Bread intake on a regular basis is unhealthy for the body. One of the most popular foods consumed in Nigeria is bread. Yet, scientific evidence has shown that consistently consuming bread may not be as healthful as previously believed.
Your diet should include something other than bread for a number of reasons. These are some justifications for cutting back on bread consumption.
1. Contain hazardous substances.
The many methods used to make bread are one of the reasons you should limit your intake. In the long run, substances used to make bread fluffy, soft, and finishable—such as potassium bromate, saccharine, and iodate—can harm the body.
2. The level of blood sugar rises
When you eat processed carbohydrates, your blood sugar will jump, crash, and surge with insulin. You’ll also feel sleepy, so you’ll need to eat more carbohydrates to wake up.
3. Has antinutrients.
Lectins and phytates, which are poisons that bind to specific nutrients (such as iron, zinc, calcium, and others) and can hinder or impede your body’s capacity to absorb those elements, are present in grains and legumes. Due to the fact that bread is formed of grains, it can be harmful to your stomach, resulting in stomach lining irritation and making it challenging to absorb nutrients from the food we eat.
4. Difficult to digest
The grain’s outer and innermost layers are eliminated during refinement. Since bread lacks starch, it becomes a gooey, gluey substance when it comes into contact with stomach acid. This generates a poisonous build-up in the body, making it challenging to digest bread since it stays in the system for a long time.
Moreover, bread contains a lot of gluten, contributing to bloating, digestive tract damage, and fatigue.
5. Promotes faster weight gain
White bread that has been packaged and pre-sliced only includes highly-processed, simple carbohydrates because all of the essential elements are removed during the refining process. Moreover, it is loaded with preservatives, refined sugar, and salt. Consuming excessive amounts of bread can cause you to gain a lot of weight.
