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Dangers of Being Overweight in Old Age
Obesity and overweight are defined as excessive body energy reserves, mainly as fat, although it is known that in both cases the health is at risk, older adults increases the risk. This may be the time to take action to prevent future problems, do not you think?
Increased body fat is always manifested by weight gain, but this does not mean that all people who weigh more than what is considered normal to be obese. To find anthropometric indicators have been established as weight, height, thickness of skin folds and circumferences (waist and hip).
However, body mass index (BMI) is a medical tool that determines how much a person has exceeded the reserves of energy as fat. For BMI, divide the number of its weight in kilograms by the result of his height squared, if the shunt is less than 24.9 kg/m2 your weight is normal, if it goes from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 means overweight. On the other hand, obesity is defined in three classes: the first corresponds to a BMI between 30 and 34.9 kg/m2, second, or risk, 35 to 39.9 kg/m2 and the latter in the sounding the alarm of danger, the index exceeds 40. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tips for Lowering Blood Pressure
Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases. It is also surprising to know that most people with this problem do not control.
Keep it under control depends periodically go to the doctor and taking medication required and follow a diet and change some habits, which we detail as follows:
* Avoid being overweight.
This causes the heart to work harder. In many cases, can lower blood thinner, yes, under medical supervision.
* Manage stress.
Stressful situations raise the pressure. If a specific and unique situation, not usually have consequences. But if stress is constantly present in your life, you try to control.
Practice relaxation techniques, meditation, yoga, etc., Choose the one that’s most pleasant and practice it daily. Do not be angry, irritable people are more prone to hypertension DEVELOP.
* Reduce salt.
It is imperative, as the third of the hypertensive population it is because of excessive salt consumption. Avoid frozen, as these are high in sodium.
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Weight Loss and Cholesterol
Given the extensive care cholesterol campaign that has been developed over several years, the public identified cholesterol as a very harmful substance to the body. But we all have cholesterol.
Cholesterol is a lipid, very necessary for life, as with the body synthesizes bile, a substance secreted by the liver, important for digestion. Its also produces sex hormones and what is more important, cholesterol is an indispensable component of the membranes (walls) of all cells, especially brain cells.
What is harmful, are the excesses of cholesterol and they are deposited on artery walls promoting atherosclerosis, a process that narrows the vessels light thus hindering the passage of blood must transport food and oxygen to various tissues and organs.
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Fats Can Cause Cancer
One of the causes of cancer is fat and overweight. This is a problem that many experienced people and could unwittingly be the cause of cancer.
Fat excessive body can increase the risk of the individual against the six types of cancer. This was stated by a report from the cancer research group in Washington, United States, as reported in the Los Angeles Times.
An American Institute for Cancer Research and World Cancer Research Fund provides 10 recommendations for cancer prevention, including limiting consumption of red meat and alcohol.
A non-profit organizations in the United States, invites the public to as much as possible keep your weight within normal limits as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the American government, and avoid weight gain and waist circumference increase in old age.
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Diabetes Treatments Information
Diabetes information is very important for us, especially for people with diabetes. Until now about 180 million people estimated to have diabetes and twice in 2030. Diabetes is not so dangerous if the patient discipline. But if not, complications will move quickly, permanently and make real damage in the body. Diabetes treatment should be started early enough. Overweight, big belly and a high amount of glycerides, cholesterol, is a sign of seriousness.
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Eat healthy with diabetes type 2: 2 tips
A positive diagnosis of type 2 diabetes means lifestyle changes that can be frustrating but are essential to a long and healthy life. At the top of the list of changes is the requirement to adjust your diet to make it suitable with type 2 diabetes. Now a new study on diabetes in overweight and obese, published in the August issue of the magazine of the American Dietetic Association shows that most diabetics do not follow dietary recommendations adapted to their illness.
93% of participants in the study in question consume more calories from fat than they should. 85% eat too much saturated fat, and 92% consume too much sodium.
The researchers compared what the participants in the study reported consuming dietary recommendations official U.S.. These guidelines recommend not to consume over 30% of their daily calories from fats, do not consume more than 10% from saturated fats, etc.
“You eat less healthy food if you eat too much fat. In addition fat is rich in calories,” says Mara Vitolini, head of the study. His study aims to remind all people with type 2 diabetes, not just those newly diagnosed, to take precautions on food.
