Teenagers and young adults who have to pull an all-nighter usually resort to eating instant noodles. These convenient snacks are perfect for when you don’t have much time to prepare food. All you have to do is add hot water, mix in the contents of the flavor packets, stir, and voila! You’re good to go!
However, instant noodles are processed, making them bad for the health, according to Dr. Sunil Sharma, general physician and head of emergency in a New Delhi hospital.
“In most cases monosodium glutamate (MSG) as well as tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) – a chemical preservative derived from the petroleum industry – may be present in instant noodles for their taste enhancing and preserving properties. Though dietary intake of these elements is allowed within a limit, regular intake of these can cause severe health issues,” Dr. Sharma stated.
In 2013, a gastrointestinal specialist from Massachusetts conducted an experiment to see how the human digestive system deals with instant noodles with the help of a pill-sized camera called the “smart pill.”
Footage from the tiny camera revealed that it takes a long time for the stomach to digest instant noodles. The doctors who conducted the study clarified that eating instant noodles is not bad for you unless you’ve had too much. This applies to any kind of processed food.
“One of the biggest problems these days is the fact that people have started replacing real food with fast food,” Dr. Sharma noted.
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What do you think? Do you love instant noodles? Will you still be eating them after reading this?
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