Medical Information Weblog

Archive for the ‘Diet and Weight Loss’ Category

some experts say the benefits of a vegetarian diet, although some do not rule out the need for meat in small doses. However, among experts there is no complete unanimity about it. While some believe that vegetarianism ensures all the nutrients the body needs, another thinks that vegan diets deficiencies in iron, zinc, iodine, vitamin D, vitamin B 12 and omega 3 fatty oils.

Therefore, the latter recommend taking vitamin supplements to mitigate these potential deficiencies. Others point out that a balanced diet with meat and fish in small quantities would not need these supplements and virtues would be virtually the same.

Whoever wants to start a vegetarian diet have to first seek professional advice. No doubt you are seeking a balance between nutrients. There are situations where it is particularly necessary to be careful: the case of pregnant women, the elderly, and the stage of growth …, as Manuel remembers Monino, vice president of the Spanish Association of Dietitians Nutritionists, and secretary of the scientific committee of the 5 A Day Partnership. WHO recommends taking a 75% vegetable protein and 25% of animal protein? But now the proportions are reversed and generally consume 75% of animal protein and 25% vegetable.

Experts suggest that more than half of Spanish does not maintain a balanced diet and the age group between 25 and 34 years is the “come worse due to fast food and irregular hours.”

Nutrition expert and vice president of the Spanish Society of Community Pharmacy (SEFAC), Jesus C. Gomez, say a balanced diet is “fundamental” and remarked, “to speak of the Mediterranean diet does not nourish us, you have to do it.”

To give the body the required dosage of nutrients, experts recommend a varied diet and avoid too much fat and sugar as well as sports and sleeping eight hours. The pharmacist has lamented that people doing “terrible things with high protein diets” to lose weight.

With respect to nutritional supplements, said they have to be supervised by physicians or pharmacists and are recommended during pregnancy and lactation, in patients with severe trauma and injuries and stress.

“Nothing substitutes for proper nutrition,” said Gomez, who stressed that nutritional supplements are only “a supplement.” He said that the imbalances of the body may affect the response of the defenders and the mood, as the immune system is closely linked to the nervous system.

According to a study by the SEFAC, 68 percent of people asked for supplements in pharmacy was feeling fatigue and asthenia, 30 percent to improve the sport, 20 percent lack of rest, 20 Stress percent and 11 percent by changes in diet.

Are you trying to maintain good eating habits ?we encourage you to do it and for that you approach a little guide to get started. You’ll see that once you start to develop good habits you will feel much better. You to have a body and mind are much healthier. Follow these tips and you’ll be able to improve substantially the quality of your diet .

First we suggest you make a list of those foods that you love to eat but that are unhealthy. To the side, in another column, try to find a replacement for each of them. Start with those foods that you are easier to remove.

In the column of food healthy try to write as many foods you want to try or think you can work as a substitute. At the time of listing do not forget to drink water as a good substitute!

Every time you want to eat unhealthy food uses column and choose from the list of substitutes. Every day (or every other day) add other foods to the list of foods to avoid. Take this list with you at any time before choosing what to eat down the list. This way you ensure that you are making a healthy choice.

It is important to keep on hand a significant amount of food healthy, instead, do not expose yourself to foods that are inconvenient for your health. You’ll see that develop good habits, food is only a matter of time.

The decrease in consumption of bread by 10% only in the last year, is due in large measure, the little knowledge about the nutritional benefits of this product and poor medical guidance which was devoted to extending mistakenly believing that the bread fat.

Experts meeting on Wednesday in Madrid on the occasion of the presentation of the ‘White Paper Pan’ stated that, undoubtedly, the bread is the food that contributes to better nutritional balance, as it provides an important part of carbohydrate of dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins. Not to mention that this is not a diet rich in fats or sugars, so that the bread itself is not fattening not only provided the diet and living habits are good, but contributes to a healthier diet.

Read the rest of this entry »