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Top Ten Tips for Good Nutrition
Sarah-Jane
- The major dietary problem in countries of the Western world is
over-consumption of certain dietary components.
Excessive intake of
sugars and fats have resulted in excessive caloric intake together
with a diet of low nutrient density.
One in four people in the UK are obese, a risk factor for diseases of
the heart, blood vessels, cancer, diabetes mellitus and others.
- The evidence that diets restricted in fat, saturated fat and
cholesterol can reduce the incidence of chronic diseases is now
overwhelming.
- Learn to recognise the difference between hunger and appetite.
Hunger Is the stimulus within our bodies that indicates to us that
we need to consume food.
Appetite consists of the pleasurable
sensations provided by food and is associated with the enjoyment of
food.
- Food is often used in one way or another to express feelings of
happiness, love, security, or to cover up emotions of worry, grief,
loneliness and so on.
Before you have a snack, ask yourself why you need this snack, or why
you may be reaching for something you know you should not eat.
- There is a saying "A healthy body produces a healthy mind". This
is true, because the brain benefits when food intake is adequate.
- Support of family and significant other's is necessary for success.
- Whatever you eat turns into YOU. Only you have complete control of
what goes into your mouth.
- Sugar. Be careful. It is very easy to eat excess amounts of sugary
food raising your caloric intake too high.
One 12 ounce can of a soft
drink with sugar beyond your caloric requirement could cause a
potential weight gain of almost 15 pounds in a year.
- An important part of staying fit is controlling your body weight.
- Food is anything that nourishes the body. No two foods are alike
in the ability to nourish, for no two foods contain identical amounts
of nutrients.
Therefore, variety in your diet is important.
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