Jul 17, 2024, 04:30 PM IST

8 worst foods for your health

Varnika Srivastava

Artificial sweeteners can have detrimental health effects, including increased harmful gut bacteria and metabolic issues, which can negatively impact gut health.

Artificial sweetener

Ice cream is a highly unhealthy, ultra-processed food high in calories, fat, and sugar.

Ice cream

Margarine is highly unhealthy due to its high content of trans fats, which can increase bad cholesterol levels and decrease HDL levels.

MargarineĀ 

Processed meats, preserved through smoking, salting, curing, or chemical preservatives, can increase cancer risk, obesity, and heart diseases.

Processed meatsĀ 

French fries are high in calories, primarily from potatoes' carbohydrates and frying oil, which can lead to weight gain, obesity, and heart disease.

French fries

Instant noodles are often deemed unhealthy due to their high calorie, fat, and sodium content, and their use of refined flour, which lacks fiber and healthy fats.

Instant noodles

Consuming sugary drinks regularly can lead to adverse health effects like tooth decay, weight gain, obesity, and rapid increase in blood sugar levels.

Soft drink

Pastries are highly unhealthy due to high refined sugar, carbs, unhealthy fats, and sodium, leading to type-2 diabetes, excess belly fat, obesity, and heart disease.

Pastries