Packaged snacks
It’s true: Overstressed individuals tend to eat more fast food and less produce, say nutrition experts. Unwrapping a chocolate bar or ripping open a bag of chips can be a temporary relief you’re feeling under pressure.
But eating too much over-processed food is associated with higher stress levels, per a 2021 study in the ‌International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health‌.
These stress-causing foods have many ingredients, including added sugars, fats, food additives, and sodium, which nutritionists say can lead to physiological anxiety. Overconsumption of stress-causing foods can elevate blood pressure, causing the release of adrenaline.
This is a stress hormone that’s frequently associated with the fight-or-flight response. You can limit your packaged snacks a bit better by choosing nutrient-dense foods like clementines, baby carrots with hummus, or sliced almonds with some dark chocolate if you want something quick to munch on.
Don’t know what type of dark chocolate to choose? We’re big fans of the BROOKSIDE Dark Chocolate from Amazon.
Have you considered removing some of these stress-causing foods from your diet? Be sure to share your experience with us in the comments section below.
But in the meantime, Healthy Reads has much more to offer. For instance we highly recommend you also check out: 7 Shocking Vitamin Deficiencies Linked to Anxiety
9 thoughts on “7 Stress-Causing Foods You Should Avoid at All Costs”
We would love Donald Trump for president again now he was a great president this Biden guy that’s president now he doesn’t know what he is doing in the white house , if the darn Democrats would keep their noses out of people’s business, Go Trump for president 2024.
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Green tea is the healthiest thing you can drink! I don’t see red meat , chicken or cheese on the list. The saturated fat, cholesterol, trans fat (depending on how cooked), and salt content make those foods deadly!
Plant based foods are the way to go to avoid all of these stressers.
They have all been sprayed with pesticides which have already leached into the foods before you eat them
I eat the same way as my grandparents did and my mom and dad did I raise my food and can as much of it as I can try to keep it as natural as possible and I’m healthy and well so it is exactly what you eat is what you are
I reduced or eliminated the stress causing foods about6 months ago . I am off all blood pressure meds and 125/66 was my most recent . This is fairly normal. I am 77 and was taking 30 mg. of lisenapril.
why not just give up end die if you cant have these
Plant based food isn’t good for you. The chemicals they use on the plants are more harmful to the the animals in the fields and is dangerous to the bugs that birds eat and make them sick. That doesn’t give you the nutrients you really need. This is something that was started by Gates, other million airs to make more money trying to sell, so called green energy and now into the food we eat. They never follow what they preach. Yes, stay away from snacks, but the food groups if you don’t over do it are the best thing for your health.