According To Health Experts, This Is The One Deli Item You Should Be Avoiding At All Costs
May 17, 2021 by Justine Schwartz
It’s sad, but it’s true: the main food you go to a deli for, the deli meats, is the exact one you should never order from them, health experts agree.
“These meats like lunch meat, salami, and spam are loaded with dextrose, nitrates, sulfates, and other sugars,” Lisa Richards, a nutritionist and author of The Candida Diet tells us.
These proinflammatory meats are high in sugar, she notes, and when paired with refined white bread and high fat cheeses, they make a very unhealthy meal.
“Lunch meats, including bologna and salami, are among the unhealthiest items because they contain lots of sodium, preservatives like nitrites, and sometimes fat,” nutritionist Lisa Young, PhD, RDN and author of “Finally Full, Finally Slim” agrees.
But there’s one deli meat in particular that you should avoid at *all* costs nutritionists agree. Here’s everything you need to know:
Salami“The worst food to buy from a deli is salami,” nutrition researcher and nutritionist Hiba Batool of Marham.pk tells us.