1. ไข่
ไข่นั้นมักจะเป็นอาหารคลีนที่หลายๆคนนึกถึง โดยเฉพาะในหมู่คนที่ต้องการบริโภคโปรตีนในปริมาณสูง หรือคนที่เน้นรูปร่างแบบลีนที่มาคู่กับการออกกำลังกายหนักๆ แต่ไข่กลายเป็นอาหารอย่างแรกในหัวข้อนี้เลย เพราะจริงๆแล้วไข่นั้นอาจเป็นหนึ่งในอาหารที่แย่ต่อสุขภาพของคุณที่สุดก็ได้ค่ะ
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คอเลสเตอรอล
Eggs contain an astronomical amount of fat and cholesterol and their health damaging effects have even been compared to cigarette smoking. Eating just 1 egg a day may exceed your safe upper limit for cholesterol!
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Men eating even less than one egg a day appear to have twice the risk of prostate cancer progression. Men who consume only one egg every three days may have an 81% increased risk of dying from prostate cancer!!!
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In America, the USDA does not legally allow egg companies to label or advertise their eggs as healthy or even safe due to the dangers of eating eggs.
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The main food sources of Salmonella are poultry and eggs, which causes more hospitalisations and deaths than any other bacterial food-borne illness.
Up to 10% of people stricken with Salmonella, E. coli, or Campylobacter are left with lifelong conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, Chronic dyspepsia and Reiter’s Syndrome (a debilitating form of arthritis).
Common methods of cooking eggs may not be sufficient to kill all Salmonella bacteria. Cross-contamination, either in the kitchen or even in supermarket shopping carts can pose a risk as well.
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1 lb of eggs takes twice as much water compared to 1 lb of soy, and 3 times as much compared to 1lb of wheat. Keeping chickens to lay eggs uses more resources, and compared to plant-based protein sources such as lentils and chickpeas, egg production emits more than six times the carbon dioxide equivalents per kg.
Free Range
If you were thinking free range eggs might be a better choice for the environment, think again. Battery hens need 2 kilograms of feed to produce 1 kilogram of eggs and free range chickens need 20% more than that, therefore more water, land and emissions are needed for free range eggs.
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Chicken manure releases nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that is even more potent than methane and has 298 times the global warming potential of CO2 over a 100-year period.
Chicken manure is especially degrading to waterways because it contains 2 – 4 times more nutrients (particularly nitrogen and phosphorus) than the manure of other types of livestock. Due to such high concentrations, this has disastrous effects on water and soil quality.
2. ปลา
ปลานั้นก็เป็นอาหารอีกชนิดหนึ่งที่หลายคนนิยมทานโดยคิดว่าเป็นอาหารคลีน แต่จริงๆแล้วก็มีข้อเสียที่ค่อนข้างใกล้เคียงกับไข่ด้วยนะคะ ทั้งสำหรับร่างกายของเราและสำหรับสิ่งแวดล้อม
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Sadly, the oceans have essentially become humanity’s sewers. Everything eventually ends up in the ocean. This includes toxic chemicals such as pesticides, heavy metals, chemicals used to dye clothes, fertilizers and many other industrial chemicals.
This means that all seafood contains high levels of these toxic chemicals and pollutants, all of which are absorbed by the human body after eating fish. These chemicals can cause and speed up diseases such as cancer and diabetes and lead to heavy metal poisoning.
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Many people believe fish to be the best source of omega 3 for brain function. However, studies have shown that omega 3 from fish actually impairs brain function, cognitive abilities, motor function, concentration and memory.
To protect brain function, look to plant-based sources of omega 3 such as chia seeds, walnuts and flaxseeds.
เบาหวาน
Recent studies have shown that one serving of fish per day increases your risk of diabetes by 35%.
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A study of about 30,000 Californians found that those who ate chicken or fish once or more a week tripled their risk of developing colon cancer.
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By-Catch
For every 1 pound of the target species caught, up to 5 pounds of unintended marine species are caught and discarded as by-catch. As much as 40% (63 billion pounds) of fish caught globally every year are discarded, and as many as 650,000 whales, dolphins and seals are killed every year by fishing vessels.
