Experts say that excessive consumption of anything will put your body under strain to process it
We’ve all felt virtuous (and spent a small fortune) piling our trollies high with goji berries, coconut oil and avocados, or scoffing a bag of nuts instead of a biscuit.
But it might be time to step away from the cashews, because even when it comes to “healthy” foods, it seems you can have too much of a good thing.
“Excessive consumption of any one food, however ‘super’ it claims to be, puts your body under strain to process it,” says dietician and author of Unmasking Superfoods Jennifer Sygo.
“There are many people who think just because a food is placed in a health-food store they can eat it every day, and that’s just not the case.
"Many of my clients struggle with losing 5-10lb because they’re eating all the right things, but they’re eating too much of them.”
So here’s the good-for-you grub you might want to dial down on…
Avo-oh-no
It may be hugely Instagrammable, not to mention full of good fats for skin and heart health, but scoffing more than half an avocado a day is also a whole lot of “fat” fat.
“A single avocado contains 22g of fat – almost a third of your recommended intake for the whole day – and around 270 calories,” says Jennifer.
