Food provides us with nutrients, keeps us energized, and can even help us fend off disease.

But those benefits aren’t true for all foods.

In fact, certain foods can actually cause health issues, inflammation, and drain you ofenergy.

Unhealthy foods

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So come along for a tour of common eats that can spell tummy troubles.

Read on, and for more on healthy eating, don’t miss these25 Unhealthiest Habits for Your Digestion.

What you may not feel is the gut inflammation from these poor food choices.

Bread

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A ham sandwich packs over 1,117 milligrams.

Take low-fat yogurt, for example.

A single cup can contain upwards of 6 teaspoons or more than 24 grams of sugar.

chicken noodle soup

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So much for a healthy snack; it’s more like cotton candy.

Too much sugar can cause acute problems like bloating, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and diarrhea.

Anything that’s deep-fried such as French fries and chicken nuggets can trigger heartburn and acid reflux.

low-fat yogurt

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Ariel Kushmaro, PhD, one of the lead authors of the study.

spicy curry with chili peppers

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Deep fry french fries in oil

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types of beans

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artificial sweeteners

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energy drink

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unhealthy cereal

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