Health News Desk, A person’s brain is considered to be one of the most active organs of his body. This is the reason why people do yoga to keep the mind calm and consume dry fruits like walnuts to keep healthy. But do you know that your daily diet often includes some snack items which may seem tasty to you but are unknowingly harming your mental health. Let us know about them.
These snack items harm mental health
Potato Chips
Most potato chips contain unhealthy trans fats and saturated fats, which can cause inflammation in the body and brain. Which may be related to neurodegenerative diseases.
baked items
Almost all baked goods like cookies, biscuits, namkeen, which are rich in trans fat can harm heart and brain health. Excessive trans fat in the blood increases the risk of heart stroke, Alzheimer’s and dementia.
deep fried food
Eating fried things like pakodas, chicken wings, French fries and samosas may be tasty, but all these fried things can cause swelling and damage the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain. Actually, eating deep fried food increases the cholesterol level in the body. Due to which fat starts accumulating in the blood vessels and the blood vessels are not able to supply blood properly. Due to which plaque can accumulate in the arteries that carry blood to the brain. In such a situation, if a piece of plaque breaks off and reaches the brain, the risk of stroke may increase.
