Note when eating 4 common food groups to maintain health

Below are some notes on eating some food groups that you need to know to stay healthy.

Even in our daily diet, there are times when we may not be able to control our own eating. That is why many people are prone to gaining weight or getting sick without even knowing it.

Starchy foods

Banh chung and banh tet are starchy foods that we often eat during Tet. These cakes are also very high in energy (over 200Kcal/100g), high in fat (from fatty meat), so eating too much is not good for your health. In particular, many people also like to eat these cakes with pickled onions, which can increase gastric acid secretion, affecting the digestive system.

That is also the reason why these dishes are not suitable for people who are overweight, have high blood pressure, diabetes, stomach diseases with increased gastric secretion...

Salty foods

Pickled cucumbers, onions, and eggplants are indispensable dishes in the daily meals of many families. On Tet holiday, pickled onions and shallots are even more popular. Although these dishes are delicious and have some effects on the body because they are rich in fiber, it cannot be denied that they contain few vitamins and a lot of salt - a factor that is harmful to health if eaten in large quantities.

Each family may have a different way of preparing pickled onions and onions, but in general, these dishes contain a lot of salt, especially the types of pickles soaked in fish sauce instead of vinegar. Therefore, this dish is not good for patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease or kidney failure. In addition, if these types of pickles are prepared in stores, it is necessary to pay attention to the risk of the processor using harmful additives such as whitening agents, borax, etc. during the processing. If you eat pickled dishes containing such additives, it will seriously affect your health.

Foods containing fat

When it comes to brawn, ear sausage or ham rolls, we should not ignore their fat content. With a high fat content, mainly saturated fatty acids, these dishes are not recommended to be eaten too much because they can make you gain weight or affect health problems such as blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, fat metabolism disorders... Therefore, people with these diseases should limit their intake, ideally, only eat no more than 100g/day to avoid affecting their health.

According to nutritionist Nguyen Lien, Bach Mai Hospital, even pregnant mothers need to limit processed foods such as bacon, ham, sausages, etc. because they have high salt content and contain preservatives, which are not good for the health of the mother and fetus. In addition, some foods containing a lot of fat can also affect the blood pressure of pregnant mothers if eaten too much.

Sweet food

Jams and candies are sweet foods that most families have a lot of left over after Tet. Therefore, after Tet, eating sweets has unintentionally become a habit of many people. However, you need to know that these sweet foods contain mainly carbohydrates, and may contain a very small amount of insignificant fiber.

With high sugar content, eating too much can increase the risk of diabetes, obesity... Even healthy people need to limit sugar intake because sugar provides a large amount of empty energy, increases blood sugar leading to loss of appetite and imbalanced diet. Eating too many sweets can also increase the risk of increasing waist size due to excess fat.

If you cannot completely avoid this food, you can still use it as long as you eat it with low-fat yogurt to reduce the impact of sugar on body weight. As for people with a family history or who are suffering from diabetes, overweight, or high blood pressure, it is best to limit their intake as much as possible.

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