Hello Dear all MANN/DIR members

This disscussion point"Healthy Eating" is posted to share knowledge attitude and practice of ours regarding healthy eating. Enjoyable discussion!

  It is definite that Optimal eating is associated with increased life expectancy, dramatic reduction in lifetime risk of all chronic disease, and amelioration of gene expression.

a large body of evidence supports the utility of healthy dietary patterns that emphasize whole-grain foods, legumes, vegetables, and fruits, and that limit refined starches, red meat, full-fat dairy products, and foods and beverages high in added sugars. Such diets have been associated with decreased risk of a variety of chronic diseases.

Diet, of course, is just one approach to preventing illness. Limiting caloric intake to maintain a healthy weight, exercising regularly, and not smoking are three other essential strategies.

Source: pubmed

Hello Dear all MAAN/DIR

I like to move into my practice of healthy eating inorder to breaking the ice towards the discussion on healthy eating.

Eventhough my diet doesnot fulfill a balanced diet, I am trying my best to follow the use of healthy foods and avoid unhealthy ones.

Included in My diet list                                                                                                                                              

• Injera with (stew from shiro, potato,lentils,                                                   
• Whole grain bread                                                                                     
• Boiled cereals                                                                                                                                                                        
• Grean leafy vegetables                                                                                                                                                              
• Bannana                                                                                                   
• Orange                                                                                                     
• Mango                                                                                                      
• Apple(occasionally)                                                                                                                                               
• less than 2 teaspoon sugar for tea,soup
• Flax seed
• Meat( occassionally and once a day( for lunch) for dinner either whole grain bread or roasted cereals and legumes
• Egg (occassionally)(slightly cooked)
• Milk (occassionally without sugar)
• Rice (once a weak) beacuse of high calcium in rice and the presence of calcium oxalate crystals in my kidney
• Water upto 2500ml per day.
• Flavourants(Rosemary)
• Raw tomato and Green peeper

Excluded from my diet list   

Refined carbohydrates(Spaghetti,Macaroni, white bread)

Butter

Avocado 

Condiments 

Carbonated beverages

Junk foods(potato chips,pop corn,bonbolino,Sambusa)

Cakes

Other solid fats

Hello Dear all MAAN/DIR members

Below are foods images  from a list of  commercial products, including candy, bakery goods, ice cream, salty snacks, soft drinks, and too many which have little or no nutritional value but do have plenty of calories, salt, and fats.

What is your opinions on these foods?

Are you familiar with junk foods?

I hope you enjoy the discussion!

  Sambusa      potato chips                                                                                     Chocolate

      Burger                                                                             doughnut                                                 Icecream

        Pancakes                                                                        Popcorn

     Packed snackes                                                               Fried foods

HI All MAAN/DIR members

What can we do to prevent at least ourselves from nutrient related chronic diseases? 

Due to variations between different countries of culture and socioeconomic factors several diet quality indices have been developed by different countries. A key reason is because people eat food, not nutrients. Furthermore, humans tend to follow relatively repeatable dietary patterns. Research has shown how some dietary patterns are good for long-term health.

Recent epidemiologic studies of diet and health outcomes including obesity have changed the focus to the overall diet quality and dietary pattern instead of single nutrients, such as dietary fat. This concept was emphasized in the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) trial, where a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains with only small amount of fat and meat has been shown to be effective in reducing blood pressure. The prevalence of obesity is rising. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 1billion people are overweight, with 300 million meeting the criteria for obesity.

The World Health Organization defined Body Mass Index or BMI-based fatness categories of underweight (BMI , 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) and obese (_30.0 kg/m2). Excess body weight (overweight and obese) is a major risk factor for mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and incident cancer, causing 3 million deaths each year worldwide.

It is also advisable to use other anthropometric measures, such as waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio, as better predictors of disease outcome compared with BMI.

Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

The risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) increases with the degree and duration of being overweight or obese and with a more central or visceral distribution of  body fat.

Is that much impossible to avoid unhealthy eating and follow healthy ones?If so Why?

To induce consumers to purchase healthier foods and beverages, some policymakers have imposed special taxes or labels on unhealthy products. Although taxes and labeling are not  single answers to influence obesity, these public policies have helped to induce consumers to purchase healthier foods and beverages.

Here the source of the informations is pubmed

So what can we do to take responsibility not to be affected by nutrition related problems?

 Have a delightful reading!

When I see these foods I think, "they look expensive! I cant wait to be rich to eat all of this expensive packaged (and yes, unhealthy!) food! The one exception - popcorn (fendisha) we can easily make that at home.

One part of healthy eating is SANITATION!!! Now in Addis this life-claiming "atit" (diahorrea/cholera) problem is making us even more afraid to eat healthy vegetables - indeed vegetables grown with polluted river water can jeopardize our health. But we still need vitamins and minerals from fruits and vegetables to be healthy! Last week I visited the farm of riverside urban agriculturalist (actually, he is a a member of this platform), and I was very sad to see that his gomen had been chopped down by officials for fear that he might get people terminally ill by using river water for irrigation. In actual fact, he uses filtered water, so the concern is not so severe, and it seems a huge shame that our community would not benefit from those vegetables and their nutrients due to this "atit" problem. The real solution: care for our rivers - healthy rivers for healthy nutrition and healthy life!  You can read more HERE

Hal lo dear all maan members

Healthy eating means eating a variety of foods that give us the nutrients we need to maintain our health, feel good, and have energy. These nutrients include protein, carbohydrates, small amount of fat, water, vitamins, and minerals. Nutrition is important for everyone.

What Is Overnutrition

nutrition and physical activity are the two most important influences on health.

Nutrition and physical activity are the two most important influences on health. It is the balance of nutrients contained in the calories you consume weighed against the calories you burn that specifically impacts your health. Nutritional imbalances like overnutrition and undernutrition may lead to severe health difficulties. Always consult a physician before you make any dietary changes.

Over-nutrition is frequent or habitual overconsumption of nutrients by eating too much food to the point that it becomes dangerous to your health. Nutrients are all compounds necessary for bodily function, including minerals, vitamins, fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Although most nutrients can be harmful in excess, the danger of overnutrition relates mostly to carbohydrates and fats. Overeating differs conceptually from overnutrition, although they are essentially the same thing in action; whereas overeating is a compulsion considered a psychological disorder, overnutrition is volitionally choosing to eat more food than you need,

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