7 deadly food in Pinas
@totallyundecided (3190)
Philippines
August 10, 2010 12:13pm CST
I got this information from watching 700 Club tonight. And I was really surprised by the "ranking".
1. French Fries
2. Donuts and Ice Cream -
3. Hamburger - because of processed meat
4. Iced Tea - we sometimes mend our thirst by drinking iced tea yet it's bad for kidney
5. Junk Foods - too much salt (angelina jolie?? LOL) and vetsin
6. Instant noodles - takes 3 days before it gets digested
7. Sweetened pork - bbq and longganisa because of preservatives
I forgot the reasons of the first two but I know eating too much fastfood is not healthy because of preservatives and the processed food. As for Iced Tea - I was really surprised. I didn't know Iced Tea is much worst than any softdrinks combined. The reason I got ulcer was mainly because of softdrinks so I drink Iced Tea instead - like everyday. I hope I am not jeopardizing my health.
They forgot to include the "tusok-tusok" or the street food. I think they are more dangerous than french fries because they are exposed, unsterile and God knows how they are made - but still we buy and eat them. We just can't resist the temptation.
How about you my fellow Pinoy friends. Do you think and agree of the said 7 deadly food? If you were to suggest - what food should be in the top 7 or if you could replace one of the saif food - what would it be?
Cheers! =)
4 people like this
22 responses
@insurectus (334)
• Philippines
10 Aug 10
Wow, does it mean goodbye larsian? ginabot? C2?
my all time favorites
@princejhaizee (279)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
For me eating those food is not risky. Because it is in the people who eat. We should be aware that food should be eat in a proper way. We should not go to the limit because we will suffer from our mistakes. Every thing in this world is good but if it is too much, it became bad.
And for our safety, I do recommend all of you my fellow pinoy to pray your food before eating it. Because God will cleanse all the impurities of food.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Yes. Always humble ourselves, even if food is question, that we have something to eat. I always thank God for my food before I eat. :D
@dorisday1971 (5657)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Hey that scares me......... My daughter loves to drink iced tea......... How can I stop her from drinking it?
I hope the report has no scientifc basis..
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
I know, right? My heart stopped beating when #4 was released. And my mom mentioned it to me before that it's really diuretic and causes danger to kidney.
What I did now is that I still drink Iced Tea but only to a limit. Just to quench the need. Then followed by water. Maybe you can apply that to your daughter too. Like make a deal that whenever she drinks Iced Tea, it has to be followed with water. So that she won't get sick.
I hope this consoles you better. :D TC, Doris. :D
@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
well logically yes those foods are indeed bad for our health...but then well i admit i still take those foods hahaha but in moderation now!
@sayh123 (150)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Most of the foods are currently is my best. Oh my god.. It's say goodbye to my favorite foods and also goodbye to my favorite restaurant in the pinas which is mang inasal and pino..
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
LOL. We can still have those but only if we apply with moderation. ;P
@naoimi09 (106)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Maybe your right that those foods can be a factor to be at risk of some of the most deadly diseases, like hypertension, diabetes and a lot more.
Maybe because of the substances in those foods that make it not nutritious. Instead of eating those processed foods, try to include in your diet those nutritious and health loving foods. A lot of Filipinos are fond of eating those foods because of its convenience, you can find those foods everywhere in food chains for example. It won't waste your time just to prepare or cook it. But we should always keep in mind the disadvantages it brings to our health. Those preservatives also are known as carcinogenic or cancer causing one. Make it a habit to eat vegetables and fruits more often than those processed foods.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Very true. I do try to make it a habit to eat vegetables in my meals everyday - to help me detoxify and for the vitamins too.
But I have to admit those food mentioned in the top 7 are irresistible.
Gotta practice control now. ;P
Thanks, naomi. :D
@grayxenon (1313)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
tops list are the most delicious and indulging food you could ever taste..like fries and burgers..so decide live a long life but eating bland foods or indulge yourself to tasty treats knowing that life after all is very unpredictable.
i read a story about a vegetarian man who planted all his vegetable in his backyard eating only the healthiest but was killed by a snake when he got beaten gathering his vegetable.
