Folic Acid Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk
A team of South Korean scientists reported that consuming folic acid would significantly reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer, at least in women.
The study on 596 patients with colorectal cancer and 509 healthy people, the authors found that women who consumed the most folic acid, or folate, had two thirds less risk of disease than women who ate the least amount of vitamin B.
But the consumption of folate did not significantly alter the risk of colorectal cancer in men, the team of J. Kim from the National Cancer Center in Goyang.
The colorectal cancer mortality was multiplied six times in the South Korean since the 1980s, said the team, and increasingly Westernized diet influence the increase.
There is evidence that consumption of folate that is found in green leafy vegetables and citrus fruits, reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, although some studies suggest that this protective effect may vary according to ethnicity. Continue reading
Healthy Eating – Food Laws
1. Law of quantity: The amount of food should be sufficient to meet the body’s caloric needs. Foods that provide mainly calories (energy) are carbohydrates and fats.
How many calories should be enough to provide heat to maintain body temperature, the energy of muscle contraction and the nutritional balance.
From the standpoint of calories, a diet may be, sufficient, insufficient, or too generous. According to this law, slimming considered “insufficient” because they allow a decrease in weight at the expense of a reduced calorie content.
The caloric requirement for each particular person must be determined by a nutrition professional, considering age, sex, complexion, activity, special situations: diabetes, obesity, malnutrition, etc..
2. Quality Act: Any diet should be complete in its composition, ensuring the proper functioning of organs and systems. In any regime must be present: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water. According to this law, the regimes are classified as complete (varied) and incomplete. Continue reading
Tips and Advice for Healthy Eating II
To lose weight without being hungry is to eat everything, because they discover that to obtain a healthy weight is more important how to cook and eat the amount of each major food group.
To follow a boring mono-based diet of celery and lettuce, you have to eat what is needed and no power save that we provide food, you have to spend through physical activity that is the best ally to lose weight and avoid kilos gain with age and that the body adjusts to stay nimble and healthy.
Make a change in our dietary habits by implementing a proper plan our daily requirement is not easy but not impossible and is worth a try as they get many benefits including:
* Do not starve
* Enjoy your meal
* No need to eat a different menu to the rest of the family Continue reading
Tips and Advice for Healthy Eating I
Food Attitude
When a patient tells me I lost weight with “such a diet ‘, I ask you this: do you really gained weight?. No, because if they really have done, would not be trying again to lose weight.
Just what these people have done is one of those fad diets that are anecdotes after them, because they did not solve the fundamental problem is to lose weight, learn to keep it and learn to eat well.
Most people who have lost weight and keep it at the time could not follow a specific diet, have learned to eat.
They are aware that your weight stays on the point that they want because they take food to suit your lifestyle and spending power that they do.
To achieve this they have learned that eating healthy is to eat everything, good portions, less fat and have no excess with food, ie now have another “attitude” toward food. Continue reading
Nutritional Supplements Guide for Balanced Diet
Proteins. Create cells and tissues involved in chemical reactions such as digestion or transportation of oxygen, allowing movement of the muscles and even have hormonal activity.
Fatty acids. Among them are the so-called omega 3 and 6, which prevent the formation of blood clots, help regulate blood pressure and lower triglyceride levels (type of fat that forms in the body), also increase the flexibility arteries and trigger the inflammatory process, which reduces the risk of arthritis, cancer, psoriasis, diabetes and disorders of the cells.
Although dietary supplements are a good alternative to improve the nutritional conditions, it is essential that the diet always contains the following food groups:
Cereals and legumes. They are the most important source of carbohydrates and proteins of plant origin.
Characteristics of Each Mineral II
* Nickel. It allows the proper functioning of the pancreas.
* Potassium. Is responsible for strengthening the activity of the kidneys to stimulate elimination of toxins through the urine, and storage of carbohydrates and converting it into energy.
It also helps maintain proper heart rate and blood pressure at normal levels and is essential for the transmission of all nerve impulses.
* Selenium. Has antioxidant properties, which gives it the ability to prevent premature aging and cancer. It is helpful in treating dandruff and kept in good condition to the liver, heart and reproductive organs.
* Silicon. It helps to absorb calcium, build new cells and nourish tissues.
