Kosher Foods: Weight Gain
Do kosher foods cause weight gain? Since kosher foods are supposed to be purer than nonkosher ones, some people assume they are healthier and chose them when they can. But did you know that these foods contain ingredients you are probably trying to avoid?
What am I talking about? Trans fats, for example. Trans fats do not make losing weight any easier. In fact, according to some studies, trans fats cause people to gain weight and accumulate belly fat. Not good. So what is the deal with kosher foods?
It is a common misconception that all kosher foods are healthy and slimming. Kosher simply means that food is made in accordance with specific religious rules, so it does not include pork or combine meat and dairy. As a result, certain fats cannot be used.
The problem: To maintain taste, manufacturers often replace non-kosher fats with trans fats or partially hydrogenated oil. And these unhealthy fats have been linked to metabolism slowdowns and the redistribution of fat to the belly from other body parts.
To avoid this, simply read kosher food labels as you would other labels, limiting intake of items that list partially hydrogenated oil in the top three ingredients. [sources: First, Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D.]
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