{"id":30148,"date":"2025-08-11T12:18:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T05:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w9wellness.com\/?p=30148"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:34:06","slug":"ultra-processed-food-hidden-health-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w9wellness.com\/en\/ultra-processed-food-hidden-health-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Processed foods are filling but lack nutrients, increasing the risk of chronic diseases and hormonal imbalance."},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2025, people are paying more attention to their body shape and nutrition. Many people may still believe that simply consuming the right proportions of protein, good fats and carbohydrates is enough to be healthy. However, W9 Wellness Center has found that this lifestyle may be The modern \u201chealth trap\u201d that can lead to malnutrition without you knowing it<\/strong> From eating processed foods that emphasize convenience, which affects all genders and ages, not just children, the elderly, or people with chronic diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people place too much emphasis on total energy intake or calorie counting, looking only at macronutrients in the hopes of achieving weight control or muscle gain. However,What most people neglect is \u201cfood quality.\u201d<\/strong> Especially when choosing to consumeUltra-processed food <\/strong>Although it is convenient, fast and seems to have complete nutrition, it isLack of many essential minerals and vitamins (Micronutrients) <\/strong>For example, microwaving vegetables can destroy almost all of the plant's key antioxidant carotenoids, or even consuming protein powders instead of natural food sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Pijak Wongwisit, a preventative and regenerative medicine physician at W9 Wellness Center, explains that many processed foods are designed to taste good and be filling. Most attempt to distort nutritional information, competing to emphasize specific strengths such as high protein, low carb, low fat, or even organic. However, these are not actually healthy foods as many people believe. This is because the food processing processes, which most companies don't clearly state, deprive the body of essential nutrients needed for normal cellular functioning, such as vitamins A, C, B-complex, magnesium, zinc, silica, and sulfur. Chronic deficiency can affect the immune system, sleep, mood, and even...It is the starting point for many non-communicable diseases (NCDs).<\/strong> Such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, brain fog and mood swings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hormones, another important piece of the puzzle that has been overlooked in the processed food era<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to a lack of essential vitamins and minerals, the consumption of ultra-processed foods also affects the body's hormonal balance, which is a key factor in health and anti-aging. Hormones control various bodily processes, from energy metabolism, sleep, mood, to immune function and cell repair. The effects of nutritional deficiencies on hormone balance are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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