Orer: what are some of the harmful
things that people eat, drink
Smoke?
Answers
Poor diet is a leading cause of deaths all over the world
Not eating enough healthy foods is more harmful than smoking
A good dietary strategy should focus more on including healthy foods
Explanation:
Smoking, alcohol and junk food are definitely the biggest three idiots of nutrition and health. And sadly everyone seems to love this trio even though their harmful effects are evident, apparent and known to all.
We all are aware of the ill effects of the above said things, like smoking can cause cancers and lead to various other lung diseases, alcohol can damage liver adversely and junk food can make you obese.
Now have a look at some alarming facts related to them.
Shocking Smoking Facts
Every eight seconds, one life is lost due to tobacco use
There is enough nicotine in five cigarettes to kill an adult if ingested whole
Urea is one of the flavour enhancers used in cigarettes
According to some researchers, a smoker will live 14 years less
90% of the lung cancer patients are smoker
Alarming Alcohol Facts
45 % of road fatalities are due to crashes caused by drunk drivers
Alcohol is a major cause of liver cirrhosis, a condition of permanent damage to liver
Most rapes, murders, suicides and other violent activities take place under the influence of alcohol
Alcohol is a depressant
Alcohol diminishes sexual performance in men and causes erectile dysfunction
Junk food facts
Leads to obesity
A regular glass of cola drink contains 8-10 spoons of sugar
One normal size burger contains 350 calories
Processed and canned stuff contains HIGH quantities of sodium
Most of it is loaded with trans fat, which is responsible for increasing cholesterol
Replaces nutrition with empty calories
Now, the adverse effects of these Three Idiots go hand-in-hand with another trio - diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.
If you are close to any of the idiot, do get regular preventive health checkups done to assess what damage they have done?
Smoking, eating junk food and consumption of alcohol is dangerous for your health. You can avoid these by inculcating good habits. Indus Health Plus offers various health checkup packages such as preventive health checkup package, full body checkup packages, etc. Choose the one which suits your requirements. To avail, these packages get in touch with Indus Health Plus by filling up the query form.