Here are the laws you must follow to renew your diet. We give you information that will be useful when you decide your food.
First law Identify the organic
It has been established that every day we are exposed to between 10 and 13 different types of pesticides through the food we put in our mouths, drinks and even “natural” water. Some of these substances mimic the function of estrogens and cause the progressive increase in kilos. At the University of California, in the United States, Bruce Blumberg discovered that embryos from mice exposed to obesogens were born with a high predisposition to developing overweight. The worst thing is that it is very feasible that humans suffer the same phenomenon. During a study, the adult daughter of a woman with high levels of a substance called DDE (extracted from DDT) in her blood, during her childhood was overweight, ranging from 10 kilos. And the evidence continues to accumulate:
· Several researchers have discovered a relationship between the chlorine of pesticides and an alteration of the thyroid, which generates a severe impact on metabolism.
· The authors of a study presented in the journal BioScience discovered that tribulin, a fungicide, activates components in human cells known as retinoid X receptors, which open the way for the formation of fat cells.
· Other research published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology indicates that organophosphates and carbamates, two of the pesticides, cause obesity in animals.
The good news is that there is hopeful research; A published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that children who routinely consume organophosphate-free fruits and vegetables, in five days reduce their pesticide index in their blood to undetectable levels. According to the Enviromental Working Group, you can reduce exposure to pesticides if 80% of the 12 fruits you regularly consume are organic.. This will save you from the group called “The Dirty Dozen”, listed according to the index of toxic substances they contain: peaches, apples, peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, cabbage, lettuce, grapes, carrots and pears. On the other hand, there are the “15 clean”, with the lowest levels of pesticides: onions, avocado, corn, pineapple, mango, asparagus, peas, kiwi, Brussels sprouts, eggplant, papaya, melon, broccoli, tomatoes and potatoes .
Second law Stop eating plastic
You will surely think: “I really don’t”; but it may be, and more than you can imagine. A study carried out in the United States revealed that 93% of the inhabitants had detectable levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in their blood and 75% of ptalates in their urine . Those two synthetic compounds found in plastics also mimic how estrogen works and, like pesticides, cause your body to accumulate fat.
How do they enter your body? Every time you eat or drink something. Pthalates found in the packaging of processed foods ; as well as in plastic toys, PVC pipes and medical utensils. Every year, about 10 billion kilograms of ptalates are manufactured worldwide, of which 3,000 are derived from polycarbonates and epoxy resins produced for the manufacture of food and beverage packaging, bottles and cans. A few months ago a study was published about the effects caused by this substance on human health. Workers exposed to it in factories in China were found to be four times more likely to develop erectile dysfunction.
According to the Environmental Working Group, canned chicken soups, baby formulas, and ravioli are the products with the highest BPA . Are you one of the people who usually refills their water bottles? Once you finish drinking it, you will have put a minimal amount of BPA into your body, but after a week, the level will have increased 70%, according to a study carried out at Harvard University and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) , both in the United States. This is how you can limit the intake of that poison.
· Follow the Vom Saal rule: no plastic should enter the microwave oven . The heat damages it and generates more waste.
· Avoid wrapping the meat with plastic. “The one used in supermarkets is made of PVC, while the one you buy for the home is polyethylene-based,” says Saal. The first contains ptalates that, according to animal studies, reduce your testosterone levels, which generates weight gain, and a reduction in muscle mass and sexual frequency.
· Use ceramic cups instead of plastic ones. Also avoid drinking any hot liquid in containers made of styrene (unicel), this compound is linked to cancer.
Third law Don’t eat like a Viking
When was the last time you took a large dose of hormones? You do not know? Well, when did you eat a hamburger? Your answer could answer both questions. Every time you eat the menu of one of the fast food chains, you may receive your dose of hormones (a cocktail of natural and synthetic obesogens). In fact, an article that appeared in the International Journal of Obesity , prepared by researchers at 10 universities in the United States, including that of Yale, Johns Hopkins and Cornell, lays the foundation that meat added with hormones is a risk factor for the development of obesity.
In 1999 a study in Europe ended, which focused on studying people who regularly ate meat from cattle treated with growth hormones, while ingesting hormones and metabolites: estrogens (1 to 84 nanograms per person per day), progesterone (64 to 467 ng) and testosterone (5 to 189ng). A nanogram is a billionth of a gram, despite its almost negligible size, it is capable of altering the way your hormones operate, researchers say. Experts believe that certain obesogens influence less than one part per billion. However, every time we ingest powerful new synthetic steroids through meat, for example trenbolone acetate is an anabolic eight to 10 times more powerful than testosterone, which is also a compound that drives the endocrine system crazy. “We know what happens to the body when it receives huge doses of steroids in a short period of time, but there are no studies that show the effects of administering small doses for years,” says Saal.
All this would be translated as follows: imagine you are on a plane that crashes in the Andes, the only way to survive is to eat the passengers who perished, you have the option of having lunch with a huge American football player, who For years you have received doses of hormones, or someone ordinary, which one would you choose? Every time you eat meat, you are eating the athlete. According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , look for that from organic cattle or free of steroid hormones .