Eating instant noodles is often harmful to health

The nutritional value of instant noodles is unbalanced. This food is usually high in fat, lacking in fiber, lack of vitamins. Moreover, the way to publish energy components on labels is very sketchy, making it difficult for consumers to choose.

At the Seminar In order to properly understand the nutritional value of instant noodles, organized by the Health and Life Newspaper on August 30, many nutritionists have made this point.

Unbalanced nutritional value

Assoc.Dr.Phan Thi Suu, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Hygiene Technology, Chairman of Vietnam Food Science and Technology Association, said instant noodles contain a lot of saturated fats (shorterning), carbohydrates (substances powder), low in fiber.It is noteworthy that in instant noodles there are 15% -20% fat ingredients - a relatively large amount and mostly of saturated fatty acids.

Ms. Suu also said that recently, the Center for Experimental Analysis Services under Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology discovered Transfat in many instant noodle products being consumed in the market with startling numbers. (Up to 38% of instant noodles contain Trans fat), while trans fat raises bad cholesterol (LDL) and also reduces good cholesterol (HDL), causing atherosclerosis (causing arterial stenosis). should reduce the circulation of blood.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Trans fat causes an increase in bad cholesterol levels in the blood leading to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.In addition, when entering the body, this fat creates fatty deposits that attach to the walls of blood vessels, gradually sealing the blood vessels, resulting in blood being unable to circulate, causing blockages and leading to risk. stroke.

Besides, instant noodles mainly provide wheat flour and 9% plant protein - also from wheat flour, if mixed potatoes, protein content will be very low, potatoes only contain 1-2% the protein.The nutritional value of instant noodles is unbalanced because of the lack of animal protein and vitamins from fresh vegetables.

According to experts at the Nutrition Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, regular use of instant food will harm the liver, pancreas and cause gastritis.In addition, instant noodles also affect the immune system, blood vessels, causing a shortage of vitamins and minerals.

When eating instant noodles need to add more protein from meat, eggs . and green vegetables.

Information is sketchy, unclear

Dr.Le Bach Mai, deputy director of the National Institute of Nutrition, said that taking a series of popular instant noodle in the market, the publication of nutritional content, harmful substances and health benefits on The packaging is very sketchy.Ms. Mai proposed to announce the total energy, energy composition composed of fat, starch, protein, sugar, fat content, which is not beneficial to health . When published, the manufacturer needs to check Examine the energy components in the finished product, not accumulate from the input.

In particular, in the current instant noodle products sold in Vietnam market, there are very few non-fat types trans.Obviously this is a very harmful substance for health.According to Dr.Ox, many scientific studies in European and American countries have demonstrated this, so today they have laws banning the use of trans fats in food or must contain the full amount of trans fatty acids in foods on food labels. products for consumers to know and choose.

Worldwide manufacturers must commit not to use frying oil containing Trans fat and specify this non-fat-free product on the packaging.Meanwhile, in Vietnam, there is no regulation of food management agencies about Trans fat.

Assoc.Dr.Hoang Duc Nhu, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Association, concurred with this view, saying: "Unfortunately for Vietnamese managers, it is too slow. Since 2007, on some mass media we have mentioning this, but so far we have not provided a rule for writing Trans fat ingredients on food, if we have not yet come up with an analytical method, why don't we take the standard The World Health Organization has applied the regulation " .

Master Phan Hong Duong, Deputy Head of Nutrition Department, Central Endocrinology Hospital also recommends a very important diet with metabolic diseases such as diabetes, people with diabetes should only eat very little instant noodles. , so instant noodles manufacturers should study to add fiber to the product.Mr. Yang also put the problem on the market there are some promotional instant noodle products without trans fat, but authorities need to check the authenticity of the ad, to avoid confusion for people.

Nutrition experts recommend not to use instant noodles instead of main meals every day because instant noodles usually only provide plenty of calories, not providing enough vitamins or protein for the body.To ensure health safety, when eating instant noodles we should add vegetables and protein from meat and eggs to offset the vitamin and protein deficiency of instant noodles.For people with cardiovascular disease, eating instant noodles more often is more harmful.A normal person should not eat more than 1 pack / day.