Dass a goot one you ol' snake.
Don't forget to leave a little room for dessert.
Posted on 01/15/2021 8:06:49 AM PST by be-baw
From processed meats to high fructose corn syrup, these are all the items linked to early death.
Though it may come as a surprise to some, not all "processed" foods are created equal. There are minimally processed foods, such as canned vegetables and frozen meats, and then there are highly processed foods, such as mass-produced, store-bought breads, TV dinners, and other items that come packed with saturated fats, added sugars, and practically zero fiber. (For more on those, see our complete list of the 100 Unhealthiest Foods on the Planet.)
"Nutritionally speaking, minimally processed foods generally offer similar nutritional benefits—vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and fiber—as the natural unprocessed versions do," writes Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D., a dietitian at the Mayo Clinic. "Ultraprocessed foods may have naturally occurring or added nutrients… However, ultraprocessed foods often provide more calories than nutrients."
According to a study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a "higher consumption of ultra-processed food was associated with higher mortality in the general population."
This is just one of the poor diet habits that the Mayo Clinic has noted over the years that can have an impact on your health and your lifespan. For more eating habits the Mayo Clinic advises you to cut back on for the sake of your health and your longevity, read on, because we've listed them right here. And for more health advice from the experts at the Mayo Clinic, here are the Ugly Side Effects of Drinking Coffee Every Day, According to the Mayo Clinic.
1 Eating Processed, Red Meats "A recent review of the research regarding red meat consumption looked at six studies that tracked more than 1.5 million people for 5.5 to 28 years," writes Liza Torborg, of The Mayo Clinic. "The review found that regularly consuming processed meats is associated with increased risk of heart disease, cancer—especially colon cancer—and early death. Processed meats include bacon; sausage; hot dogs; ham; deli meats; canned meats; jerky; and meat that is processed, cured, fermented, or salted. These meats tend to be high in saturated fat, sodium, and nitrates or nitrites, which are thought to be implicated in their associated risks."
2 Eating Fried Foods "Researchers have linked fried foods to type-2 diabetes and heart problems, but studies also show that eating fried foods every day can shorten your life," notes The Mayo Clinic Minute. According to Stephen Kopecky, M.D., a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, our bodies just weren't made to eat the amount of fried foods that exist today. "If you have a diesel engine, you don't put gasoline in your diesel tank," he says.
3 Added Sugars According to a study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, avoiding added sugars—ingredients that are used in foods to provide added sweetness and calories, from the much-maligned high fructose corn syrup to healthier-sounding ones like agave, date syrup, and cane syrup—is one of the most important things you can do for your health.
"The existing basic science evidence, observational data, and clinic trial findings suggest that reducing consumption of added sugars, particularly added fructose, could translate to reduced diabetes-related morbidity and potentially premature mortality," concludes the study. "At an individual level, limiting consumption of foods and beverages that contain added sugars, particularly added fructose, may be one of the most effective strategies for ensuring one's robust future health."
4 Overconsumption of Alcohol "Keep in mind that even moderate alcohol use isn't risk-free," writes the Mayo Clinic Staff. "For example, even light drinkers (those who have no more than one drink a day) have a tiny, but real, increased risk of some cancers, such as esophageal cancer."
Excessive drinking, meanwhile, can lead to a hydra-headed monster of problems, including pancreatitis, sudden death "if you already have cardiovascular disease," heart muscle damage leading to heart failure, liver disease, stroke, suicide, and brain damage. And even if you're a light drinker, make sure you're avoiding The Worst Alcoholic Drink for Your Body, According to Experts.
Dass a goot one you ol' snake.
Don't forget to leave a little room for dessert.
In the premium “healthier” hams and packaged ham slices, they have substituted celery juice for nitrates and some of the sodium in the nitrates. I won’t eat celery since I was a kid because I thought it was poisonous. This sort of proves my kid theories.
My wife spent close to 3 decades as the head RN in a good family practice. Early in their practice, they inherited a several Italian families when their gps retired.
These people had raised large families and were grandparents. She and her boss realized that the Italian life style seemed to bring in long and happy life spans.
They did everything besides loving their families and good friends in moderation. They loved their families/friends with a passion.
30 + years later, when my wife and her doctor retired, many of those inherited Italian patients were/are still alive and many still are active.
So the M word, Moderation, became our lifestyle.
We have basically a Mediterranean/keto diet with a lot of fresh produce/fruits daily. We never count calories. Our wine drinking is a glass or a little more at dinner. Moderate Walking is our main exercise. We love our family members and good friends.
Before we went to the big HMO, our temp. FP played college basketball and tennis decades before. He still plays tennis and some BB and weighs the same as in college. His grocery store shopping advice was simple: Only buy the fresh stuff around the store’s edges. Avoid anything with more than a couple of ingredients like the prepackaged items.
