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Do what you know… But do it

Health and nutrition, direct connection

Could you imagine waking up tomorrow and while reading or watching the news, you found the following headings?: “A cure to end a third of the global cases of cancer has been found”. Or maybe this one: “The forecast of the exponential increase in new diabetes cases will be stopped by 2016”. Or how about: “We can decrease to up to a 50% the number of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases in children born during this year”. All these would be exciting news, an accomplished dream for humanity.

Well, far from being a dream, all these news, nowadays, are realities. We now know how to attain them. The solution will not be found in a hospital or a pharmacy. It is much closer than you might think: as close as the distance found between you and your kitchen.

We are certain there is a direct relationship between daily habits and some diseases.

When talking about daily habits, nutrition is the key together with physical activity.  In fact, this relationship can be proven with the common diseases that are nowadays the main cause of death in the adult population within the Western countries such as cardiovascular diseases (stroke, ictus, angina…), as well as some others ranked in the “top 10” like cancer and diabetes, just to name a couple of examples, the association becomes clear.

A characteristic common to all these conditions, even those that might look as sudden as a heart attack, is that they are all chronic diseases.  They might not have displayed any outer signs when they first developed, nor days before the first outburst, but they are indeed a result of a long process where everything that we put on our plate plays a pretty decisive role.

Thus, the solution is not to just take a pill or wait for some blood tests to come around and say we are fine.  What we need to do is determine what it is that we will be eating in our next meal and what we will be putting on our dining tables, planning today´s and tomorrow’s meals.  We must do this every single day.

There is no point waiting for big scientific findings, or waiting for a super food that will end all conditions and ailments and at the same time will help you to lose weight. That is utopia.  Choosing what to have for dinner tonight is not. Fortunately, we have a great variety of foods at our reach and we can use them in as many different ways as globalization enables us to. This great variety of foods to choose from is however mixed with an incredibly large amount of edible products that are also at our reach.  We must learn to make the correct decisions. The key is to inform oneself and choose wisely.

In terms of information, we have so much that it is difficult to know anything anymore.  What typically confuses us is that the food industry provides information to the population that is above all, beneficial to them. You can be sure at this point that the key goal of the food industry is not to feed the population with nutrient rich foods, but to sell as much as they can.

What can we eat then? Unfortunately, the answer would go beyond the extension of a humble article, but I can sum the most important things up in the following suggestions:

• Buy produce, not products: processing makes a big different. Think that if you did your shopping at a farm, what would you put in your bag?  Fill up your trolley with those kinds of products when you are at the supermarket.

• Cook your own food, and do not forget about produce that can be consumed raw like fruits and fresh vegetables.

• Include veggies and fruits in all the main meals everyday: Yes, all of them.

• Find good sources of animal protein, good quality in a moderated quantity and as unprocessed as possible. Even if you find it hard to believe, the WHO’s information associating processed meat and cancer is not something recently discovered. It has been demonstrated for years and the reason why it is being talked about now is due to the large increase in consumption.

• Reduce the intake of refined flours and sugars added to food as much as possible. I am not saying you should exclude it from your menu because it can be found pretty much everywhere (just read the label of any product), but just follow the first tip on this list and you will have a better result. Do not be scared by low blood sugar levels: your organism can produce glucose from any other food.

• Drink water: make this the only thing you drink to sooth your thirst. If you want to drink something else, just re-read this list and decide.

• Include the right amounts. Your body has a determined amount of energy required to properly function. Once you reach it, it doesn’t matter of what kind of food you consume; it will immediately be stored as fat within your body, which you will carry for 24 hours a day and its metabolic issues. Obesity is another of the conditions that could lead to the development of deadly diseases, bringing us back into our starting point.

May the 28th is National Nutrition day, but every day throughout the year is a good day to make the right decisions in regards of your health. What to eat or not to eat.

All these proposals are valid and general, but can be personalised to all the individuals and their circumstances. If you ever need help regarding your health, ask a qualified professional.

Dra. Rosa Sánchez Ramiro

Doctor , Master in Dietetics and Nutrition

HC Marbella Hospital Internacional

März 28, 2019