Eating maida also raises your bad cholesterol (LDL), makes you fat, clogs arteries, raises blood pressure, disrupts blood sugar, keeps you hungry, makes you crave for sweets, causes mood swings and ruins your health, looks and relationships. People eat it because they are probably unaware of its consequences.

Does maida cause weight loss?

While it is true that maida or refined flour -also part of the wheat family -has less fibre than its cousins, that doesn't mean it's fattening. The only difference is that it goes through your body faster and does not require as many calories to digest it digestion also burns calories.

Does white flour cause weight gain?

In today's world, a lot of food is made from white flour and it all turns to glue in the intestines. It has no fiber, it congests the system, slows down digestion which creates a sluggish metabolism, and can often lead to weight gain, stress, headaches and migraines and constipation.