Processed Food (blog prompt)

Processed food are bad for health. What are processed food? Processed food are also known as preserved food. Some examples are sausages, luncheon meat, meatballs, crab stick and other types of canned food. How are these processed food made? Guess What? Some of the colours on these processed food are actually artificial colouring and flavours are artificial flavourings! Some people like to eat crab stick and actually what are they eating? They are eating eating artificially coloured and flavoured food!

Processed food are made to be preserved for quite a long time. What is used to preserve these food? Mainly, salt is used used in preserving most kinds of processed food. Consuming too much salt can lead to kidney failure. Thus, do not become a victim of kidney failure just because you take too much processed food. The next bad thing is preservatives. Research has shown that taking too much preservatives cause respiratory and other health problems. Allergenic preservatives in food or medicine can also cause anaphylacic shock in susceptible individuals, a condition which is often fatal within minutes without emergency.

Personally, I do not really take much processed food as my parents always tell me that they are unhealthy and may cause health problems. That is why my diet is balanced. I take more vegetables and fruit instead of processed food. In conclusion, take processed food in moderation and stay healthy!