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Soul food - Soul food and health | | Soul food - Soul food and health: Encyclopedia II - Soul food - Soul food and health | | Developed by rural people who lived in difficult, often impoverished conditions, many of whom had forced upon them lives of grinding physical labor, soul food is humble, hearty fare. Traditionally, soul food is cooked and seasoned with pork products, and fried dishes were usually cooked with either lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is high in trans fats.
Frequent consumption of these ingredients without significant exercise or activity to counteract the high caloric intake often contributes to disproportionately high occurrenc ...
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Soul food - Soul food and health
Developed by rural people who lived in difficult, often impoverished conditions, many of whom had forced upon them lives of grinding physical labor, soul food is humble, hearty fare. Traditionally, soul food is cooked and seasoned with pork products, and fried dishes were usually cooked with either lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is high in trans fats.
Frequent consumption of these ingredients without significant exercise or activity to counteract the high caloric intake often contributes to disproportionately high occurrences of obesity, hypertension, cardiac/circulatory problems and/or diabetes in African Americans, often resulting in a shortened lifespan. Additionally, trans fat consumption is a known contributor to cardiovascular disease.
Nowadays as a result, many African Americans use methods of cooking soul food different from those employed by their grandparents, including using more healthful alternatives for frying (liquid vegetable oil or canola oil) and cooking and stewing using smoked turkey instead of pork.
Further, certain staples of a soul food diet have pronounced health benefits. Collard greens are known to be an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A, B6 and C; manganese; iron; omega 3 fatty acids; calcium; folic acid; and fiber. They also contain a number of phytonutrients which play a role in the prevention of ovarian and breast cancer.[1] Peas, rice and legumes are excellent and cheap sources of protein, with important vitamins, minerals and fiber. Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of beta carotene and trace minerals, as well, and have come to be classified as an "anti-diabetic" food. Recent animal studies have shown that sweet potatoes can stabilize blood sugar levels and lower insulin resistance.[2]
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