EFFECTS OF PRESERVED FOOD ON HUMAN HEALTH

ABSTRACTS

In this study on the effects of preserved food on human health, it was observed that some respondents have experienced negative effects of preserved food on their health and this was as a result of taking too much of the preserved foods like. Sugar, Milkose, chocolate, vegetable oil, grains’ stored with pesticides, butter, dried fruits and alcohol.  The study showed that chocolate foods contain cadmium and nickel. These heavy metals accumulate in human body and can cause permanent damage to body organs; the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis said that processed chocolate had unsafe levels of cadmium and nickel. Also Saulo, (2005) confirmed that chocolate foods caused carcinogenic respiratory tract diseases. In this research study 31.6%  of the respondents agreed that sugar caused diabetes and heart diseases, as confirmed in (http://www.assedu.co.uk/inf/Alternative living/ self – sufficiency/sugar in -in food – preserving.aspx (2017) that excess  consumption of sugar is associated with obesity, diabetes and heart diseases…Eating small amounts of food preservative may be safe, but eating too much of processed foods, increases the odds of becoming obese or being diagnosed with high blood pressure, heart disease or cancer.