I think that donuts and ice cream should be at the top 7 list of unhealthy foods. It is loaded and packed with sugar and it is very fattening. I smell Diabetes and High C
holesterol!@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Yes! I think those are the informations given last night about donuts and ice cream. Thanks, cream! It slipped off in my mind. If only I could edit my post. lol
I am not much of a donut person and an ice cream, too. But still doesn't make safe from diabetes because i love CHOCOLATES!!!! LOL.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
I agree those are really deadly. Iced tea has the highest acidity level of all softdrinks. It will corrode the linings of your stomach. This is the reason I don't drink iced tea but many do because they could not resist anymore its addictive substance. So iced tea is really killing you softly.
May I add that all processed meat are deadly because they contain sodium nitrate, a deadly preservative and food coloring substance. But people so love this stuff and mothers keep feeding their children these deadly processed meat. Even hotdogs are junk and deadly as well. During parties and picnics, my friends perhaps find me weird because while they are enjoying and those sticks of hotdogs, I don't even touch them. they are actually poisons on the stick so I don't eat hotdogs and other processed meat. During Christmas season when hams are in demand and being distributed as gifts, I don't join those who are buying ham. In fact whenever I receive ham as gift, I am just giving them to my dogs.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Wow. Do you happen to be a nutritionist? I never had an idea that hotdogs, too, are junk food. And I love franks! LOL. I have them as my snack whenever my friends and I watched movies.
As for the Iced Tea - my mom did warned me about it. I just don't listen to with my two ears. LOL. Though I think that I can outwit Iced Tea by drinking water but I know it's never the same by drinking with only water. I should put a slow stop to my Iced Tea craze or else my health will be mad at me.
Thanks for the information, salonga. As always, you gave a big help with the facts. :D
@eichs1 (1934)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
The show did not get my full attention last night because I was busy repairing my computer. But I think the only reason they gave for iced tea is because of its high caffeine content. If that's the case, then coffee and all its derivatives should be included in the list. I also wonder why sodas/softdrinks are not in the list while these have very damaging effects to our body.
Here are other things I remember from the show's reported list:
French fries - too much oil
Donuts and ice cream - too much sweet and too much calories (hmm... isn't that redundant?)
As for the street foods, they are dangerous not because of their inherent content but of contamination. If they are cleanly prepared and served, they don't pose any danger to your health. But wait, all the smoked barbecues can be carcinogenic because of the smoke and the fried ones contains too much fat.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
My appetite cried her heart out when I saw the top 7. All are my favorites. But might as well accept the fact that they do have something that could make our health deteriorate.
I have a plan of having a barbeque tonight for dinner but having hesitations already. LOL. Will buy a veggie ulam instead. Oh, well.
Eichs, are you a computer programmer? I have so many questions. If it's okay with you, I'll ask you with a lot of questions? :D
@tyronie4cash (925)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
That would be 8 deadly foods, Donuts and Ice cream?
eeek! what can I say, french fries from fast foods are not healthy, I know that because it's artificial.
Ice cream? Dang! I dunno, I will still eat them. hahah. I don't usually eat them like for everyday. but I love them so I don't care. haha XD
Instant noodles? hmm.. since it's instant and not natural already.
The other foods is actually I do not care nemore. I eat junk foods once in a while.
But hate to see ICED TEA. like you, I made it my alternative for softdrinks. I always drink Iced tea after each meal. eeeeergggh!
Thanks for the info by the way. cheers XD
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
You and I should make a protest of removing Iced Tea on the list! JK!
And hey, you are also near to your 600th post. :D Cheers!
@gaiza12 (4884)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
thanks for sharing this information. I totally agree that these foods are not healthy for us to eat, except for the donuts..didn't know it was bad for the body. I also am an ice tea lover and just this recently my friends told me that it is bad for the kidney, so i totally stopped drinking it because i don't want to have problems with my kidneys (my dad has kidney problems already i don't want to experience it as well). It's just so hard for me to stop eating fries and burgers..these two are my faves but i get to eat it in moderation now. It's hard to get sick nowadays.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Prevention has always been better than cure. My mom who's a health freak never fails to remind me about the history of my family disease - mother side - more on cancer and heart problems ; father side - diabetes, high blood, goiter and heart problems. lol.
But there are times where my control will gave in and indulge with the food mentioned above.
