NAME :AYMEN IMTIAZ ROLL NO : 5313

“WHITE POISION”
The three food ingredients or additives that we should avoid or limit are often called "the
three white poisons.
As, the definition of a poison is "a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of
a living organism when consumed or absorbed." A poison is not necessarily an intrinsic
property of a particular substance, it's really just a matter of dosage. In other words, any
substance can become a poison if it is consumed in high enough doses. 
We might be surprised to know that unknowingly we are consuming 3 white poisons in our
daily meal. These substances are refined sugar, salt (sodium), and refined white flour, which
are not at all good for our health and increase risk of developing diseases like cancer,
hypertension, bone health issues and diabetes etc.
Refined Sugar: Sugar contains a lot of calories, with no essential nutrients & because of that
it is considered as part of ‘empty’ calories. It can have harmful effects on metabolism and
contribute to all sorts of diseases like Cancer, type 2 diabetes, Overweight/Obesity, Liver
diseases. Before entering into the bloodstream from the digestive tract, it is broken down into
two simple sugars: glucose and fructose. As, large amounts of fructose turned into fat in the
liver. Because of the harmful effects of sugar on the function of insulin, it leads to type II
diabetes.Worldwide, it is recommended that men can have 9 teaspoons of sugar per day and
women can have 6 teaspoons of sugar per day.
Refined Salt: Salt is a flavor enhancer which means it makes food taste better. Salt makes
our body hold on to water. If we eat too much salt, the extra water stored in the body
increases the blood pressure.So, more salt we eat, the higher the blood pressure will be.
Normal table salt contains iodine, which is needed for a healthy body. But refining of salt
removes iodine from the salt and florides are added during the process of refining which is
bad when consumed in excess.It is recommended to consume less than 1500 mg of sodium
per day and definitely it should not go beyond 2300 mg per day. 1500mg sodium is
equivalent to 0.75 teaspoon of salt per day.
White Flour (Maida): Known as ‘White poison’, white flour is becoming necessity for all of
us but it impacts our health drastically. Use of Maida & its products is increasing rapidly in
our day-to-day life. Sometimes, we are consuming it in form of bread at our home and
sometimes, in the market/food in form of fast foods. During processing of Maida from wheat,
endosperm of the wheat is removed from the germ (wheat germ) and the bran (wheat bran),
which is very crucial for digestion. As all necessary nutrients are lost during processing of
Maida, as a result, our body gets depleted of vitamins and minerals. 
The consumption of large quantities of refined sugar, salt (sodium), and refined white flower
is akin to a continual poisoning of our bodies. While these substances might be categorized as
food and "safe to consume," we have to remember that the consumption of any substance in
high enough quantities is not good for us. Therefore, the key is to limit or avoid eating these
foods.