Health is Wealth- Instant Noodles Vs Homemade Noodles
Dear Friends Happy Evening Today’s alarming news item in TOI is” Instant Noodles Diet harming Asian Children” I am sharing some facts about Instant Noodles. All modern housewives prefer instant noodles because it is easy to cook. But they forget it is a processed food. While processing salts, preservatives, chemicals and oil are added. The oil added is palm oil which has carcinogens. In addition to salt the packs contain MSG or Monosodium Glutamate Which causes weight gain Salt acts as a preservative and increases shelf life of the food. It causes high BP which results in heart diseases. The other chemicals used processing the noodles are Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and t-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) These chemicals are carcinogenic. They cause asthma, anxiety and diarrhea. Dr. Braden Kuo, Gastroenterologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, says homemade fresh noodles are digested in 1-2 hours. The instant nood...