Minggu, 24 Januari 2010
Healthy Food for Diabetics
Diabetes has become an epidemic, affecting millions of Americans. A person with diabetes takes insulin to control the blood glucose. Diabetics must strictly control their intake of calories and macronutrients and balance their food consumption and exercise against their insulin intake or their body's production of insulin. Sugar-heavy foods such as candy, soft drinks, desserts, cookies, syrup, honey, and jams and jellies are usually avoided.
Kamis, 21 Januari 2010
Healthy Fast Food
Today obesity became epidemic in the world, with fast food as one of its factor. The obvious reasons fast food become popular is consumers want fast, easy, and flavorful food to fit their busy lifestyles. Fast food is fun to eat occasionally, but it is not healthy to eat too much of it. Easy access to fast food and limited access to healthy food options can contribute to overweight and obesity.
Whether at a fast-food restaurant or at home, making healthy food choices is important. I know healthy fast food sounds like an oxymoron, but there's no reason fast food can't taste food and be nutritious at the same time. Although the typical fast food meal remains a burger, fries, and a carbonated drink, many restaurants increasingly offer other, more healthful options, such as baked potatoes and salads. Healthy fast-food choices include lean meats, whole-grain breads, low-fat or fat-free milk, fruits, and vegetables.
Whether at a fast-food restaurant or at home, making healthy food choices is important. I know healthy fast food sounds like an oxymoron, but there's no reason fast food can't taste food and be nutritious at the same time. Although the typical fast food meal remains a burger, fries, and a carbonated drink, many restaurants increasingly offer other, more healthful options, such as baked potatoes and salads. Healthy fast-food choices include lean meats, whole-grain breads, low-fat or fat-free milk, fruits, and vegetables.
Senin, 18 Januari 2010
Healthy Foods to Keep a Heart Healthy
The basic rules for keeping your heart healthy are simple; eat low-fat foods, and avoid being overweight. Fat intake puts you at risk for a heart attack, high blood pressure and other serious health problems. Eating foods that are low in saturated fat and cholesterol is a crucial piece of a heart healthy diet.
There are different ways that foods help decrease the risk of heart disease, including lowering blood lipids so fatty plaque is less likely to be deposited in the arteries, making components of the blood less likely to stick together, and making our arterial walls more flexible.
There are different ways that foods help decrease the risk of heart disease, including lowering blood lipids so fatty plaque is less likely to be deposited in the arteries, making components of the blood less likely to stick together, and making our arterial walls more flexible.