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NUTRITION
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To maintain good health
it is necessary to change our eating habits and practices. In our medium daily
food generally seems healthy although actually it consists of 50%
carbohydrates, 40% fat and 10% protein. We should start by modifying these
percentages and consume 70% carbohydrates 50% fat and 15% protein.
An easy way to carry
this out would be to:
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Increase the
intake of cereals, fruit, vegetables, grains, tortilla and bread. |
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Eat a moderate
amount of lean chicken meat (without the skin), veal, fish, egg
white, milk and byproducts of same. |
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Consume in small
amounts: butter, margarine, oils, candy, dressings, sugar,
chocolates, egg yolk and sodas. |
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Do not forget to
drink water. Your body requirement is between 1.5 and 2 liters of
water per day. |
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At the end of the
several pages of this section on nutrition and having read it you will find 20
tips that will help you to balance your food intake.
CONSUME MORE
FIBER
A health diet must
include food rich in fiber.
BUT WHAT IS
FIBER?
Fiber is an ingredient
found in vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, and whole wheat
bread which besides satisfying your hunger helps your digestive system, helps
the intestinal evacuations, prevents constipation and hemorrhoids. And the most
important is that it has been known to prevent intestinal cancer.
The above are not the
only good thing about fiber: it also helps to lessen the circulating
cholesterol levels.
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SUGAR
Although sugar supply
energy in the form of simple carbohydrates it has no nutritive effect (it adds
4 calories per gram).
In small amounts it
betters the taste and texture of nutrients but it must be consumed in small
amounts. Do not forget that the majority of bottled and canned foods use sugar
as a conservative.
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CARBOHYDRATE COMPOUNDS
Carbohydrates are a
source of energy and your body requires 4.5 gram carbohydrates per kilogram of
weight daily.
We suggest that you use
carbohydrates compound such as bread, tortilla, potato, rice, cereal and
pasta. The general belief is that these food are fattening. This is not true.
It is probably that the
side dishes of these products are the culprits. An apple contains the same
amount of calories as a piece of bread.
Details with respect to
this can be seen in the following page.
FOLLOWING:
MORE ABOUT EATING
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