Nowadays, the working pressure of many people has been increased sharply in modern times. In order to save time, it has been a common habit to eat instant noodles in our daily life. Therefore, instant noodles are a kind of essential food. However, instant noodles have always been regarded as junk food without any nutrition. In fact, many people are not sure at all about whether instant noodles have nutrition or not.
The content of oil contained in instant noodles takes up about 16% to 20% with less than 10% of protein, but the rest is starch. All the content of vitamin B and minerals comes from flour. However, the content of vitamin B and minerals contained in processed instant noodles is less than that contained in flour. That is to say that the nutrients contained in instant noodles are much less than those contained in ordinary cooked wheaten foods like steamed bread or baked pancakes. However, the content of oil in instant noodles is much higher.(1)
Last year, The Washington Post had reported of a South Korean study conducted on the effects of instant noodles on human health. According the study, “Although instant noodles is a convenient and delicious food, there could be an increased risk for metabolic syndrome given [the food’s] high sodium, unhealthy saturated fat and glycemic loads,” said Hyun Shin, a doctoral candidate at the Harvard School of Public Health and a co-author of the study. “Women who ate instant noodles twice a week or more had a higher risk of metabolic syndrome than those who ate less, or not at all, regardless of whether their diet style fell into the traditional or fast-food category, ” as published in The Washington Post.
The study concluded that excessive instant noodle consumption can not only trigger obesity but also metabolic ailments like diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, heart problems and so on.
In the other hand, the instant noodles are convenient enough to save more time, and it is easy to bring outside especially when you are travelling or camping. It is the best choice to fill your energy since it Is easy to cook.
In conclusion, if you have enough time, cooking the original food is the best; otherwise, you can choose the instant noodles even it is much better than the junk food with the high energy.
Reference:
1. Marlene Leung, Ramen risks: Why instant noodles are bad for your health, http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/ramen-risks-why-instant-noodles-are-bad-for-your-health-1.1965970. Published Tuesday, August 19, 2014 10:40AM EDT