Bio-Diversity Loss
Fish populations are dwindling and the lack of biodiversity caused by overfishing, along with the contamination caused by aqua-farms, could have disastrous results to human life. Experts predict fishless oceans by the year 2048. This is important because the ocean plays a big part in regulating temperature and it also creates 50% of our oxygen on Earth.
Photo credit: Ocean Oculus
3. อกไก่
อกไก่นั้นถือว่าเป็นอาหารยอดนิยมเลยในหมู่คนที่กำลังต้องการลดน้ำหนัก เสริมสร้างกล้ามเนื้อ และบำรุงสุขภาพโดยรวม และไก่ส่วนที่เป็นเนื้อขาวยังถูกมองว่าเป็นทางเลือกที่ดีกว่าสำหรับความยั่งยืน แต่การวิจัยต่างๆกลับแสดงให้เห็นว่าที่พูดมาทั้งหมดนั้นไม่ได้เป็นความจริงเลย
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A study that followed half a million people for 10 years found that eating just ¼ of a chicken breast (50g) daily, increased the risk of colon cancer by 72%.
A study of about 30,000 Californians found that those who ate chicken or fish once or more a week tripled their risk of developing colon cancer.
Another study found that men who ate chicken and turkey had up to four times the risk of prostate cancer progression.
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Poultry may also be one of the most fattening meats you can eat. Those eating even one ounce of chicken a day (think two chicken nuggets) had a significantly greater gain in body mass index over a 14-year period than those who consumed no chicken at all. Chickens have been genetically manipulated through selective breeding to now contain two to three times more calories from fat than from protein. Even skinless chicken may have more fat, and more artery-clogging saturated fat, than a dozen different cuts of steak.
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A 2014 issue of Consumer Reports published that 97% of chicken breasts found in retail stores were contaminated with bacteria that could make people sick, and 38 percent of the Salmonella found was resistant to multiple antibiotics. And, according to a survey by the FDA, about 90 percent of retail chicken showed evidence of contamination with fecal matter (poop!).
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There are now 3 times the amount of chickens alive on earth than humans. If you consider the amount of water, land (deforestation) and emissions used to grow the food that is needed to keep these chickens alive until they are killed, it’s easy to see why chicken is so damaging to our environment.
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If every American dropped one serving of chicken per week from their diet, it would save the same amount of CO2 emissions as taking 500,000 cars off the road.
The annual American appetite for chicken produces 129 billion lb. CO2e emissions per year—the same amount as from 12.37 million cars.
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Chicken manure released nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that is even more potent than methane and has 298 times the global warming potential of CO2 over a 100-year period.
Chicken manure is especially degrading to waterways because it contains 2 – 4 times more nutrients (particularly nitrogen and phosphorus) than the manure of other types of livestock. This has disastrous effects on water and soil quality due to such high concentrations.
4. เวย์โปรตีนเชค
หลายๆคนบริโภคเวย์โปรตีนเชค เพื่อหวังที่จะลดน้ำหนักและเพิ่มกล้ามเนื้อ และเวย์โปรตีนยังเป็นผงโปรตีนที่ได้รับความนิยมมากที่สุด ด้วยความเข้าใจว่าเป็นอาหารเสริมที่คลีนและดีต่อสุขภาพ แต่ความเป็นจริงแล้วไม่ใช่เลยค่ะ
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Risk Of Disease
The world has been obsessed with protein over the past hundred years. But people are far more likely to suffer from protein excess than protein deficiency. In fact, a long term high-protein diet can cause increased risk of cancer, bone and calcium balance disorder, disorders of liver function, disorders of kidney function and worsening of coronary artery disease.
With many single serves of protein powder containing your protein requirement for the entire day, you should steer clear of these protein dense foods to avoid potential disease risks.
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Protein powders contain chemicals such as heavy metals that are toxic to the human body. 8 out of 10 American protein powders contain such a high level of lead and other heavy metals that in the state of California, they would legally require to carry a warning stating that they contain toxic substances.
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Protein powders are known to cause acne and skin problems. Whey protein and protein powder derived from dairy specifically, have been shown to cause or worsen acne. This is due to a naturally occurring hormone found in dairy called IGF1. IGF1 is a natural growth hormone intended for baby cows to make them grow rapidly when drinking their mothers milk. IGF1 produces excess oils on your skin, tells your skin cells to multiply too fast and sticks dead skin cells together inside your pores. Not good news for your skin!
