In a recent paper published by the American Dietetic Association (ADA), discusses what the scientific evidence regarding the recommendations related to diet and physical activity aimed at this sector of the population. Most studies associate a protective role for fruit and vegetable intake. More generally, the so-called “prudent diet” rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Although there are few studies that examine how these variables affect the survival rate of people who have had cancer, some studies have linked weight gain after diagnosis with increased mortality in women who have had breast cancer. By contrast, an isolated body weight of overweight and obesity would be associated with better survival. The [...]
Patients tend to lose the urge to eat and suffer side effects that increase the lack of appetite As cancer treatment goes, know what to eat becomes more significant. The chapters of nausea and vomiting are almost certain. The unwillingness and episodes of diarrhea occur, can also form sores in the mouth and develop disorders [...]
External aspects relating to food presentation, decoration (with herbs, threads of salsa, nuts …), the combination of colors or the type of dishes chosen for the occasion, be considered in each of the plates that make up each meal. Do not forget that many times we eat by sight. These attributes will add others as [...]
An adequate selection of foods and plants regulates liver function and helps to purify the toxic waste accumulated by the use of drugs Simultaneously taking several medications when suffering from a chronic, degenerative disease, such as a heart condition, joint or otherwise, and the abuse of certain drugs without a prescription, overloads the liver’s functional [...]
WHO warns that six of the current risks of further injury to health are directly related to food At present, agencies and prestigious scientific societies do not hesitate to attribute to a pronounced dietary weight in the constraints or determinants of health, though the dependency ratio between food and health has been a constant. In [...]
In an informative article entitled “Drugs and the liver”, which facilitates the Hepatitis C Support Project (HCSP), it tells you how to take medications that the liver processes is normal to have some elevated liver enzymes-alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GTP) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) -. ” These are not [...]
Irregular habits affect food intake synchronization of many circadian rhythms, such as those related to the digestive and metabolic functions. The liver is involved in both. In addition, the common practice of not eating something hot for dinner (predominance of sandwiches, sausages, cheeses, salads) and a tendency to nibble rather than take a real food [...]