Sunday, December 26, 2010

Low carbon diet is good for health

"Low carbon" is no longer just an environmental and climate-related concepts, it from a new perspective on the interpretation of our way of life and comments made, but not with the health of each of us most directly related to one aspect of the is a low-carbon diet.
On the whole, meat food as protein, fat content is high, excessive intake can cause many diseases produce, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease. Cereal foods in the unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, fiber and some trace elements are abundant, which can reduce and prevent cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, kidney disease, cancer.
Red meat (beef, pork, lamb, etc.) that is high-carbon foods, because of its adverse health, red meat contains a lot of saturated fatty acids, eat more red meat is very likely to suffer from high blood pressure and high cholesterol and thus heart disease; red meat containing compounds, hemoglobin and myoglobin in the process is easy to form nitrosamines and other carcinogens; In addition, red meat contains more estrogen, will increase the risk of breast cancer; and after digestion of their less food debris, resulting in decreased bowel movements, will make hazardous substances increased residence time in the intestine, increasing the risk of colorectal cancer; Moreover, feed, pesticide residues and other savings will be for a long time in animals, the formation of lethal toxins. Therefore, too much red meat intake on health.

Cloning beef and milk tickles British table

In the recent past, cloned beef and milk, all the way illegally into the United Kingdom warming events also lead to the EU debate on food from cloned animals. In this regard, the EU Commission spokesman Malini Holzner Local 7 said, according to results of the current study, consumption of cloned animal products not harmful to humans.
Holzner in the "Le Parisien" 7 interview published on that, according to current EU regulations, meat and dairy products from cloned animals to be put on the market, must obtain the European Food Safety Authority's special permission. But until now, the EU has not received any applications. However, offspring from cloned animals for food, you do not need any special sales license.
In addition, she also revealed that the European Parliament is currently discussing with the European Commission to ban the cloning of animal food a motion, if the motion is passed, Europe will be a total ban on cloned animals and their offspring from the food.
Beef and milk for the cloning of the table sliding on the news of the UK, the British Food Standards Agency has confirmed a total of eight British "birth" of cattle cloned cow by the head of the United States stem cells "made", in which two bulls of the meat may "have been eaten. " Which one is slaughtered last July, the meat has entered the UK food chain; another one in May this year, was slaughtered, its flesh may have been eaten. Registration of farms specializing in dairy cows and bulls and institutions "Holstein UK" posted on the website on the 5th end and the British American cows have been cloned 97 children.

Food experts remind: Don't expose unsealing milk to air

For baby's healthy growth, many young parents in the purchase of milk always painstaking, cautious choice of milk brand. However, bought milk on how it should be kept, many parents are not well understood.
The food experts, the current market, the basic process is the packaging of milk powder vacuum packaging, the use of carbon dioxide and nitrogen to keep the milk for a long time without deterioration. In order to avoid milk contamination and deterioration, experts warned consumers in the milk during storage after opening, should avoid exposure to direct contact with the air environment, and it is not long-term storage in the refrigerator, at room temperature, dark, dry, the shade can be stored; in each access, the milk powder must be tightly closed plastic caps, bags of milk powder should be tightly enclosed pocket.
In order to facilitate preservation and remove the milk powder, milk powder bags after opening, it is best stored in clean milk tank, milk tank before use with clean, dry cotton towel to clean, do not use washing; milk after opening use of time to follow the rules. Most infant formula has clear provisions on the packaging, milk powder used within one month after opening.
It is worth recalling, baby milk shelf-life date on the package is unopened and the appropriate date when the storage conditions. Once opened, you can not be calculated in accordance with this date.

Lack of vitamin will increasing the risk of lung cancer

Lung cancer and the bad habits of daily life have a great relationship, in which poor eating habits are likely to cause lung cancer. Studies have proven that eating carotene-rich yellow and green vegetables, fruits, help prevent lung cancer.
Had a survey, if the daily intake less vitamin A, and in the human body can be transformed into vitamin A, carotene, 10 years after the significantly higher rate of lung cancer.
The researchers believe that vitamin A can maintain the integrity of the nucleus to ensure the normal metabolism of epithelial tissue, accelerate the nuclear DNA repair, block the cell carcinogenesis, inhibition of cancer. Long-term lack of vitamin A, squamous metaplasia of respiratory epithelium can be further developed, it is easy to cause lung cancer.
Vitamin A mainly in animal tissues, egg yolk, milk, butter, cod liver oil, animal liver vitamin A content of more, but these foods with high cholesterol, high-calorie, and thus should be noted that intake should not eat into too much.
The tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, orange, orange, mango, apricot, amaranth, spinach, leeks, rape, shepherd's purse, garland chrysanthemum, yellow and green peppers and other vegetables and fruits rich in carotene, may appropriately eat This is not only beneficial to the prevention of lung cancer, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease and other chronic diseases, there are certain preventive effect.

