Contributed by: Colin Chen
Many people eat fast foods such as
McDonalds and Burger King because they are quick
easy foods to just grab when you are in
a rush or just too lazy to cook. There are other foods
quick and easy to grab laying around
your home that people all over eat. A common one even for
me is a CupOfNoodles, many eat this as
a meal or even multiple meals throughout the day
thinking that is an ok meal not knowing
that a cup of noodles contains high amounts of sodium
and cholesterol just like a bag of
chips. In about six chips which is 28g you would have
consumed 290mg of sodium. In one
CupOfNoodles there is 1,340mg of sodium. (Nutrient facts)
So based just off that you should know
that A CupOfNoodles should not replace regular meals
because it is more of a junk food then
an actual meal. Eating this food to much can cause
significant health problems with your
kidneys, brain and heart.
The purpose of the kidney is to remove
unwanted fluid by filtering your blood through
your kidneys. “Your kidneys use
osmosis to draw the extra water out of your blood. This process
uses a delicate balance of sodium and
potassium to pull the water across a wall of cells from the
bloodstream into a collecting channel
that leads to the bladder.”(bloodpressureuk.org) When you
eat foods with high levels of Sodium it
destroys the delicate balance, making it harder for your
kidneys to remove the water. This extra
water will cause strain on your kidneys which in time
will lead you to develop kidney disease
and high blood pressure.
Another area it affects is the brain
because the rise in blood pressure, “it may cause a
slight reduction in the amount of blood
reaching the brain. This may lead to dementia (known as
vascular dementia).With this condition
the cells in the brain don't work as well as they should
because they are not receiving enough
oxygen and nutrients. However, lowering blood pressure
may help to alleviate some of the
problems and reduce the risk of greater damage.”
(bloodpressureuk.org) if you don’t
lower blood pressure it can become a more serious matter and
cause you to have a stroke. It has the
same effect on the heart and not lowering you sodium
intake can cause you to have a heart
attack.
Next time you eat something just
because it is quick and easy do your research you never
know what kind of affect this food can
have on you in the long run because by eating too much
CupOfNoodles you can cause significant
damage to brain, heart, and kidneys.
T.J.
Brown
Wellness
& Lifestyle Guide
561.929.4454
President
Sickle
Cell Natural Wellness Group Inc.
