New Delhi. 10 Unhealthy Foods To Avoid: Due to unhealthy food habits and bad lifestyle, people are becoming victims of malnutrition, diabetes, cholesterol and heart diseases at a young age. Fast food and processed food like potato chips, cookies, pizza and burgers affect health badly and soon make the body a home for diseases. In such a situation, according to WHO, people who want a long and healthy life should limit the intake of such unhealthy foods in their diet without delay.

1) Sugar

Sugar is one of the major reasons behind increasing weight and diabetes. It also has a very serious effect on your liver, pancreas and digestive system. Consuming sugar is not that bad, but including it in excess in the diet can make the body a home for diseases.  

2) Bread and Pasta

Refined carbohydrates are one of the most unhealthy foods in the world, commonly found in white bread, pasta and sweets and can harm your heart health by increasing blood sugar and insulin levels. To reduce the craving for unhealthy foods, you can include healthy carbs like brown rice, barley and millet in your diet.

3) Coffee

Coffee is rich in caffeine which can cause many problems, excessive consumption of it can cause problems like headache, anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure and fatigue. Excessive amount of caffeine also increases the risk of heart disease and also causes digestive problems. This is why it is best to stay away from it or limit its consumption.

4) Fried Foods

Fried foods are high in calories, salt and unhealthy fats, which cause many diseases including heart disease. In such a situation, you should also exclude them from your diet.

5) Salt

You should also limit your intake of salt, otherwise it can cause high blood pressure and heart problems. Foods that are high in sodium include canned goods, salty snacks, buns, cakes, pastries, packaged soups and sauces, as well as marinated meat.

6) Potato Chips

You should also avoid eating processed snacks like chips and microwave popcorn, as they are high in unhealthy fats, salt and calories.

7) Bacon and Sausage

Processed meats like bacon and sausages are high in sodium and nitrates, which increase the risk of cancer. Furthermore, during digestion, nitrates turn into nitrites, which can then lead to the production of nitrosamines, which can also cause cancer.

8) Pizza and Burgers

Junk foods like burgers and pizzas are the most favorite food options of today's generation, but you should avoid consuming these foods as they contain a lot of calories, which can lead to weight gain. Apart from this, cleanliness is also a big factor in cooking such foods, which can affect health.

9) Cheese

Full fat dairy products like cheese contain saturated and trans fats, which can prove harmful for your health. These things increase heart disease and obesity. In such a situation, you can consume low fat dairy products instead.

10) Palm Oil

Palm oil is also harmful for health because it contains high amount of saturated fat, which can make you a victim of many problems including heart diseases and high cholesterol.