* Sodium. Is responsible for regulating the distribution of water in the body, involved in the transmission of nerve impulses to muscles and participates in the digestive process.
* Iodine. It is essential for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland, helps growth, improves mental alertness, burn excess fat and allows the development of nails, hair, skin and teeth.
* Zinc. It is vital for growth, regulates sexual development, epidermal and hair, and is necessary for the production of insulin (hormone that is responsible for keeping blood sugar levels within normal ranges).
Characteristics of Each Mineral I
The following describes the characteristics of each mineral:
* Sulfur. It is part of the structure of skin, nails, hair and cartilage, is responsible for neutralizing toxic substances and helps the liver in bile secretion.
* Calcium. Is an essential component of bones and teeth, 99% is in them and the remaining 1% is stored in the muscles, so it is vital for development and good health of these structures. It also participates in blood clotting and nerve impulse transmission.
* Chloride. Promotes fluid balance in the body, helps the liver detoxify and is vital for the formation of acid in the stomach
* Cobalt. Involved in the production of red blood cells.
* Copper. Hemoglobin becomes stored iron in the body and can take advantage of which is contained in food.
* Chrome. It helps in the normal assimilation of sugar for the insulin-hormone produced by the pancreas works properly, while regulating cholesterol levels and is involved in protein transport.
* Phosphorus. This is a point with calcium participates in the formation of bones and teeth, in addition, it is essential to transform food into energy consumed.
Dietary Nutritional Supplements Guide II
What are facts?
Dietary supplements contain a variety of ingredients, which may be present as concentrates or extracts, and are supplied in capsules, tablets, pills, pills, granules, tablets, powders, liquids or injections. The elements commonly contain their formulations can be grouped as follows:
Vitamins. Micronutrients that allow the body perform their functions and stay healthy, which are essential for metabolism, development and growth of the body are normal.
They are classified into two groups: fat soluble (soluble: A, D, E, and K) and water soluble (hydrosoluble: B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B9, B12 and C), there are other nutrients that Vitamins are considered by some specialists, however, called it the other sector in this way and recognized as B13, B15, B17, choline, PABA, T, P and U.
* A. It is responsible for protecting the skin, is involved in the visioning process and participates in the development of enzymes (substances that provide chemical changes) in liver and sex hormones.
* B1 (Thiamine). It is important for the proper functioning of the nervous system and brain, as well as to reduce the effects of a hangover or raw.
Dietary Nutritional Supplements Guide I
Dietary supplements are made up of one or more nutrients that are added to the diet to correct or prevent deficiencies of vitamins, minerals and proteins, helping in the recovery of the patient suffering an illness or has undergone surgery and to improve overall health.
Although the nutritional needs of human beings can be met by following a balanced diet, nutritional supplements are especially beneficial in the following circumstances:
* Malnutrition or deficiency of nutrients that is usually associated with diets low in vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates and fats, changes in intestinal absorption process (ability to draw nutrients), chronic diarrhea and diseases such as cancer or AIDS.
Note that there are periods of life which are more prone to malnutrition, such as childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, lactation and age, the first being that you can leave severe sequelae, for example, decreased IQ, impaired learning and memory retention, poor muscle development and frequent infections. The latter represents one of the leading causes of death, because the nutrient deficiencies alter immune barriers that protect against the attack of germs.
Recommended Supplements for Certain Groups of People
Do you think taking vitamins or mineral supplements? Do you think you need? Or that “do not harm” and therefore are best taken not take them? Here are some questions to ask before you decide to take them.
1. Do I really need?
First and foremost, nutritional needs must be met by eating a variety of food as it says in the Executive Summary of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
In some cases, vitamin / mineral supplements or fortified foods may be useful because they provide nutrients that would otherwise be eaten in smaller quantities than recommended.
If you ingest quantities of food that are recommended supplements may not give you more benefits. In some cases, supplements and fortified foods may cause beyond healthy levels of nutrients.
(Note: fortified foods are those which are added one or more essential nutrients to increase the nutritional value.)
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, these recommendations have been established for certain groups of people:
* Persons over 50 years of age should consume vitamin B12 in its crystalline form, such as from fortified foods (such as fortified breakfast cereals) or take it as a supplement.