As for the Icea Tea, it really broke my heart. LOL. It's like breaking up with my long lost lover but the facts are true. I just don't want to believe it because I am an Iced Tea lover. But.. will take precautions now. Like will try to drink it but not as often as before. :D
I'll follow your footsteps, gaiza. About being watchful to our health. :D
@damned_dle (3942)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
It looks more like 7 deadliest foods in the world 
. Not even a single one is an original Filipino food. Maybe the 700 club just edited it to Pinas instead of the world. But yeah we have all those foods here just by analyzing all those foods they are all processed. So they can just combine it into one (like the commandments: 'Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself.') So for this one: Thou shall not eat processed food.'
Why is ice-cream on that list?
. Not even a single one is an original Filipino food. Maybe the 700 club just edited it to Pinas instead of the world. But yeah we have all those foods here just by analyzing all those foods they are all processed. So they can just combine it into one (like the commandments: 'Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself.') So for this one: Thou shall not eat processed food.'
Why is ice-cream on that list?@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
True, it applies to all countries.
LOL. Now you're feeling my heartbreak. =)
@New_Guy (45)
• Philippines
10 Aug 10
Iced Tea? The powdered ones? Tea is a diuretic, how is it bad for the kidney? Anyway, I guess the trick here is to eat these foods in moderation. Or avoid it completely. If I crave for street foods and wanted a quick fix, I buy at the grocery store and cook it at home. OK, it's not that quick. :)
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
10 Aug 10
LOL. May not that quick but at least you're being safe.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
16 Aug 10
if we do not eat healthy foods, i think it is really not good for the body. all these you mentioned are right, not healthy at all, perhaps though you could try and add chips here? hehe wwe have the chicharon right?! :P
i guess we can eat 'em once in a while but i'd say too much of everything is not really good.
fries and burgers, by the way are not really healthy because the fact that they are from fastfoods, they are fried, and fried through the same oil all the time. recycled cooking oil increases the danger by about 50% (in terms of the cholesterol, right?)
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
there are a lot of deadly foods around and not just in Pinas but also around the world. the food you mentioned are food that you can find all over the world. so they can not just say deadly food in Pinas. every food is okay as long as you take it in moderation unless you have something that you need to eliminate taking a certain food. the fried bituka that we see around is one of the deadly foods we have here in pinas. plas the BBQ bituka whether from chicken or big.
@kukueye (1759)
• Malaysia
11 Aug 10
yes i agree,i think almost all the food item in there are oily product of deepfried items full of cholestorel and maybe charcoal or burn poisoning.ice tea i think is a diuretic compound which can cause body to dehydrate and contain small amount of stuffs that can cause blockage and stones .I guess majority of delicious of foods are dangerous to body in some way.So enjoy food in moderatetion and not in access is good advice.
@greenpeas (998)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
I think as long as you take any of these in moderation, then there wont be any bad reaction to your health.
Many of the so-called street foods today can be found inside malls, usually on food courts or in carts, and they are certified clean. You can buy frozen ones too from supermarket and cook it at home. But like any of the food in the list...be sure not to overindulge.
As for the french fries...What makes it bad is its cooked by deep fried in oil and then garnished with salt. That is why in USA many states eliminated the so-called "trans fats" by regulating the oil used by fastfood restaurants.
Not all iced tea are bad...Only those that are not really tea but are made from artificial flavors. Real teas are good for the health. You can just make your own iced tea at home, and then use brown sugar to sweeten it.
Processed meat really tastes good...And if you eat too much of it you may end up obese, diabetic or worst real soon. Occasional but moderate treat should not harm the health as long as you dont have any existing conditions.
Donuts and ice creams are loaded with sugar and trans fat so just like any other above, dont eat too much and too often.
@ggravago (30)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Omg!! I really thought drinking Iced tea is better than softdrinks. Well then,i have to refrain drinking them both. Anyway,. I eat choco kreme of Dunkin DOnut like everyday. It's my favorite thats why. And I do know that instant noodles is not good for our health but I just cannot avoid myself eating Ramyeon (KOrean noodle).
I guess it's okay to eat them in moderation. Make sure to include some veggies and fruits on each meal. When we abuse our health, our body weakens and shuts down eventually. I guess we are aware that too much sugar can lead to Diabetes; High level of cholesterol may lead to Heart Diseases; Too much salt of course may damage our kidney. Anything's extreme can harm our health.
We must have a balanced diet! ^^
