FUNNY BUNNY –
March 14, 2024 – When it comes to youngsters, studies reveal that 43 per cent of children will eat their first egg before Easter Sunday, with almost a fifth (19 per cent) admitting they will most likely make themselves ill by overeating. Dr Claire said that cheap Easter eggs have ‘lots of artificial ingredients added to them that you wouldn’t typically find in a kitchen’ due to their low costs.
She explained: ‘In particular it will contain emulsifiers, thickening agents, gelling agents and E numbers.
‘Ultra-processed chocolates have very little cocoa in, and are mainly a mix of these other ingredients.
‘These extra ingredients are designed to make that chocolate delicious and easy to eat, so you eat it faster and eat more of it.’
Although it may taste good, this can have a damaging effect on our bodies.
She warned that binge eating chocolate regularly can contribute to heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol due to the high saturated fat and sugar levels.
She explained: ‘If we constantly eat ultra-processed foods, we can eat around 500 more calories a day than if we just eat whole foods.
‘Eating a 100g Easter egg a day, or even half an egg, can result in weight gain due to the high sugar and fat content.’
