If your average breakfast is a plate of bacon of eggs or if you regularly enjoy a good steak (hopefully one that’s not well done and smothered in ketchup), we have bad news.
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that over-consumption of processed foods rich in salt and sugary drinks contributes to almost half of all U.S deaths from heart disease, stroke and diabetes. A rather shocking statistic considering that this is something preventable.
The “bad” foods included processed meats like bacon, bologna and hot dogs, red meat such as steaks and hamburgers and sugary drinks.
Aside from over eating unhealthy food, the study also found that underrating healthy food, like fruits and vegetables, seafood and nuts and seeds, compounded the problem.
Click through the gallery above to see the study’s recommended foods and the amounts you need each day. Don’t forget to share with us your thoughts by tweeting us @YahooStyleCA.
1 / 11 Are you overeating or undereating any of these foods?
Click through to find out
2 / 11 Processed meats
These meats are high in sodium and includes bacon, bologna and hot dogs. Researchers recommend cutting these out of your diet.
3 / 11 Red meats
The study recommends one serving of red meat, like steaks and hamburgers, a week.
4 / 11 Salt
Keep salt intake below 2,000 mg a day. That’s just under one teaspoon.
5 / 11 Sugary drinks
The study advises people to avoid sugary drinks completely.
6 / 11 Fruits
Three average-sized fruits a day will keep the doctor away
7 / 11 Vegetables
Eat two cups of cooked vegetables or four cups of raw vegetables daily.
8 / 11 Nuts and seeds
Five one-ounce servings per week is recommended. That’s about 20 nuts per serving.
9 / 11 Seafood
Seafood is rich in healthy fats like omega-3. Aim to eat about eight ounces weekly.
10 / 11 Whole grains
2.5 daily servings is the recommended amount.
11 / 11 Polyunsaturated fats
These are found in many vegeablte oils and should be 11 per cent of you daily calories.
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