The incorporation in the diet of certain foods that can optimize organic defenses against certain health problems is a major factor and, over time, increasingly valued.
Is much emphasis on the importance of consuming fiber. Is it really vital?
A booklet entitled "Dietary Guidelines for Americans," published by the Department of Agriculture and Health Human Services United States offers the following advice: "Eat foods rich in fiber is able to reduce the symptoms of constipation,
diverticulosis, and several types of intestinal irritation. " It added that there are plenty of jobs that support the relationship between colon cancer and diets low in fiber.
Other research has indicated that some components of water-soluble fiber help reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, which is an important factor in preventing the development of heart disease.
We talk about the benefits of olive oil when cholesterol is high.
Are there any scientific certainty in this belief?
We now know that there are two types of cholesterol represented by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and consists of high density lipoprotein (HDL). The first is popularly known as "bad cholesterol" because it is deposited on the walls of the arteries, and the second is the "good cholesterol" because it exerts a sweeping action favorable to the maintenance of good condition in the privacy of blood vessels.
As the ideal is to maintain high levels of this second fraction of cholesterol, olive oil, which is very rich in monounsaturated fatty acids and has a high content of oleic acid, is able to reduce total cholesterol and LDL, and this without that affect the interests maintain relatively high values, ie, the "good".
As is obtained from the pulp of the fruit of the olive-unlike all the others that are derived from seeds, this oil has a high content of vitamin E (which exerts an antioxidant) and provitamin A (which, among other activities strengthens the immune system).
Are there preventive food for people prone to heart problems?
A diet that includes nutrients that act as natural antioxidants and as such play an important role in preventing atherosclerosis and related heart problems. are valid concepts in relation to the search to normalize cholesterol levels and the provision of fruit in all its varieties, vegetables and foods rich in vitamins and minerals. The whole grains, whole grains, eggs, milk, meat, fish and bird (on red), foods are particularly effective in the prevention of such conditions.
What diet is recommended against osteoporosis?
Skim milk is an excellent food for a large supply of calcium, a mineral essential in determining this condition. A cup of skim milk provides 300 milligrams of calcium, only 86 calories and the added benefit of vitamin D, a factor that enhances the absorption of calcium. Other good sources include yogurt, sardines, salmon and all low-fat cheeses.
What foods are recommended for conditions such as allergies and asthma?
There are several. Onions, for example, prevents allergies keratin content. Honey, if that does not leak, is cold-pressed virgin or antibacterial properties (and the bacteria are aggravating allergies, as numerous studies have shown). On the other hand, tea known to be an excellent bronchial dilator.
The lemon has received excellent press and healing food.
Who are the most benefited by incorporating the diet?
Lemon components are not exhausted by their recognized contribution of vitamin C. Acid also has benefits for the organism and is highly recommended for high blood pressure, in conditions involving the heart and blood vessels. Also as a preventive agent for the formation of gallstones and diabetes, precisely because it prevents arterial complications.
Diet and preventive medicine
The power can and should play in addition to their fundamental role to ensure better nutritional status, a significant role in the proper indication of different types of foods selected for each individual according to their particular needs and based on certain preventive virtues pathologies.
There are many foods that are inherently good for the world, while others are optimal for different groups of individuals
Today opens a new path on how to address the prevention of disease. And the dietary occupies a privileged position there. * Advised Carlos Fernando Bonazzi, clinician, former Chief of Clinical Medical Research Institute of the National Academy of Medicine and former head of the Institute of Clinical Experimental Medicine Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires.
