Why is maida bad for health?

Maida tends to lose many essential nutrients in the process of its making. Maida in fact is the more refined form of wheat flour

Here are the side effects of maida or white flour

Consuming maida is harmful for your digestive health as it is low in fibre content

Maida puts you at the risk of diabetes as it can cause sharp and sudden insulin response due to high glycaemic content

Maida is used to make junk foods such as pizza, cakes and samosas. Maida is known to slow down metabolism

Consuming maida can increase bad cholesterol levels in the body and this can lead to heart related problems

Maida may weaken immunity and is also harmful to the gut

Maida increases the risk of chronic disease like type 2 diabetes, increased cholesterol levels and increased blood pressure

While maida is really tasty it is very low on nutrition

Alternatives to maida flour are soy flour, ragi, millets such as bajra and jowar, ragi and almond flour

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