Eating it will definitely make you feel guilty! The top 5 sinful hot pot ingredients revealed for the first time

Winter is approaching, and it is time to "replenish your appetite". Be careful that if your appetite overcomes your reason, you will become obese, which will increase the risk of the three highs and cardiovascular diseases. The National Health Service estimated that an all-you-can-eat hotpot meal could contain up to 3,000 calories, which is enough to climb eight flights of stairs in the Taipei 101 building. It also released a list of the most sinful hotpot ingredients, with the infamous small triangles of fried tofu, fish roe balls and pork meatballs all on the list.

There are many kinds of ingredients for hot pot, but there are always hidden dangers, and processed hot pot ingredients are one of them.

After eating an all-you-can-eat hotpot, you need to climb 8 Taipei 101 buildings

Taiwanese people love to eat unlimited all-you-can-eat hotpot. This consumption pattern may seem cost-effective, but it may cost people their health. The National Health and Family Planning Commission estimates that an all-you-can-eat hotpot meal contains nearly 3,000 calories, which is equivalent to the calories in 11 bowls of rice. This far exceeds the recommended calorie intake of 600 to 800 calories for an adult's lunch or dinner, and even exceeds the calorie requirement for an entire day. For one meal, one would need to climb eight Taipei 101 buildings (2,046 steps) to burn off the excess calories. For a static worker with a normal body weight of 60 kg, the recommended daily calorie intake is 1800 kcal.

An all-you-can-eat hotpot meal contains 3,000 calories, which is equivalent to climbing eight flights of stairs in the Taipei 101 building. (Photography by Luo Huiwen)

In addition, after eating such a meal, the fat intake is about 173 grams, which is about 11.5 tablespoons of lard, which is three times the recommended daily intake limit of 60 grams (the calories provided by fat are recommended to account for 20% to 30% of total calorie intake); the sodium intake is as high as 5100 mg, which is equivalent to 13 grams of table salt, far exceeding the daily sodium intake limit of 2400 mg and about 6 grams of table salt recommended by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. More than twice.

If you fall in love with an all-you-can-eat restaurant, illness and pain will always be your problem

Regular consumption of all-you-can-eat hotpot can easily lead to inadvertent intake of too many calories, fat and sodium, which may lead to obesity, cardiovascular disease and related complications, such as high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, cerebral stroke, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. The sugary drinks, ice cream, sweet snacks, etc. that the store serves with hot pot are not only likely to cause tooth decay, but may also increase the risk of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, and even cancer.

Chen Miaoxin, team leader of the National Health Administration, reminds that frequent consumption of all-you-can-eat hotpot can easily lead to inadvertent intake of too many calories, fat and sodium, which may lead to obesity, cardiovascular disease and related complications. (Photography by Luo Huiwen)

Processed hot pot ingredients have hidden dangers. Eating too much can damage your health.

There are many kinds of ingredients for hot pot, but there are always hidden dangers. Hot pot ingredients that are loved by both adults and children are one of them. Chen Miaoxin, head of the National Health Administration's community management group, said that processed hot pot ingredients such as meatballs and dumplings will be added with fat-rich meat during the processing to increase the aroma and taste, and a lot of seasonings are added to avoid the loss of flavor after long cooking. Excessive consumption can easily cause harm to the body and lead to diseases such as obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Feeling so guilty! Ranking of badly processed hot pot ingredients

In response to this, the National Health and Family Planning Administration released a ranking of the calorie, fat and sodium content of common processed hot pot ingredients, reminding people to reduce their consumption and to read the nutrition information on the packaging carefully before purchasing. In terms of calories, the top five common processed hot pot ingredients are small triangle fried tofu (55 grams each, 76 calories), fish roe balls (50 grams each, 72 calories), sesame mochi (18 grams each, 60 calories), meatballs (20 grams each, 47 calories), and Japanese fried tofu skin (12 grams each, 46 calories).

The top five processed hot pot ingredients in terms of fat content are: small triangle fried tofu (55 grams each, 5.0 grams of fat), Japanese fried tofu skin (12 grams each, 3.9 grams of fat), meatballs (20 grams each, 3.8 grams of fat), sesame mochi (18 grams each, 2.7 grams of fat), and fish tofu (23 grams each, 2.5 grams of fat).

The top five foods in terms of sodium content are: fish roe balls (50 grams each, 299 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to 0.7 grams of table salt), fish tofu (23 grams each, 117 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to 0.3 grams of table salt), meatballs (20 grams each, 116 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to 0.3 grams of table salt), squid balls (25 grams each, 110 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to 0.3 grams of table salt), and crab sticks (13 grams each, 90 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to 0.2 grams of table salt).