Nutrition_Alerts

01/09/2021

26/02/2021

IRON for human body:
📌Iron is an essential element for blood production.
📌About 70 percent of your body's iron is found in the red blood cells of your blood called hemoglobin and in muscle cells called myoglobin.

📌When iron stores are exhausted, the condition is called iron depletion. Further decreases produce iron deficiency anemia.

💫The daily requirement of iron can be achieved by taking iron supplements. Ferrous sulfate 325 mg, taken orally once a day, and by eating foods high in iron.

💫Foods high in vitamin C also are recommended because vitamin C helps your body absorb iron.

✨Cooking in iron pots can add up to 80 percent more iron to your foods.

✨Consult with your primary care provider before taking iron supplements.

10/01/2021

30/11/2020

EAT HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY!!

28/10/2020

The fruitarian, or fruit, diet is a highly restrictive vegan diet. It excludes all animal products, including dairy. People following this program eat a diet consisting primarily of raw fruits.

Vegetables, dried fruits, nuts, and seeds can also be eaten in moderation.

Other types of food, such as grains, legumes, and tubers, are severely limited or eliminated completely. Cooked food of any kind.

When eaten in moderation, fruit can be a very healthy part of a nutritious diet.
Some benefits from eating fruit include:

🍏Fruits contain fiber, which can help lower your cholesterol and encourage regular bowel movements.
🍏Apples, pears, blackberries, and raspberries are examples of fruits high in dietary fiber.
Oranges, red peppers, and strawberries are examples of fruits that contain lots of vitamin C. This helps keep teeth and gums healthy. Vitamin C also supports the immune system.
Bananas, guavas, cantaloupe, and mangos are examples of fruits higher in potassium.
🍏Potassium can help maintain a healthy blood pressure and regulate fluid balance in the body.
🍏Oranges and tropical fruits such as mangos are high in folate.
🍏This can help the body produce red blood cells.
🍏Folate also supports healthy fetal development.

Looking for fruits that are low in sugar? Try these:
Black plums, prunes, and all berries are examples of fruits rich in antioxidants.
🍏Antioxidants limit the production of free radicals. They can protect your skin and fight off illness.

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16/10/2020

World Food Day – It’s your day!

Highlights
📍World Food Day 2020 is on October 16.
📍The day is earmarked to spread awareness about food security.

📍United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) marked October 16 of every year as World Food Day in the year 1979. World Food Day 2020 also marks the 75th anniversary of FAO. Initially, World Food Day was launched to commemorate the establishment of FAO. Gradually, the day turned into a global event, creating awareness about food shortage and reviving food systems across the globe.

World Food Day 2020: Theme

Every year, World Food Day endeavours to promote food and preserve food resources. In light of the current pandemic this year, the day will be celebrated with the theme - "Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future."

29/09/2020

WORLD HEART DAY!!

Add the 'Food Rules' to Your Memory for HEALTHY HEART❣

📍Limit Bad Fat
📍Cut the Salt
📍Pump Up Produce: Eat at least 2 1/2 cups of vegetables and fruit every day.
📍Go for Grains: Whole grains help lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and may help prevent type 2 diabetes.
📍Go for Grains: Whole grains help lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and may help prevent type 2 diabetes.
📍Carve out time for yourself regularly. Walk away from the computer, the phone, and other distractions. Make time to recharge your batteries, to find both energy and calm.

📍Work Toward a Healthy Body Weight: Gaining weight is a constant threat for most Americans in our world of cheap, convenient, and decadent foods. And extra pounds -- especially if you tip into obesity -- raise the risk of a heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure.
📍Go for good nutrition: Choose foods that are rich in nutrients, not just empty calories. A can of regular cola has over 120 calories and a lot of added sugar. Added sugar can give you a lot of empty calories without a lot of nutritional benefits.
📍Balance calories: Be aware of the balance between the calories you eat and the calories your body needs. To lose weight, eat fewer calories than you burn.
📍Get physical: Get moving at least 30 minutes daily, most days of the week. Children and teens need at least 60 minutes of activity each day.
📍Find Your Personal Best Way to Quit Smoking

Cancer, lung disease, a higher chance of a heart attack: The damages smoking can do are well-known. Did you know that to***co is also linked to early menopause, infertility, and pregnancy complications?
📍There’s no best way to quit smoking. Medicine, support groups, counseling, or a combination of all three may be what it takes to help you quit. Reach out, get help.
📍Schedule Checkups

Regular blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol checks, as well as physical exams, are important to keep your heart healthy. Two conditions that can hurt your heart -- high blood pressure and high cholesterol -- are "silent."

EAT HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY!!

24/09/2020

BaNaNa fruit: “dose of instant energy”
🍌Bananas are a healthy source of fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and various antioxidants and phytonutrients.
🍌Bananas are a rich source of carbs, which occur mainly as starch in unripe bananas and sugars in ripe bananas.
🍌Bananas are mainly composed of carbs. Unripe bananas may contain decent amounts of resistant starch, which functions like fiber, aiding your gut .
🍌Bananas contain a number of vitamins and minerals in decent amounts. These include potassium and vitamins B6 and C.
🍌A diet high in potassium can lower blood pressure in people with elevated levels and benefits heart health.
🍌Resistant starch and pectins may promote colon health.
🍌Bananas are generally considered healthy. However, people with type 2 diabetes should avoid a high intake of well-ripened bananas.

EAT HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY!!