Black food is mainly composed of activated carbon, a solid of fine powders that is black in color and insoluble in water. Activated charcoal is an element used, above all, to clarify drinks and to wash stomachs under medical supervision. Black food thus becomes the latest diet fad for those looking for a quick way to lose weight. We talk about the truths and lies of black food and we tell you about the adverse effects of what seems to be the latest trend in food.
What you should know about black food
- The sleeping beauty diet, the boiled egg diet, the food called rainbow… More and more diets of this type are becoming fashionable and more and more places where we can read about their diets. goodness regardless of the health risks involved, everything is to lose weight, they all seem to want to say… The last of these miracle diets is black food.
- In this article you already know that we are fans of eating rich, healthy and balanced and of exercising to be healthy in mind and body; It is for this reason that we tell you what it is and what are the drawbacks of following the black food diet. A “miracle diet” with a double edge, since it is not safe for health and, in addition, it can be too attractive to people who love the gothic.
- According to our own investigations, the main element of black food is activated carbon, a substance that is obtained by heating other substances such as coconut shells at very high temperatures until they are completely carbonized. The ash resulting from this experiment is processed until it becomes a “microporous structure”, ready to eat, weird, don’t you think?
Dieting with black food
- As confirmed by the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM), activated carbon (derived from charcoal) is a kind of porous carbon artificially prepared to become an effective absorbent to treat poisoning under medical supervision. Here is the first of the lies that this diet tells us: they say that it is ideal for absorbing toxins and fats from the body, because it is NOT true. You have to know that it is not an intelligent element, this means that it can absorb anything that is in its path: nutrients, vitamins, minerals…
- Did you know that there is no scientific evidence that validates activated carbon as a safe food? Why does it have followers then? As we have already told you before, many places talk about the advantages of this diet, advantages that do not really exist.
The Drawbacks of eating black food
- Black food is not easily digestible, so instead of protecting the digestive system, it slows it down, causing constipation and general discomfort. In turn, activated carbon does not select what it filters, therefore it drags any nutrient, vitamin or pill you take.
- Eating this type of food causes redness and swelling of the face, abdomen, and legs, irritation of the respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal upset such as flatulence and fluid retention.