5 kinds of food that make you fat

According to a Harvard University study, there are 5 kind of food that could make you become fat: here they are.

–french fries: very high in calories, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it reveals that they are the food more strongly associated to weight gain. Moreover, do not underestimate chips in bags, which are 148 calories per 100 grams; the problem of these high-calories snacks is that it is very difficult limiting their consumption, because they are tasty and they could even be addictive. They are the kind of snack for excellence in any party, meeting or break before meals and, due to their high levels of fat and salt, could really represent a threat for your own diet;

– fried food: every kind of food which is fried in oil or other fats (meat breaded, fried vegetables, etc) is harmful, especially those consumed in restaurants;

–red meat: eating too much red meat helps us gain weight and increases the risk of suffering from high cholesterol, because of the high levels of fat contained in it. Even meats contain high amounts of saturated fat, calories, sodium and dyes. A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that both red meat and lunch meat may cause a body weight increase, due to the fact that a high protein diet is a major contributor to weight gain;

– soft drinks: refined sugar is one of the main enemies of body health and body shape; you can find plenty of sugar, in liquid form, both in soft drinks and carbonated ones. These drinks are the leading cause of obesity in children;

– sweets and desserts: from biscuits to cakes, adding chocolates: all these sweets represent a threat to body health, because their high amount of sugar and fat. In the end, not only chips and sausages: refined flour and sugar are among the most responsible for the “epidemic” of obesity you can see today.