Be careful!! Eating papads or appalams everyday or in excess amounts could be harmful for your health in these ways!!
How many of us remember those golden days when almost every household across India had a charpoy full of papads drying under the sun?
These days with less time at the disposal due to fast paced lifestyle etc, the art of making papads at the homes has come down. Whatever it might be, the fact is papads have the amazing ability to elevate the taste of a simple meal.
Point is that in south India there are rice papads, gram flour papads in north India in Rajasthan, Urad dal papads of Punjab etc. Papads usually have nutrients like calories, proteins, fats, sodium and carbohydrates etc.
It is okay to eat one or two papads but not in more quantities as they could cause few health issues in us.
Various health risks associated with eating excessive amounts of papads are
High sodium content:
It is worthy to note here that factory made papads would have sodium based preservatives and salt etc. It must be noted that excess intake of sodium can lead to high BP, kidney issues, heart problems etc in us. It has been brought to light by a research study that intake of processed foods with high levels of sodium would lead to long term health risks for those with heart issues and high BP etc. Please be careful and avoid excess sodium intake.
Acrylamide formation:
Point is that when we eat foods having asparagines then acrylamide formation could take place. Same goes with papads intake also. When carbohydrates rich foods like papads are roasted and fried then acrylamide formation occurs. Bitter fact is that acrylamide is a carcinogen and a neurotoxin. When fat gets broken down during frying of papads, then we could get rancidity linked to symptoms like anxiety and mood fluctuation etc. Cancer and heart disease are also possible when we get exposed to acrylamide. So, please take care.
Preservatives and artificial additives etc:
The commercially made papads would contain artificial flavours and preservatives and due to this we could get acidity issues also. Saji (sodium carbonate) are sodium salts that are used to enhance taste but could significantly increase sodium intake.
High absorption of oils:
It is true that most Indian households prefer to fry papads instead of roasting. By this, oil would also be consumed by us along with papads. This would result in high cholesterol levels in us. By this, there are more chances of getting atheherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases etc.
