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eating without limits
the figures for anxiety disorders and depression are increasing rapidly in recent years, statistics indicate that in parallel so do the cases of obesity and overweight. However, anxiety, hunger and depression are directly related to our body through neurotransmitters, which is why people with anxiety and depression incur overweight. Thus, low levels of serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine we produce feelings of anxiety, sadness, insomnia and low desire, promoting fast and eating too much in a small time interval, the uncontrollable craving for sweets, binge night and Eventually, an almost insatiable hunger.

Food anxiety is linked, therefore, to eat, but not only as a way to get energy, but also as a source of pleasure, and therefore many times what is expected to meet a calm state of stress and discomfort, more that the necessary and proper replacement of energy and nutrients. The problem arises when anxiety exceeds certain limits and becomes a health problem.

A person with anxiety food shows a series of symptoms that are not always manifested in public: a frequent snack without feeling hungry, seek comfort in food when feeling sad, angry, lonely or bored, provoked binge to feel painfully full, and Consequently, feelings of shame and guilt.

To solve it we must eat foods that increase serotonin levels as chicken, turkey, fish and eggs, drink more milk and cheese, as well as tofu, soy nuts, but some are rich in tryptophan, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium and zinc help us to synthesize, such as bananas, legumes, vegetables and wheat germ are also considered natural antidepressants.

All we ever heard it live a healthier is varied and balanced diet combined with exercise to keep fit and, although based on hearing about this, and we knew what it is, there are still many doubts about how much we take of each food that prevent us from carrying out an optimal way. And, although we provide to our body all the nutrients you need, eat much or little weight can cause problems either by excess or defect, or a lack of nutrients.

The daily intake depends on several factors including age and physical activity that is done, but there is a rule based on the amounts suggested by the National Nutrition Institute. Thus, each person must ingest on average 2000 calories a day (1800 in the case of the woman and man in 2200 approximately) spread over five meals.

But what dose of each food group is recommended to take a day?

The daily dose of raw pasta is 80 grams, while if it becomes fresh 120 grams. Can be alternated with 70 grams of rice, 150 grams of bread or 200 grams of potatoes.
The daily dose of meat, in the case of meat, would be 100 grams, while the white would become 150 grams. Must not consume more than three or four times a week.
The fish, like white meat, would be 150 grams per day.

Both meat and fish can be substituted for a couple of eggs and a piece of cheese (50 grams if cured, twice if fresh). Or a mixture of legumes (such as lentils, chickpeas or beans) with rice in a dose of 100 grams between the two foods being cooked or half if they are dry.

A daily dose of 250 grams of vegetable oil and 150 grams of fruit guarantees us a minimum of vitamins and minerals that our bodies need

the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health are developing joint measures to promote health in schools. This is an initiative undertaken by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, organ of the Ministry of Health, Social Affairs and Equal.

Recently, both institutions have launched a program of monitoring and assessing the diets of school canteens. Through this program of action aims to increase the quality of the menus offered in primary schools, while engaged in activities to spread among students a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet and healthy lifestyles.

This program is part of the so-called ‘European Initiative for monitoring children’s growth’ will serve to promote health and wellbeing of children in primary schools, while used to develop improvements in school health programs.

Participation in this initiative is voluntary and confidential, affects a number of pupils aged between six and ten years and menus are supervised by expert nutritionists and establish various conditions such as the prevalence of Mediterranean diet, increasing the proportion of fruits and vegetables, reduce fats and fried foods in diet, introduction of more fish and less meat and a significant reduction in bakery products.

Caution Conservation and Summer Food Cooking
In the summer you have to be careful with the food we eat. The Ministry of Health, through the Food Standards Agency is conducting a campaign to advice citizens about the importance of extreme caution in preserving and cooking food during these months. This campaign, which is held every year to avoid the appearance of diseases related to food consumption, is reinforced this year by distributing pamphlets and posters.