Indeed, this study found that people who have had diabetes for an extended period of time were not capable of adopting a healthy diet than those who lived with the disease for a shorter period of time. That you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for several years or only recently offers two ways to eat healthily with diabetes type 2 :
1) Know what you are eating
To replace foods high in fat in your diet with foods low fat, write down everything you eat and analyze your list. When you look at this list, choose one or two of the richest food sources of fat (or even more if you can, but start with 1 or 2) you currently consume and replace them with a mixture of colorful fruits and vegetables (choose all possible colors).
In doing so, you reduce your intake of fat and calories and increase your intake of fiber, vitamins and minerals. You’ll also improve blood pressure, cholesterol (read also our article “Improve cholesterol in 30 councils), and your overall health.
2) Consume your fruits and vegetables application
Aim to eat two servings of fruit and 3 servings of vegetables per day. Join the 2 servings of dairy and six servings of whole grains. And try to eat mostly low fat dairy fat. The study of Mara Vitolini showed that less than 50% of participants consumed the recommended minimum daily servings of fruits, vegetables, dairy products and whole grains.
Popular Beliefs about Nutrition and Obesity (Part 3)
Is it true that toast or bread crusts contribute less calories than the crust (white)?
NO. The composition of both the toasted crumb crust or the same in all. Just change the water content, as the crust and toast contain less.
Does the oil in “raw” is not fattening?
The thermal effect does not change the calorie content of the oils, all provide 9 cal per gram. What is certain is that you saturate when cooked, becoming harmful to health, but the calories are the same, both raw and modified by cooking.
Why is it recommended to increase water consumption when performing a low-calorie diet?
There are mainly 3 reasons:
• increases satiety
• helps to correct intestinal transit, when the diet is low in fat
• prevents the formation of kidney stones, decreasing the density of urine.
Is sparkling water, add calories?
NO. With gas or without gas, water gives energy, so it is never a factor of concern about weight gain. The sparkling water is often restricted for persons with hypertension, given its high sodium content.
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Popular Beliefs about Nutrition and Obesity (Part 2)
Does eating quickly and hastily fattening?
NO. Is the consumption of excess calories which results in an increase in body weight. What if it happens, is that people who eat quickly turn usually eat more food.
Does salt fattening?
NO. Salt being a mineral, is heated (no calories). However, its intake can cause fluid retention in people with heart disease, kidney or liver. Fluid retention does not mean fat.
Are vitamin and mineral supplements increase our weight?
NO. None provides calories (energy).
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Popular Beliefs about Nutrition and Obesity (Part 1)
A brief description about each myth or misconception regarding nutrition is concerned, will help us understand the true reasons for the different processes of food and metabolism. Have clear ideas give us some knowledge, which will improve our decisions and therefore quality of life.
At the same time, avoiding misleading advertisements that threaten our health and wellbeing. The correct information on the most common questions and concerns, leads us to know how to choose, knowing how to respond and decide clearly, in situations that allow us access to a healthy lifestyle.
Then try to clarify the following points regarding nutrition and weight gain:
Is it possible that obese absorb more nutrients than thin people?
NO. Nutrient absorption occurs in the same way in both.
Inheritance is one of the factors that influence the development of obesity, namely that children of obese parents are at increased risk.
However, other factors such as sedentary lifestyle, inadequate intake and an unhealthy lifestyle, which will lead to this disorder.
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The Cardiovascular Risk for Being Overweight
A study by the University of Extremadura shows that the waist-height index (ICA) is more suitable than the much more extensive body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference to measure cardiovascular risk. Not only care about the fat, but also where it is situated.
Many medical research are changing the design that was available about abdominal fat. Now, there is just something ugly, when you have too much, much more significant is that it has proved an important cardiovascular risk factor.
In fact, it should be considered, not as an inert mass, but as a true gland which pours into the bloodstream substances harmful to health. And the more volume the more fat you have.
The last contribution in this regard is a thesis done in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Extremadura.
It was performed by Dr. Juan Manuel Urbano Gálvez and directed by Manuel Miranda and Luis Miguel Pérez Pérez Luengo, with support from the Portuguese Ministry of Health.
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