It may not be very much fun, but the simple truth is that there are certain foods you should not consider eating if you are on a diet. The problem is that these foods are often some of the most delicious foods we have become accustom to. But by giving in to temptation you may be doing your taste buds a favor, but your diet will suffer. Listed below are the five worst foods to eat on a diet.

All Deep Fried Foods

Technically this isn't a food, but no list can be complete without mentioning why American heart disease statistics keep flying through the roof, and are by far our biggest killer from the humble French fry to deep fried donuts, fish, and chicken. The list is endless. Eating anything that has been deep fried you will have difficulty losing weight and maybe harming your body.

The problem lies not just in the source of oil being used, although trans-fats are by far the worst, the problem is the cooking process itself. Deep frying food releases powerful oxidants that create damaging free radicals linked to cancer and many other chronic conditions.

All Carbonated Soft Drinks

One serving alone typically contains next to half an adults daily recommended sugar intake. The fact that they are high in calories is one thing, but excessive sugar consumption is a major contributor towards diabetes, tooth decay and heart disease. While you may drink the diet or sugar-free type they are laced with additives, and the carbonation still leads to tooth decay because of their acidity.

All Processed Meats

These are meats that have typically been mechanically reconstituted from the leftovers of the prime cuts of the animal. Typically they are either canned or thin sliced and packed full of preservatives, food colorings, salt and sugar to make them appeal to the taste buds.

All Doughnuts

Donuts are probably the least nutritious and most calorie rich snack you can eat. They are made from nothing but flour, butter and lashings of sugar. They are the epitome of useless calories which will contribute solely to an expanding waistline, especially if deep fried and covered in a chocolate sauce. A standard glazed doughnut from an industry leading company contains just shy of 500 calories.

All Potato Chips

Pretty chips obviously are just thinly sliced pieces of potato which have next to no nutritional value besides the skin. They are deep fried in industrial oil, laced with salt, additives, artificial flavoring enhancers and preservatives.

This makes them not just high in calories, with a typical 2 ounce bag containing 300 calories, but the excessive quantity of salt makes them dangerous for the heart and kidneys too.

These food items should not only be avoided if you are trying to lose weight, you should avoid them if you are concerned about your health and well-being in general.

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