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Cholesterol and Its Control: A Proper Diet
A Proper Diet
High consumption of foods of animal origin is recorded in most developed countries has resulted in a high incidence of the conditions listed above. By contrast, the incidence is much lower in poorer countries where the diet consists mainly of fresh produce, with the almost total exclusion of animal origin. Given these circumstances, it is at least reasonable proposal to reduce the consumption of animal products, especially the egg and butter, and increase vegetables and grains.
Plant foods fresh and also some products, such as vegetable oils and margarines, are virtually free of cholesterol. Therefore, their use contributes both to avoid the concentration of oxygen in the blood as when it is reduced at high levels.
Fiber-rich products, whether vegetables or cereals, are among the desirable food because beneficial properties are attributed to cholesterol metabolism. These considerations are based mainly on studies of the effects of these products in populations that regularly consume, where they have been able to find lower levels of blood cholesterol. Read the rest of this entry »
Diabetes is closely related to food
Diabetes is without doubt one of the most important diseases worldwide. An estimated 30 million people have diabetes worldwide, and about 40 percent of overweight people suffer from diabetes without knowing it.
Luckily it is a disease that can be treated successfully in most cases. The treatment of diabetes is something that is highly developed, and there are many tools that they use doctors to treat their patients with diabetes.
Diabetes is closely related to food. The dietary control is essential to any treatment for diabetes. Diabetics who are well aware of this, and have to control the level of glucose in the blood almost constantly and carefully choose food according to each situation. Read the rest of this entry »
Adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus
In the last ten years are registering in our country and the world an alarming increase in the number of cases of children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The increase of this disease in this population group is mainly caused by the increase of obesity in children and adolescents, so experts recommend as the main measure to prevent a proper diet and physical exercise.
The increase of obesity in children and adolescents is a result of changes in diet (increased consumption of high calorie diet from junk food “rich in fat and carbohydrates) and decreased physical activity, because children spend more television viewing, computer and / or electronic games.
Until about ten years, children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes accounted for about 2% of all cases (type 2 diabetes accounts for over 90% of cases of diabetes), but now children and adolescents with diabetes than 8% of cases. Read the rest of this entry »
Food For The Obese
To maintain for long periods a hypocaloric diet, it should be varied, balanced, friendly and tailored to individual conditions. Before discussing the different types of diet, we need to examine the nutritional recommendations that should be considered in developing a diet for obese patients:
Carbohydrates:Should be 100 g minimum to preserve proteins, prevent ketosis and to avoid large fluctuations in weight due to changes in water balance.
Protein:0.8 g / kg / day plus 1.75 g of high biological value protein per 100 kcal of caloric deficit proposed. They are necessary for the maintenance of lean body mass.
Fats:Fewer than 30% of total caloric distribution of 10% saturates, 10% polyunsaturated and 10% monounsaturated.
Alcohol:Shortly consumption or permanently delete it. Provides 7 kcal / g.
Vitamins, minerals and electrolytes
According to dietary recommendations of the U.S. National Research Council, are considered necessary only supplements in diets with less than 1,000 kcal. The usual vitamin complexes do not provide electrolytes and minerals.
Fiber:The input fiber is useful because it increases satiety and may prevent constipation, frequent low-calorie diets, also recognizes its beneficial effect on the metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids. It is difficult, however, to obtain the recommended amount of fiber, 20-30 g / day or 25 g/1000 kcal / d, making it necessary to use supplements such as bran, oat bran or other.