Millenium Health Tips

The little time we spend on planning and preparing a healthy and balanced diet, fast food and the tempting choice of snacks of all kinds are to reduce the consumption of fruits and vegetables, among other products essential. This is an increase of cholesterol, obesity and lack of nutrients. The intention to avoid these harmful effects is causing the rise of so-called functional foods, those that provide beneficial substances to the body, such as minerals or vitamins, which have been enriched, apart from its own nutrients.

Emerged in Japan in the 80s: with increasing life expectancy of the population, increased health spending, so it is proposed to help health through food. These serve to prevent various diseases, vitamin deficiencies and mitigate cardiovascular problems and even birth defects. (more…)

“Hydrogenated or trans fat is nothing more than a fat man has invented. The food industry added to margarines, pastries, fried, cooked … to make the product more rich, juicy, palatable, appetizing and that better preserved, “explains Elena Munasan. This artificial fat in the body behaves like a saturated fat.

The expert gives us a very graphic example. “Why is bread so soft, so appealing and does not dry in two days, as you would normal bread? Bread in theory should have no more than water, flour and salt, however, processed breads, such as mold, contains trans fat in its composition to be retained better and more attractive to the eye and palate. ” Hence the importance of monitoring the composition of processed foods, what type of fats they contain. Obviously, trans fats must disappear from the diet of a person with high cholesterol.

The main friends of cholesterol are fried snacks and bakery products. “In the first case, the product of hydrogenated fats bind to an excess of salt, which raises the blood pressure in the second, the trans are supplemented with simple carbohydrates or sugars,” says the dietitian-nutritionist. (more…)