Doctor Myasnikov exposed ketchup – Rosbalt

Many people like to add various sauces to their food, such as ketchup, and these additives are not only high in calories, but can also be contaminated with dangerous microorganisms. The doctor and TV presenter Alexander Myasnikov spoke about the danger of sauces on the air of Rossiya 1.

According to him, the healthiest food should be prepared without salt, with a minimum amount of spices and without any sauces. “It would seem that ketchup is just tomatoes. Then why does it have so many calories? – Myasnikov asked and answered himself: the fact is that ketchup is not only tomatoes. In the production of ketchup, sugar, flour, salt, thickeners, and preservatives are added to it. The result is a lot of extra calories.

In addition, Myasnikov continued, store-bought sauces are also dangerous because they can cause food poisoning, since they stay in open bottles for a long time. This is especially true for warm climates. The doctor gave such an example: luxury hotels in hot countries, where “five stars and everything is fine”, and the guests are poisoned through sauces that stand on the tables for weeks and E. coli and salmonella start up in them.

For those who like to eat tasty and with sauce, Myasnikov advised not to buy, but to prepare sauces on their own and store only in the refrigerator. And even despite home cooking, many sauces are so high in calories that they can easily replace the main course.

“If you ate chicken with sauce, then consider that you ate two chickens,” the doctor warned. And he added that the same situation, for example, with rice.

Separately, Myasnikov pointed to soy sauce: it contains a large amount of salt, which is why it is especially harmful for hypertensive patients. The doctor called the replacement of salt with soy sauce “self-deception.”