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Footprint
Dairy comes with a huge environmental footprint. The dairy cows themselves produce a huge amount of methane (which is 84 x more potent than carbon dioxide) in their lifetime as a dairy cow. Additionally, the amount of land, water and carbon emissions needed to feed the cows is huge.
Approximately 10 x more land, 20 x more water is needed and 3 x more carbon emissions are released per litre of dairy milk compared to plant-based milks.
5. โยเกิร์ตและผลิตภัณฑ์จากนม
ผลิตภัณฑ์จากนม อย่างเช่นโยเกิร์ต มักถูกมองว่าเป็นอาหารคลีน ที่หลายคนบริโภคเพื่อการลดน้ำหนัก แต่ปัญหาก็มีอยู่ว่าจริงๆโยเกิร์ตเนี่ยเป็นตัวที่ทำให้น้ำหนักเราเพิ่มขึ้นต่างหากนะคะ แถมยังทำร้ายผิวเราจากภายใน ส่งผลกระทบต่ออายุไขโดยรวม แถมยังมีการปนเปื้อนจากสิ่งต่างๆที่ไม่ดีต่อสุขภาพเราและสิ่งแวดล้อมอีกด้วยค่ะ
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ผิวพรรณ
Studies show significantly higher cases of acne in milk drinkers. This is due to a naturally occurring hormone found in dairy called IGF1. IGF1 is a natural growth hormone intended for baby cows to make them grow rapidly when drinking their mothers milk. IGF1 produces excess oils on your skin, tells your skin cells to multiply too fast and sticks dead skin cells together inside your pores. Not good news for your skin!
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Dairy is specifically designed to increase body weight. Dairy milk is designed by nature to enable a newborn calf to gain about 1kg of body weight per day and grow into a big, strong 700-1,100kg cow in 18 months or less. This is thanks to the natural hormones found in dairy including IGF1 and estrone which promote an increase in body weight.
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Dairy has been marketed as a health product that is good for bone health because of its high calcium content. But what many people don’t know is that dairy is actually very bad news for your bones and can cause osteoporosis. Due to milk’s very high protein content, our bodies need to pull calcium from our bones in order to neutralise such high levels of protein. This calcium then passes through urine, leaving us with weak and easily fractured bones.
Researchers following more than 100,000 men and women in Sweden for about 20 years found significantly higher rates of bone and hip fractures in women who drank more milk.
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Dairy naturally contains female hormones. These hormones are naturally occurring so are found in all milks including organic dairy. These hormones have been proven to increase your risk of developing cancer and have been proven to worsen the progression of cancer. One of these naturally occurring hormones is IGF1. IGF1 is a growth hormone that is intended to rapidly turn a small calf into a fully grown cow (a calf grows 40 times faster than a human baby in its first year of life). This hormone has the same effect on our bodies, speeding up cell multiplication leading to tumour growth and cancer.
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Research shows that the consumption of dairy also significantly increases your risk of heart disease, cancer, and premature death in general. Three glasses a day is associated with nearly twice the risk of dying early.
หนอง เลือก และ อุจจาระ!
Because of the continuous pregnancies and excessive milking, many dairy cows suffer from mastitis. As well as being painful for the cows, this means there is blood and pus in their milk. In the US the FDA allows 750 million pus cells in every litre of milk. In Europe, regulators allow 400 million pus cells per litre. In Australia there is no limit on how much pus is allowable. It is also legally ok for milk to contain a certain amount of faecal matter. Yep, that’s right. Milk is legally allowed to contain poop, pus and blood.
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Footprint
Dairy comes with a huge environmental footprint. The dairy cows themselves produce a huge amount of methane (which is 84 x more potent than carbon dioxide) in their lifetime as a dairy cow. Additionally, the amount of land, water and carbon emissions needed to feed the cows is huge.
Approximately 10 x more land and 20 x more water is needed and 3 x more carbon emissions are released per litre of dairy milk compared to plant-based milks.
Image Credit: New York Times
