Crazy Foods That Might Ruin Your Health

Margarine

While margarine is allegedly being marketed as a healthy alternative to butter, it is a major source of trans fats. Not to mention, there was never enough evidence that indicated that switching from natural butter to processed margarine would drastically decrease a person's chance of having a heart attack or heart disease. Rather, it was a simple marketing ploy used to sell a product that played on people's fears for their health. Trans fats cause cholesterol to spike as well as damage blood vessel walls. Numerous research reports note that margarine has high levels of trans fats that raise LDL cholesterol levels, or bad cholesterol while lowering levels of HDL, or good cholesterol levels within the body. In addition to trans fats, margarine contains synthetic vitamins along with artificial colors. Consuming omega-3 fats or butter is much better for not only your overall health but your heart too. Regardless of the amount of fat content in butter, the ingredients are much more natural than margarine, especially if you eat organic or grass-fed butter.

Vegetarian Meats

A meatless hamburger or hot dog has protein in it but consider how processed the vegetarian dish is to make it taste like meat. Although these "meat" products are highly fortified with vitamins and minerals and have no saturated fats or cholesterol, they are still highly processed food products that are packed with salt, refined ingredients, and calories as opposed to whole, natural meats. Many processed meat products are made with soy and gluten, therefore always read the labels on any alternative meat product. Meat products like this often contain a lot of added chemicals making it incredibly unhealthy as well. Often people gain a significant amount of weight when they go vegan due to consuming the wrong kind of proteins. The shorter the ingredient list, the better for your health and body.