We are always taught that vegetables are good for the body. But eating vegetables should be learned from the time we learn how to eat! The problem comes with parents who don’t like vegetables and therefore don’t teach kids to eat them.
With the rising trend of obesity, we try to resort to anything that will give us a quick fix to this problem BUT the truth is… there will never be a quick fix. With the theory behind the Vegetarian Diet…it is really a healthy option and one alternative I’ll recommend to everyone who wants to lose weight!
So what do we know of eating vegetables and weight loss?
A study conducted by Cancer Reasearch UK from the EPIC Project looked at dietary habits of around 22,000 subjects and studied them over a 5 year period.
The findings are interesting:
People who ate meat and continued doing so in the next 5 years gained more weight than those who switched to becoming vegetarians. The meat eaters gained around 2 kilos while the vegetarians gained only 0.5 kilos.
As I’ve mentioned in my previous post on High Protein Diet regarding protein sources, protein from vegetables definitely has lesser fat and calorie content than protein coming from a meat source. It is therefore understandable as to why a diet fully on vegetables will have its advantages!
- The high fiber content of vegetables make you feel fuller faster and therefore you eat lesser quantities of food and lose weight.
- The fat and calorie content is lesser and therefore you don’t gain weight and stay slim!
So there you go guys, eat all the greens you like and you’ll never go wrong!
Stay Slim…Go For Veggies!
I usually refrain from taking apple juice because any fruit juice for me is plain sugar. I always have this rule: A fruit is better than a puree… a puree is better than a juice! BUT new studies may change my way of dealing with juices.
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Just talked with a patient regarding her weight and her risk for diabetes and other diseases related to being overweight. Her relative apparently just died of colon cancer. That’s when our focus of discussion shifted to dietary habits and how high fiber diet can help prevent diseases that are now so commonly affecting the health system.
The fad of low carb and high protein diet has put protein at the center stage! People are now aware of protein. And I see people in parties filling up their plates with beef, pork and cheese obviously following the Atkins or the South Beach diet! But what’s the use of protein and are all proteins the same?
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Patients with diabetes are prone to gum disease. Good blood sugar control helps prevent gingivitis or gum disease but once they develop gum problem comes the dreadful BAD Breath!
Almost always when a patient presents in the ER with massive heart attack, a history of heartburn symptoms were noted days or months prior to the ER visit. The patient has been complaining of on and off ” heartburn” apparently due to bad food or missed meal symptoms of hyperacidity. Neglected for days, the patient then presents himself in the ER in an emergency situation.
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I take my daily multivitamin. Any Vitamin preparation is a dietary supplement. But also those in the market sold as health food supplements such as herbals, amino acids and energy bars.
We have vaccines for infections like flu and pneumonia… now comes a vaccine for obesity? This would really be interesting.
I am extra careful with regard to disciplining my kids. In certain times of stress… your voice may become loud enough for you to realize later that you need to lower it down a bit! My wife always remind me to take it easy and we resort to non verbal or non contact strategies like no Gameboy privileges or standing in one corner for a number of minutes which usually work!
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We always think of the equation: what you take in EQUALS what you take out! A simple equation now being questioned with new findings on studies that this may not be so….
It’s indeed a CATCH 22… The Benefits of Fish versus The Fear of Mercury Contamination!
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like Ibuprofen or Advil that we are familiar with have been shown in one study to not only Kill Pain but also Kill your Erection!… Whew… That’s pretty scary!
If you are a diabetic… or if you have family members who are diabetics… then this post is for you!
More interesting tips are coming our way to curb consumption. The more practical the tips the better for consumers to follow. The less need to medicate… the better! 
I take tylenol everytime I have a headache. I use Tylenol for my fever. I use Acetaminophen or Paracetamol if my kids have fever! They are all the same with acetaminophen as the generic brand of Tylenol.
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