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The fat in children is something that worries many parents and obsessed enough. Hard to make the boy or girl to become thinner and this contributes to eat too much as a sedentary lifestyle.

A researcher from the University of Amherst is making systematic physical education classes outdoors and thirty minutes at preschool, to assess whether weight problems or suffer health and prevent suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes Type 2.

Junk food, video games and television are among the factors that are causing an epidemic of obesity in preschool children. Sofia Alhassan, University of Massachusetts, is investigating how to radically change this trend by immersing preschoolers in a program to make physical activity a fun activity. Read the rest of this entry »

Eat regularly for breaking the fast and dawn with a balanced diet. The point is that the food consists of carbohydrates 50-60%, protein 10-20%, fat 20-25%, enough vitamins and minerals from vegetables and fruits. Moreover, a fiber from vegetables to facilitate defecation.

Quite fluid, with approximately 7-8 drinking glasses a day. Consists of 3 cups and the dawn of time from 5 cups open till bedtime.

Division of eating is to break 50%, 10% after the prayer, 40% at the time of dawn.

The selected menu is open at the time, consisted of appetizers of sweet drinks or sweet foods, such as banana compote, dates or sweet tea. Sweet foods contain simple carbohydrates that will be easily absorbed and quickly raise blood sugar levels. After the sunset prayer supplementary food consisting of: rice, or substitute rice, chicken / fish / meat, tofu, vegetables and fruit.

After the prayer can eat a snack of bread or fruit. Meal should be overlooked, because it makes a good last meal was not heavy fast.

Dawn dish such as load time, but smaller portions. It is advisable to eat a high protein content, in order to leave the stomach much longer. Besides digestion and absorption is also much longer than foods high in carbohydrates, so do not feel hungry sooner.

Meal when you can add a glass of milk, especially for children and adolescents. In adults can drink milk without the fat. Multivitamin and mineral supplements may be consumed at the dawn of time, to increase stamina and endurance.

If not in the form of meal of rice, the rice should be replaced with the contents or bread and porridge, plus one glass of milk. If you can not eat rice or bread, can drink a glass of milk.

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- Eat a balanced diet. This is important to make sure all the nutrients needed to eat. It is also good cheer to try new foods, people who have passed the barrier of four decades and have never tasted a broccoli or an avocado.

- Take advantage of seasonal products. Eating fruits and vegetables in season has a double advantage, since they are less expensive and high quality as well because they are fresh and have not undergone any preserving process.

- Eat in moderation and balanced. Overeating is not healthy, and long term can lead to problems of obesity and high cholesterol level in blood.

- Avoid excessive saturated fat. Those who have animal origin, and which raise cholesterol and cause blockage of arteries and predispose to cardiovascular events. So avoid eating: chicken skin, too much cream and butter, meat fat, fat that forms on the surface of soups and other preparations. Read the rest of this entry »

Food items that are grouped according to their characteristics, must be consumed in a specified amount over a week to get a balanced diet.

1. Fruit
Fruit. Should be consumed daily for two to three pieces. Fruit should be eaten daily. Do not be lacking in our diet at least one or two pieces of fruit a day, although the ideal is three pieces.  In case of small fruit such as cherries or grapes a piece equivalent to a cup of fruits.

In the case of fruits like watermelon or melon, a piece equivalent to a cut of about two or three fingers ancho.Los juices provide all the vitamins and minerals from the fruit but lack the fiber that makes the whole fruit.

2. Vegetables
The vegetables should be consumed daily and use the variety of vegetables that nature offers us.  The best way to exploit all the vitamins and minerals is taking them in oil, alone or in salad. Baked or grilled is another delicious option. If we do well to boil water to make soup because it contains many minerals are vegetables.  The average amount per day is a dish or a 300 gr.
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