Top 6 foods and drinks to avoid during summer

Summer, a weather full of warmth and heat, but if proper care is taken, this time of the year is full of fun too. Various problems arise concerning our health and fitness in summer because of the temperature being risen up. There are different kind of foods and drinks to take an account on, while eating or consuming them in summer because bad eating habits in summer could lead to severe health issues.

Here is a list of top 6 foods and drinks to avoid in Summer.

6. Caffeine and Alcoholic Beverages: 

Although, caffeine has various health benefits, drinking too much of coffee in summer could be no fruitful. The main reason for avoiding coffee in summer is to keep your body hydrated. Consuming coffee too often dehydrates your body. Also, drinking hot coffee or tea warms up your body in summer thus leading to diseases. Caffeine products contributes to insomnia which in turn gives space for fatigue and tiredness.

Also, drinking alcoholic beverages also has same effect of dehydrating the body in large amount along with their other health disadvantages. Alcohol also disrupts sleep patterns and lead to weight gain. So, it is recommended to not consume caffeine products or alcoholic beverages in summer, mainly when you move outside in the hot summer sun. Drinking a plenty of water is beneficial for all cases in summer as it keeps hydrating your body.

5. Nuts:

Nuts refer to the seeds which contain a large number of oil and fat, such as peanut, walnut, cashew nut, pine nut, melon seeds, almond, pistachio nut, and so on. Nuts are very nutritious and beneficial to human health. However, during the summer, you should not eat too much of this kind of food. This is because nuts contain a high content of calories, and they will produce a lot of heat in the body.

Also, dried nuts are low in their water content hence, contributing to dehydration in summer, the time when you need maximum amount of water content in your body to be healthy and fit.

4. Fruit Juices:

You thought your whole life that the fruit juices are highly beneficial to body and are not inimical to health and fitness in any way, isn't it? Isn't this astonishing? But it is true that relying heavily to fruit juices rather than the fruit itself in summer could cause negative impacts in your body.

When you blend a fruit to extract its juice, the fibers contained in the fruit is no longer present. Fiber is a very important nutrient which has a lot of benefits. Fibers help in digestion, prevent colon cancer and has many other advantages to health. But, when you frequently drink fruit juices instead of eating a fruit, your body could lack the amount of fiber leading to tiredness, constipation, weight gain, nausea, sugar fluctuation in blood etc..

Also, most of the commercial fruit juices contain large amount of sugar and are high in calories, which are the leading cause of obesity and various other health issues. The acid and sugar present in a fruit juice are very harmful to the teeth as they can weaken the hardness of teeth by eroding enamel, decaying and by creating cavity.

3. Cold Drinks:

When you feel hot in the summer, there comes a desire to have some cold soft drinks and relax. But, you should have noticed, some time after having a drink, you develop an urge to drink water. Yes, this is a case. In general, cold soft drinks dehydrate your body after consuming them, which might lead to cellular dehydration and various other diseases including the weakened immune system. So, it is very important to drink plenty of water in summer and to avoid drinking cold drinks.

Cold drink such  as soda contains sugar, phosphoric acid, carbonation and many calories. Sugar contributes to obesity, increment of sugar level in blood can lead to diabetes and various other fat related diseases whereas the phosphoric acid weakens the calcium composition in your bones and teeth, thus leading to poor bone and teeth development. It is advised to drink plenty of water instead of the cold drinks in the summer.

2. Ice Creams:

Another best thing consumed frequently by majority of people to enjoy and beat summer are ice creams. So, as this article is all about foods to be avoided in summer, it is certain that ice creams are 'not to be consumed frequently' type of dessert too.  There are number of disadvantages of consuming an ice-cream and frequent consumption could contribute to various health issues such as:

• High sugar content results in obesity, as the sugar gets converted and stored in the form of fat in the body.

• Ice-cream is made up of milk. Animals producing milk are injected with high estrogen containing syringes to produce milk at the faster rate. When consuming an ice-cream made up of this type of milk, a human body has higher risk of over development which is against the human body's natural mechanism.

• Consuming ice-cream frequently also increases the cholesterol level in blood which in turn is the cause for heart diseases.

1. Processed Meats: 

Roasting varieties of meat products and enjoying them with your beverages might be your one of the favorite parts of the plans in the summer. But, how would you feel if you are told that these types of food are one of the leading causes of cancer and other health issues? Yes, frequent consumption of processed meats such as sausages, bacon, hot dogs etc. has an adverse effect in your health and fitness . 

                                  

Various research and scientific studies have confirmed that the consumption of processed meats contributes to cancer, heart diseases etc. thus decreasing the life span of a human being. Nitrate, which is used in the frozen meats as a preservative and to make the products appear fresh, is a cause for forming cancer causing chemicals in the human body.

Since these types of meats are rich in fat and cholesterol, they also contribute to different heart diseases. So, in summer, it is the best thing to chill by consuming the processed meats less frequently or don't consume them at all if your desire is to stay healthy and fit. Also along with processed meats, other processed foods like fried chips, french fries, fried doughs, pizzas etc. are also considered very harmful in summer if frequently consumed.

                         

These are my top 5 list of the foods and drinks you should never consume in Summer to stay healthy and fit. Is there any thing missed? What is your list?