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3 Food That Make U Mad by yinkacruxzy: 5:03pm On Jan 26, 2016 |
Make no mistake about it, the food/
mood relationship is very tight. In
fact, it is so tight that simply eating
too much of the wrong food can
turn any beauty into a beast!
We don’t give nearly enough credit
to the sensitivity of the human
body, nor the ability of food to
keep you emotionally balanced or
throw you right off the rails. In
reality, food can make you sad, food
can make you happy and invariably,
food can make you mad!
Known not so endearingly as “food-
swings,” it is becoming more and
more evident that some foods have
real a super power to totally
disrupt internal harmony and send
you searching for a scrap.
Researchers are now saying that
abrupt changes in behavior, angry
tendencies and sudden “out of
character” thoughts or actions may
be the result of something you ate
at your last meal.
1 Trans fats
A study out of the University of
California demonstrated that the
more trans fatty acids we consume,
the angrier we become. This is
because trans fats interfere with
the metabolism of omega-3s – the
essential fatty acids that we need
to keep us perky and balanced.
Lack of omega-3s has been clearly
linked not only to depression but
also to antisocial behavior.
The study surveyed 945 men and
women about their trans fat intake,
as well as their levels of aggression.
When the survey results were
adjusted for outlying factors, such
as age and use of alcohol and
tobacco, researchers found a strong
link between aggressive behavior
and the consumption of high levels
of trans fats.
Lead author Dr. Beatrice Golomb
says, “we found that greater trans
fatty acids were associated with
greater aggression. This adds
further rationale to
recommendations to avoid eating
trans fats as their detrimental
effects may extend beyond the
person who consumes them.”
The University of California study
does not prove causation between
trans fats and aggression; it has
been theorized that angry people
simply gravitate towards junk food
more than others in an attempt to
alleviate their anger. However, it
may be a vicious cycle between
feeling angry and eating trans fats;
a person eats trans fat-filled snacks
to try and feel better, instead feels
worse, which results in more anger.
Trans fatty acids, or trans fats as
they are more commonly referred
to, are “fake” fats that clog arteries,
increase the levels of low density
lipoproteins (LDL) and lower high
density lipoproteins (HDL) in the
blood. These deadly fat impostors
are formed when vegetable oils
harden to create shortening or
margarine.
However, trans fats are prevalent in
more foods than shortening and
margarine, and we often consume
them without knowing it. Fried
cookies, chips, frozen waffles, and
crackers can contain from 30 to 50
percent trans fatty acids. Donuts,
an American staple, may contain up
to 40 percent, depending on the
brand.
These dangerous fats are added to
processed foods to make them more
palatable, increase their shelf life
and improve flavor. In fact, 80
percent of trans fats come from
processed foods, while the
remainder come from meat and
dairy.
The FDA has only been aware of
the dangers of trans fats for 20
years, and in the 1980s they were
even thought to be safer than
natural saturated fats such as
coconut oil and beef tallow. Studies
demonstrating the serious
detriments of trans fats to our diet
were brought to the FDA in the
early 1990s, after which six years of
silence ensued.
In November of 2013, the USDA
made the determination that
partially hydrogenated fats are not
“generally recognized as being safe
for use in foods.” However, the
complete removal of these fats from
our food supply will take a very
long time because at this time, their
removal is entirely voluntary. There
are still a great number of popular
foods that contain high levels of
these dangerous partially
hydrogenated fats.
2 Processed carbs and sugar
substitutes
Processed carbs are another food
that studies have linked to angry
behaviors. Nutritionist Natalie
Duhamel states that along with
paving the way for cancer, diabetes,
and heart disease, refined sugar can
make people feel depressed, angry
and even promote a tendency
towards violence.
According to Dr. Alex Richardson of
Oxford University, “prison studies
suggest that many inmates have
poor blood sugar control,
compounded by a high-sugar diet.
We all know how it it feels when
blood sugar drops – we feel moody,
foggy. Apply that to someone with a
disturbed background.”
Nutritionist Nicolette Pace, who
believes strongly in the connection
between anger and food, says that
refined carbs may make us feel
good in an instant but it is short-
lived. Foods loaded with empty
calories just don’t give the body
what it needs to cope with the
stresses of everyday life.
Phenylalanine is an amino acid
naturally found in many proteins
such as meat, milk, bananas and
eggs. However, this natural amino
acid is found in an isolated,
processed form in aspartame, the
artificial sweetener used in
NutraSweet, Equal and some diet
sodas, as well as a number of other
products. Fifty percent of
aspartame is composed of
phenylalanine.
Conditions such as ADD, ADHD and
behavioral and emotional disorders
have been linked to high levels of
phenylalanine in the body and
brain.
3 Not eating enough
Not only do certain foods promote
aggressive behavior, but if you have
a tendency to skip meals or live a
very stressed life, you may also be
susceptible to Jekyll and Hyde
behavior. Another study found that
when our serotonin levels dip, it
triggers areas of the brain that
regulate anger and may result in
uncontrollable emotions.
In addition, deficiencies in
nutrients, like magnesium or
manganese, vitamin C, or some B
vitamins, may shorten our fuse, so
to speak. Oxford University
researchers tested the theory of
nutritional deficiency and behavior
with prison inmates.
They found that when they gave
inmates vitamin supplements, they
demonstrated less aggressive
behavior. According to study
leaders, there was a strong
correlation between nutritional
deficiencies and a propensity
towards aggressive behavior.
The answer
Once again, the answer to stable
emotions and the ability to cope
with difficult situations is real food
– just eat real food. Investigative
journalist and health advocate
Michael Pollan warns us to avoid
anything that is an edible-like
substance and stick to real food. He
gives readers a list of rules for
determining whether or not
something has any nutritional
value.
If your grandmother or great
grandmother would not recognize it
as food, don’t eat it.
If it has five or more
ingredients, do not eat it.
Shop on the perimeter of the
grocery store.
Don’t eat anything that won’t
rot apart from honey.
If you cannot pronounce some
of the ingredients, leave it on the
shelf.
In her book Real Food , author Nina
Planck tells readers that real food
is old, it has been eaten for a long
time. Real food includes meat, fish
and eggs. Real food, Planck says, is
also traditional. This means that
fruits and vegetables are best when
they are fresh, local and
seasonal. Grains are always best
whole, fats and oils unrefined, and
food is best prepared in a
traditional manner, not
mechanically processed or radiated
in the microwave.
Real food is farmed, processed and
prepared in ways that have been
around for thousands of years. Real
milk and real beef come from
grass-fed cows that range free on
pasture that is not tainted with
pesticides or chemical fertilizers,
real eggs come for hens that eat
grubs, not grain, real lard is not
processed, olive oil is cold pressed
and tofu comes from fermented,
non-GMO soybeans.
Real food gives your body what it
needs to remain balanced,
energized and emotionally stable.
-The Alternative Daily
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