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The benefits of eating popcorn! !
Popcorn is not delicious. When popcorn is processed, in order to make the taste of popcorn more attractive, a lot of margarine will be added, and some popcorn flavors will be added; In order to make popcorn more beautiful, we need to add some pigments to it and put a beautiful coat on it.

However, this margarine brings extra energy and trans fatty acids, which will make obesity one step closer. Trans fatty acids can reduce high-density lipoprotein, increase low-density lipoprotein and increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Excessive intake of artificial pigments may lead to ADHD in children.

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Popcorn is processed from corn, and its nutritional value has not changed. Moreover, due to its expansion, the air in popcorn increases, but it is easier to digest and absorb after entering the human body.

The reason why popcorn is turned into junk food is mainly because although modern popcorn basically contains no lead, sugar, creamer, preservative, shortening, hydrogenated vegetable oil and even pigment are often added to improve the taste of popcorn. These substances are very harmful to human cardiovascular and liver health.

People's Network-Popcorn is delicious but harmful to health. Never eat popcorn that smells too sweet.

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