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In the right quantities, salt is beneficial, both for the enjoyment of eating and health. However, if excessive, salt triggers several health problems. How to measure the needs of salt that fits to your body?

Different ages, different needs
According to the language of chemistry, salt is a combination of alkaline and acid molecules. Seasoning salt or salt in the everyday sense is a type of salt that consists of elements of Na (sodium) and Chloride (Cl), which combine into a molecule called sodium chloride.

Sodium is an essential nutrient, i.e the mineral that can not be produced naturally by the body, but is needed by the body for metabolic processes, for example, serves in maintaining blood pressure and nerve transmission and muscle work. To be more useful, it is advisable to choose salts which contain iodine (a kind of natural mineral which is a micronutrient required for the development of living things).

Same with the needs of calories, sodium in each person needs also vary, depending on age and weight. The cause of health problems is sodium, not salt as a whole. In addition to trigger high blood pressure, excess of sodium will also make the kidneys work harder in making fluid and acid-base balance. Read the rest of this entry »

Well-founded if Paris became the center of world fashion. The beauty of the body does not only belong to the catwalk model; majority of French women who walk on the sidewalk were the envy of many women on this planet. French Women identical with a slim body, whereas they are not on a strict diet and drink lots of wine.

The secret is simple. They enjoy and be grateful for any bribes of food, and chew their food slowly. This makes them sensitive to the signals of the body to stop eating when the stomach is filled with enough food. In contrast, obese women are generally more sensitive to the temptation from the outside like the smell of delicious food.

French women are very concerned with quality rather than quantity of food. They also often go shopping to get fresh food, because they are not used to store food in the refrigerator. Donuts and hot dogs is not their choice.

They eat in small portions, as needed. While serving food at American restaurant 25% greater than in France. And as much as possible, they prepare their own food ingredients and choosing a good nutritious food.

They have a regular eating schedule so that the body’s metabolism remains optimal, drink plenty of water and avoid sugary drinks like soda. Another secret, they are very actively engaged; go anywhere on foot. One more thing, they never skip breakfast because they realize the body needs energy in the morning.

To prevent complications of diabetes, the lifestyle must be changed. Patients should exercise regularly and improve their diets. People with diabetes should always control their blood sugar. We recommend limiting the intake of sugar and foods with high sugar content. That’s because sugar classified as simple carbohydrates, thus directly increasing blood sugar levels. This does not mean that diabetes should not eat sugar. Eating sugar to the extent they are used for seasoning is not a problem. If blood sugar levels in control, the consumption of sugar could be 5% of total calories.

Actually, a lot of sweetener other than sugar which can be consumed. For example, fruit sugar, granulated sugar, and artificial sugar. All that sugar has a different content. Fruit sugar contains fructose, while refined sugar contains sucrose (mixture of glucose and fructose). Fructose is converted into glucose through a complex process, so that for diabetes fruit is better than white sugar. Fructose can enter the cells without insulin, so as not to trigger the production of insulin. In addition, the fruit contains fiber which causes a slower absorption of sugar, so it does not quickly raise the blood sugar levels.

Generally, artificial sweeteners are no calories or low-calorie, and not converted into glucose so it does not increase blood sugar. For example is aspartame. Aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Use quite a bit only, so no need to worry about calorie content. These substances can decompose on heating above 180ºC, and should be added to food after cooking. Read the rest of this entry »