added to milk to develop bones or iron to orange
juice. While these foods may not be pure in the literal sense, they can help a
person achieve their daily nutritional needs.
However, some additives are not valuable
and could be described as unclean. An example is trans fats, which are added to
foods to prolong their shelf life. Trans fats are thought to increase a
person’s cholesterol levels particularly, consequently causing in problems with heart
health.
This is an example where making
cleaner choices and avoiding trans fats can be helpful.
Fact: A person may eat healthful
foods without having to call them clean foods.
Clean eating is a measure that
signifies a person is trying to make wiser selections regarding the foods they
eat. Though, a clean diet is not the same thing as a healthy diet. Numerous
recommendations for a healthful diet do not bound foods that are prepared or
packaged.
A variety of colorful fruits and
veggies that are not fried, such as french fries.
Healthy oils, such as olive and
sunflower oils, but not saturated fat and hydrogenated oils, which contain
trans fats.
Whole-grain breads, pasta, and brown
rice, but not refined grains, such as white rice or bread.
Protein sources, such as fish,
poultry, nuts, and beans, but not processed meats, such as bacon and sausage.
Drinking water, tea, and coffee with little or no sugar added. Limiting daily servings of milk or
juice and avoiding sugar-added drinks entirely.
In brief, a healthy diet does not
have to be as limiting as a clean one can be. This does not mean a person
eating a clean diet is doing something ill for their health. What is significant,
though, is that the person has a healthy attitude toward foods. It is essential
that people do not feel awkward if they have the irregular food that may not
fall in the clean category.
Secret to start living healthily
There's no secret to start living
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and healthy living blogger tells you how to get started.
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