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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF FOOD IN THE PREVENTION OF DISEASES?
A good diet, varied, comprehensive, balanced diet whose best known model is the Mediterranean diet, on the one hand allows our body to function normally (to cover our basic biological needs, we need to eat to live-) and on the other, prevent or at least reduces the risk of certain disorders or diseases in the short and long term.
Just remember the impact they have on our society calls “diseases of civilization.” hypertension, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, eating disorders and even certain cancers are related to an unbalanced diet. There is usually a direct cause-effect, but it is one factor that contributes to the risk of emergence and development of such diseases.
The current research focus not only on the consumption of energy and nutrients (proteins, fats and carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water), but also in other non-nutritive components of food (it has been proven in experimentation and scientific laboratory studies) behave as protective elements against these and other diseases, we speak specifically of the fiber and natural antioxidants, mainly present in plants. Read the rest of this entry »
“Drinkable or creamy? What strawberry, peach or common? With or without grain? There are a wide variety of tastes and ways of eating yogurt, which you will have your favorite. The good thing is that they all provide us with health benefits. So if you are someone who still depend on coffee for a living, we invite you to learn the benefits of yogurt to incorporate into your diet.
The yogurt is usually one of the recommended foods for weight loss because it has fewer calories, but has also been shown to help combat indigestion and bad breath. Many studies even go for more and ensure that drinking yogurt is a great help to prevent caries and oral health care. Consequently, some toothpastes are formulated based on the components of yogurt.
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A good tooth brushing and flossing after every meal is the most powerful weapon to combat bad breath. However, there are some habits that reduce the effect of toothpaste creating that nasty smell emanating from the mouth. In other words, poor hygiene in our mouth is not the only thing that can cause bad breath.
Are you a victim of this embarrassing condition? Do you cover your mouth every time you whisper in the ear of another person? Identifies some surprising causes of bad breath to fight it effectively.
Skip breakfast. Another reason to not forget the most important meal of the day! As the first meal as soon as we got up, stimulates production of saliva which has a cleansing effect on the tongue. Yes, wash your teeth well afterwards.
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What is the first thing you look at someone? Undoubtedly, the most heard response will be the face. Our face is the first letter and why we all want to look your best.
Perhaps we have some more rolls, but not too traumatized us because we can hide. However, if we note that those extra pounds and mark presence in our face the situation is different. Would you like your face lose weight? Here are some tips.
Drink plenty of water. Water is the healthiest drink you can have. Purify our bodies inside and outside embellishes it besides that helps us feel fuller and therefore eat less. If you do not ingest enough water, the body retains fluid and swells. Drink at least 8 glasses of water to lose weight in your face and your whole body.
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Incredibly, cavities or gum disease conducive to feeding problems in people over 50 years, leading to diseases such as obesity and malnutrition.
Dental mortality in adults (ie, loss of natural teeth by caries) undermines the ability to chew, which leads to malnutrition and overweight in people over 50 years.
Studies indicate that due to the average decay of teeth in adults over 50 years is 19, a figure which does not meet the recommendation of the World Health.
For good masticatory function WHO believes that we must maintain, for at least 20 natural teeth of the 28 or 32 with which they have, including the third molars or wisdom teeth.
Tooth loss from caries or periodontal disease causes the sufferer in a deficiency, disability and handicap, according to a model of international classification of functioning and shortcomings of the WHO.
Losing a tooth is a deficiency (organic here) that ultimately becomes a disability when it prevents chewing food properly and can also become a disability that triggers social isolation: some people no longer live or go to parties because they feel embarrassed to talk and prefer to eat alone because they have to grind or chop their food and / or remove dentures to feed.
By studying the diet of subjects with masticatory deficiency on tooth mortality, it was found that, regardless of economic level, there is a smaller variety of foods that contain mainly protein, therefore stop eating meat and food replaced Raw by soft, many of which are rich in carbohydrates or do not meet the nutritional content of an adequate diet.
If we consider that life expectancy has increased considerably in recent years and no one wants to suffer a deterioration in their quality of life, it is essential to prevent tooth mortality in adults.
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The immune system is the main barrier which has the body to defend against external infections. However, this complex process of mucosal antibodies and white blood cells, can be weakened by the lack of rest, inactivity, stress and poor nutrition.
It is therefore essential that the diet includes all the nutrients needed to enjoy a healthy life. These include zinc, something apparently unknown to about a quarter of the world’s population, which is lacking in this mineral.
While zinc is found in a wide variety of foods, according to Dr. Daniel De Girolami, nutritionist and member of the Nutrition Division of the Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin in Argentina, “their highest concentrations occur in those of animal origin: beef, pork, of birds, fish and shellfish. ”
According to the specialist, zinc is also, though to a lesser extent, in eggs and dairy. “In addition, the zinc content is relatively high in nuts, seeds, legumes and unrefined cereals and low in tubers, refined cereals, fruits and vegetables,” Girolami said.
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The ingestion of dietary fat is associated with increased plasma concentration of estrogen, however although there have been several studies has been difficult to obtain conclusive data to separate the fat intake of other factors that might influence the risk of breast cancer. However, some case-control studies and cohort studies suggests a moderate increase in risk with increasing consumption of dietary fat.
There may be a moderate protective effect of high intake of vegetables, but with regard to the intake of fruits, fiber and meat consumption results are still inconclusive
Alcohol is perhaps the most important risk factor, recent studies show that ethanol consumption could increase the concentration of endogenous estrogen, which is associated with increased risk of this malignancy.