Enjoy your steak or hamburgers once a week. Eat your eggs and basically zero carbs. Make cheese an appetizer not a main course. Try eat good seafood 2-3 times a week.
Including moderation itself. :)
The ‘not-eating’ habit will shorten it too.
I love these guys. They latch on to a sellable idea and they systematically erase history of studies that don’t match their product. As much as I respect the theories by the Mayo, I have to consider their thought process half of the problem they are trying to push.
Longevity studies of vegetarians produce conflicting data. Some studies do not show that vegetarians live significantly longer. Two studies of people who consumed very little meat showed an average life-span increase of 3.6 years.
(Am J Clin Nutr. 1999 Sep;70(3 Suppl):516S-24S and Vegetarianism and ischemic heart disease in older Chinese women. J Am Coll Nutr. 2000 Oct;19(5):622-7.
So I guess when the difference is considered and the life span of people in the US averages 78.87 years, unless you like plant diets, so you are adding only 3.6 years according to their study, what difference does it make? You start to determine quality or quantity. I’d rather die happy with the vegetarian doing the same in the same bed, in the same hospital, the same way, less than 4 years later. And I can promise you vegetarians also get cancer, heart disease, respiratory problems, and diabetes, also.
Vegetarians and pescetarians (people who eat fish but not meat) have a lower risk of developing coronary heart disease than meat-eaters, according to a study published in The BMJ. But vegetarians — including vegans — are at a higher risk of having a stroke, the study also reports. Interesting the meat eater is effected to the failing heart while the vegan he failing brain.
Serendipity, isn’t it? Can’t live with it, can’t live without it. Bon Appetit....maybe.
wy69
“but my post still holds in that those who have died drank it.”
Face it. You blew a 100 year old joke. Here is your post.
“everyone who drank it on a daily basis has died.”
Hey, when you’re bouncing around at 35,000 feet driving an Airbus using an iPad you tend to just figure you’re getting the point across. LOL
Shouldn’t Mayo Clinic be banned? Mayo can be fattening.
I am triggered and offended.
It is interesting to note that the first food listed in the topic sentence in the first paragraph that the author says you should not eat is bread, a staple in the diet of Western Civilizations for somewhere around 10,000 years. For some reason the rest of the article does not mention bread again. That is largely because the author wanted to associate foods that he does not like with foods that have more easily proven health risks.
Apparently the author has not strolled past the offerings in the frozen "entrée" section of most supermarkets recently. About 80% of the offerings are meals that are made up of frozen meats or fish and frozen vegetables with names such as “Healthy Choice”, “Lean Cuisine”, “Smart Ones”, etc... Mostly which claim to have no preservatives, high fiber and nos saturated fat. They are attempting to appeal to those who are concerned about eating a healthy diet.
The article could have been summarized in a more succinct headline, “Don't eat bread, processed red meat, fried foods, corn syrup, or drink coffee or booze and you will live longer” Of course this is a slogan that we hear basically every day which ironically originates mostly from the marketing departments of the multi-billion dollar processed food and dietary supplement industries.
To me it is a a little bit embarrassing that the Mayo Clinic which is suppose to be a serious organization is outputting jingoistic fluff pieces that have very little actual relevence.
Lol me too.
400F oven, bacon on a cookie sheet, cooks in 10-15 minutes, depending if you preheat or not. AND, it lays flat.
Someone close to me OD’d on water. She drank so much it knocked out her electrolytes. This problem lasted for a while. She made at least a couple trips to the ER.
The last time it happened instead of call for an ambulance, she had her sister drive her to the ER. While in the waiting room, she fell and badly dislocated her shoulder. It was the bad that it took almost two days for the doctors to “relocate” it.
It required surgery and messed up that arm for life.
So, I don’t take drinking water can kill you worn-out jokes funny any more. Just like every thing else, drinking too much water can mess you up...even kill you.
She still has more cred than Dr. Jill Biden.
Mr. Mayonnaise’s “Worst Alcoholic Drink” turns out to be Pina Coladas (650+ calories, 10 grams of sugar), followed by Margaritas (274 calories in an 8 oz. drink, with 36.1 grams of sugar), and then by Long Island Iced Tea.
QUICK. Form a government commission, raise taxes, and do something.
The list simply says, eat only organic vegetables, and just a little fresh fruit. Of course you may live longer, or is it just that life SEEMS longer. Like sitting through an Obama speech.
My Mother in law will be 95 in 5 days. She drinks Ensure 4-6 bottles per day. Eats packaged oatmeal 8 times a month for breakfast, food for dinner 4-6 times a month, and never lunch. She walks, talks, and is able to shower and dress herself.
Before this phase in her life, she drank hard pops from afternoon to bedtime, until she had drank her husband to an early grave, then quit.
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