Sentenced nutrition discretion from appearance of strawberry

Strawberries are rich in vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C hectogram up to 80 mg, much higher than the apples and pears; also contains glucose, fructose, citric acid, malic acid, carotene, riboflavin and so on. These nutrients on the growth and development of children have a good role in promoting the health of the elderly are very useful. Particularly rich in vitamin C can prevent gum bleeding, promote wound healing, and make the skin smooth and elastic.
Medicine believes that Strawberry Sweet, cool, there is fluid lungs, spleen and stomach and other effects, a few fresh strawberries after a meal helps digestion and appetite, spleen fluid. Recently, medical scientists found that regular consumption of strawberries on the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease also have benefits. According to medical scientists study abroad, strawberries contain anti-cancer ingredients, can inhibit tumor cell growth. In Europe, the strawberry already enjoy the "Queen of Fruits" reputation, and was used as health food for children and the elderly.
Organic strawberry production, the process does not use any chemical fertilizers and pesticides, no pesticide residues on strawberries. Production, processing and product certification to go through the State Environmental Protection Administration, and to accept the routine monitoring. Some strawberry growers without the word "organic" brand, but also claims it can be disposable instant, this argument can not be gullible. Moreover, both organic and non organic strawberries, should be washed before eating.
Bright strawberry color, particles round, bright green leaves are the first pedicle was excellent, the color bleached or Fan Qing indicate that the immature fruit. If you have white or gray spots, indicating that there is disease, must first pick before washing discarded. Remove the leaves before cleaning, but do not remove the pedicle first leaf, with particular attention to the cleaning can not be soaked. Because the stalks on the head of the strawberries, if soaked in water, pesticide residues in strawberries may be inside with the water into the strawberries, but pollution more.
In addition, strawberries can improve skin texture, reduce diarrhea, alleviate liver disease and urinary tract diseases. At the same time, strawberries can also strengthen gums, fresh breath, moisten the throat.

Nutrient expert says that eating fish has more benefits

Fish containing animal protein and calcium, phosphorus and vitamins A, D, B1, B2 and other substances, than pork, chicken and other animal meat are high, and easy to digest and absorb the human body, its absorption rate was 96%. As smaller fish muscle fibers, the structure is relatively soft, more suitable for patients, the elderly and children, pregnant women eat. There is a saying in private: more intelligent people to eat more fish. Xueyu Zhu said, this statement is a grain of truth. Such as pregnant women during pregnancy and lactation can increase more than fish inside the DHA content of breast milk, infant through breast milk intake of the body, can promote brain development. In fact, there are written records or in our popular among the carp, turtles Shaotang can cure liver, breast-feeding can make women less milk; carp, crucian carp, eel can cure pneumonia, dysentery;
Loach fish can cure arthritis, otitis media, bruises; snakehead can live fully proved by both deposition and blood of the fish's nutritional value.
From a health perspective, more fish may help prevent myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction, coronary heart disease. Fish oil contains large amounts of vitamin D, prevents the children had rickets, night blindness and so on. Only fish also contains a variety of aquatic animals it contains unsaturated fatty acids, it can lower cholesterol and triglycerides, prevent blood clotting, prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke have a good effect.

Drinking a glass of orange juice everyday can clean the kidneys

Each year, you will drive to the store several times maintenance. Inevitably, the mechanic take your air filter for you. "Look," he said looking at you down the expression, "better for it." Organs of your body can not easily replace such a luxury.
Your lungs like a car engine oil filter like the liver and kidneys. These organs, together with the gastrointestinal tract and the lymphatic system, for you to purify the blood, and metabolic waste out of the body. Not pay attention to protection of these organs will lead to variety of diseases, from hypertension to asthma and so on. However, although you can not do your lymph system (lymph is a self-cleaning system), but you can take some measures, more attention to the protection of the other four organs. After all, another organ, this is not what is easy. Do not think of till the genius of maintenance.
Do you think your liver is the capital of indulgence it? We know that the liver weight of about 1.58 kg, as the largest gland in the human body, in addition to break down the alcohol intake outside, there are at least 250 kinds of functions. First, the liver filters the blood of bacteria and pollutants, and also produces bile. Bile is a thick liquid used to help break down fat absorption, yes, it is not the gall bladder secretion. "If the damage to your liver, alcohol, or poor diet lead to excessive fat deposits in your liver, these functions will suffer." - Paul Martin said the University of Miami he was a leading expert Hepatology. Some people will not have alcohol fatty liver, because it led to the risk factors of metabolic syndrome is also associated with: obesity, diabetes and high triglyceride levels.