Top 10 foods you must eat in 2012
Blueberries: Nutritive value per 100gms of blueberries is 57 calories.
You must eat a handful of blueberries at least once a month. Blueberries are
rich in antioxidants such as Anthocyanin, Vitamin C
and E that strengthens the immune system and keeps infections at bay.
Broccoli:
Nutritive value per 100gms of
broccoli is 35 calories. You must eat a bowl of broccoli at least twice a
month. Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable, rich in antioxidants. It is full of
glucoraphanin, which aids the body to process the anti-cancerous compound
sulforaphane.
Spinach:
Nutritive value per 100gms of
spinach is 26 calories. You must consume 400 grams of spinach once every two
weeks. Spinach is a rich source of fibre, Viamin A and C along with folic acid.
Banana:
Nutritive value per 100gms of banana
is 116 calories. An ideal pre-gym snack with a glycemic index of just 54, it is
good to eat one banana for breakfast every day
Tomato:
Nutritive value per 100gms of tomato
is 20 calories. A half cup serving of tomatoes on a daily basis is essential. When
tomatoes are cooked, the lycopenes from the cells of the tomatoes are released
Olive
Oil: 4.5 grams (1 tablespoon) of olive oil
has 40 calories. 25 ml of olive oil a day is considered healthy. Apart from
rich antioxidant content, olive oil is an excellent remedy for rheumatoid arthritis.
Groundnut
and Coconut oil: 4.5 grams (1 tablespoon) of
groundnut oil has 120 calories and 4.5 grams (1 tablespoon) of coconut oil has
57 calories. Groundnut or peanut oil contains heart friendly MUFA that lowers
levels of bad cholesterol in our body without lowering the levels of good
cholesterol.
Cabbage:
100gms of cabbage has 22 calories. A
major player in European and Asian diets, cabbage is packed with valuable
nutrients such as sulforaphane, a chemical that enhances the body's production
of enzymes, which disarms cell-damaging free radicals and keeps risks of cancer at bay.
Cinnamon: A 100gms of cinnamon has just 26 calories. Cinnamon is an excellent natural sweetner and is a well loved spice in many cuisines across the world. It helps in controlling the blood sugar levels and is excellent for people who suffer from type-2 diabetes.
Cinnamon: A 100gms of cinnamon has just 26 calories. Cinnamon is an excellent natural sweetner and is a well loved spice in many cuisines across the world. It helps in controlling the blood sugar levels and is excellent for people who suffer from type-2 diabetes.
Pomegranate
Juice: A 100gms of pomegranate juice has 65
calories. It helps in curing certain digestive disorders. Packed with Vitamin
C, pomegranate juice also helps in improving blood flow by keeping blood
pressure under control.
Soft drinks cause heart disease in
kids
In
a study, precursory signs of cardiovascular disease could be seen in children
as young as 12 who have a high intake of sugary drinks.
While narrowed blood vessels inside the eye are a known precursor to cardiovascular disease in adults, researchers from the Westmead Millennium Institute for medical research have for the first time looked at the link between carbohydrates, which includes sugars, and the retinal health of children.
Nearly 2000 12-year-olds had retinal images taken at the Centre for Vision Research at the University of Sydney. Narrowing of the retinal arteries was seen in those children with an intake of more than 274 grams of carbohydrate a day.
A major source of those carbohydrates was soft drinks or cordial, with high-risk children consuming one or more glasses a day, found the study.
The study leader, Bamini Gopinath, said the health of retinal blood vessels gave a "very accurate" indication of blood vessel health throughout the entire body.
"We need to carry out further studies, but it is definitely a warning to parents and children to cut down on carbohydrates and sugar," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Dr Gopinath as saying.
Doing so could play a role in reducing overall cardiovascular disease rates and deaths in the long-term, she said, with the condition causing more deaths each year in Australia than any other disease.
There was a slightly higher association between high carbohydrate diet and narrowed blood vessels in girls than in boys.
Even allowing for physical activity and screen viewing time, the results remained largely unchanged. The same children from the study would be followed throughout adolescence to see if the damage persisted beyond childhood.
The nutritionist Rosemary Stanton said the research added to evidence that consuming soft drinks was bad for overall health.
"There are no advantages of soft drinks," Stanton said.
The finding was published in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
11.04.2012
You
attitude determines your altitude
Stephen Covey
No comments:
Post a Comment