During this summer, will be completed to distribute 100,000 leaflets and 25000 posters have been prepared, entitled: Prevention of foodborne disease: Five Keys to Food Safety. They are listed and five simple reason avoiding compliance with which means the majority of foodborne diseases.

The five key recommendations are:

1 – Keep clean: wash hands before preparing food and after using the toilet, wash carefully all surfaces and utensils, protecting food from insects and other animals in closed containers.

2 – Separate raw and cooked foods to prevent cross contamination and not use the same utensils (knives, tables) when handling or cutting raw and cooked foods.

3 – Cook and cooking food thoroughly, avoiding remains raw on the inside, especially meat, poultry, eggs and fish. Ensure boiling in soups and stews. Reheat cooked food thoroughly.

4 – Keep food at safe temperatures: Do not leave cooked foods at room temperature. Store refrigerated as soon as possible cooked food and perishables. The baby food should be consumed immediately. Do not thaw at room temperature, but in the bottom of the fridge.

5 – Use safe water and food, potable water to wash fruit and vegetables. Do not eat after its expiration date, or raw milk (pasteurized or sterilized better).

In addition, the Ministry has taken particular interest in reforming the information on the Anisakis. Has distributed 50,000 posters and 200,000 leaflets produced to inform prevention. The recommendations in this case are: Buy clean and gutted fish or remove them immediately. Using traditional preparations (cooking, frying, baking, iron) in the case of consuming raw fish, had to be previously frozen at -20 º C or below for at least 24 hours.

Salty foods can be called the jewel of all the larvae that are most hungry mouths here’s the whole world through. They are like drugs for drug addicts and bullets for the trigger-happy-mind, but are rather living in the happiest and most cheerful of the League of eating a meal. For those who love to eat, it will be difficult and almost impossible for them to get all the delicious food trace of such license.

Salty foods have no limit in the definition, since the whole world, but mean different types of larvae of different people. A culture or ethnic group itself may have an entirely different concept of what defines a good meal from another culture or ethnic group who live just a couple of oceans away.

If you are a chef, cooking, or even just a simple person whose favorite food is the time time. You must keep an open mind and be constantly looking for new and interesting flavors and odors that may be lurking just around the next block so you can expand your knowledge on the subject of compliance with a request from the belly hunger. This will help avoid a burning sensation to prepare any meal you to creep into the belly of his client, family member, or even your own. Read the rest of this entry »

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.

We can make a ranking of foods in different ways. The two major groups that divide the food contemplate their origin. So we have food in the animal kingdom and plant kingdom. We can classify the water and salt as belonging to the mineral kingdom.

Another classification of food groups is complete:

Milk and dairy

Cow’s milk is consumed in many forms and is a very complete food that contains most of the nutrients our body needs. Read the rest of this entry »

Never too late to quit smoking . If you have failed in all your attempts to quit this bad habit, not yet lost the battle des because here we offer more tips to help you. And this time the tricks to stop smoking are on the side of the food you eat.

Just as there are vegetarian diets , diets to lose weight or fat diets , even the smokers can follow a specific diet plan gradually get rid of cigarette addiction. Are you a smoker desperate to leave? Discover the diet to stop smoking that we present to you below. Read the rest of this entry »

The diabetes is a disease that can be controlled perfectly. One of the ways is through a good diet to keep the level of blood glucose under control and assure us a better quality of life.

What we must keep in mind about the diabetes diet ? First, it must respect the four daily meals and portion control intake. With the main slogan that we should avoid sweets, we present the list of foods in the diet for diabetics. Read the rest of this entry »

As its name the 2,000-calorie diet is a daily intake of this amount of calories. In general it is close to the amount of calories a person consumes per day. However, the difference is that the diet of 2,000 calories is focused mainly on fruits, vegetables, nuts and other food nutrients that contain saturated fats.

This diet keeps us healthy and energetic. Also enables us to keep our current weight. In general a diet of 2,000 calories can be applied two servings of fruit consumed seven servings of grains, eight servings of vegetables, three servings of milk, eight servings of meat and legumes. Read the rest of this entry »