Black food is mainly composed of activated carbon, a solid of fine powders in black color and insoluble in water. Activated charcoal is an element used, above all, to clarify drinks and to make stomach washes under medical supervision. Black food thus becomes the latest diet fad for those looking for a quick way to lose weight. We talk about the truths and lies of black food and tell you the adverse effects of what seems to be the latest trend in food.
What you need to know about black food
The diet of sleeping beauty, that of the boiled egg, that of the foods called rainbows … More and more diets of this type are becoming fashionable and there are more and more places where we can read about their benefits regardless of the risks they entail for health. Everything is to lose weight, they seem to mean everyone … The last of these miracle diets is black food.
In Diario Femenino you already know that we are fans of eating rich, healthy and balanced and exercising to be healthy in mind and body; It is for this reason that we tell you what it is and what are the drawbacks of following the black food diet. A “miracle diet” with a double edge, since it is not safe for health and, in addition, can be too attractive to people who love the Gothic.
According to our own research, black food has as its main element activated carbon, a substance that is obtained by heating others such as coconut shells at very high temperatures until they are completely carbonized. The ash resulting from this experiment is processed into a “microporous structure”, ready to consume, rare, don’t you think?
Dieting with black food
As confirmed by the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM), activated charcoal (derived from charcoal) is a kind of porous charcoal artificially prepared to become an effective absorbent to treat poisonings under medical supervision. Here is the first of the lies that this diet tells us: they say that it is ideal for absorbing toxins and fats from the body, because it is NOT true. You have to know that it is not an intelligent element, this means that it can absorb anything in its path: nutrients, vitamins, minerals …
Did you know that there is no scientific evidence that validates activated carbon as a safe food? Why then does it have followers and followers? As we have said before, in many places there is talk of the advantages of this diet, advantages that do not really exist.
The drawbacks of consuming black food
+Black food is not easily digested, so instead of protecting the digestive system it slows it down causing constipation and general malaise. In turn, activated carbon does not select what it filters, so it drags any nutrients, vitamins or pills you take.
+Consuming this type of food causes redness and swelling in the face, abdomen and legs, irritation of the airways and gastrointestinal discomfort such as flatulence and fluid retention.
Dear readers, a little exercise and healthy eating does work miracles.