What are “bad” fats?

Limit or avoid these fats:

* Saturated fats: these are usually found in animal products such as meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products such as cheese, cream and whole milk or fat content of 2% .

Palm oil, coconut and other tropical oils like cocoa butter also contain saturated fats. Many light meals (snacks or snacks) such as desserts, potato chips and fries are high in saturated fat.

A diet rich in saturated fat can raise your level of bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) and may put you at higher risk for heart disease.

* Trans fats: These are a type of trans fat man-made and usually found in processed foods such as biscuits, cakes, donuts, crackers, snacks and frozen foods and fried foods also such as French fries and fried onion rings.

Especially the trans fat is extremely harmful to you. This decreases the level of good cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) while increasing their level of bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) and triglycerides. (more…)

Certain fats should be part of a healthy diet. They can reduce their risk of disease. But you should make sure you are eating good fats “instead of” bad “fats.

Why do I need fat in my diet?

Your body uses fat for energy. It also uses fat to form neural tissue and hormones, and to control inflammation. The fat also helps your body absorb vitamins A, D, E and K from the food you eat.

But consuming too much fat can contribute to obesity. Calories from fat is converted into fat more readily than carbohydrates and proteins.

The fat in your diet can confuse your appetite so that you may not realize when it is full. Some fats also raise blood pressure (blood) and total cholesterol level, and can increase your risk of some cancers, heart disease and diabetes.

How much is too much?

Fat contains nine (9) calories per gram, more than double that contain carbohydrates and proteins, which contain four (4) calories per gram. Everyone has different caloric requirements. Your doctor can help to elucidate how many calories you need and how many of these can come from fat. (more…)

Almost half of diabetes are diagnosed in children and adolescents are due to obesity. Being overweight, poor nutrition and inactivity reduce the action of insulin.

Type 2 diabetes, until recently known as adult onset diabetes because it almost suffered only adults, has increased significantly among children and adolescents around the world in the last 15 years. And since this form of diabetes is associated with excess weight, the cause of this increase is clear: the relentless growth of childhood obesity.

Obesity is a risk factor for the development of a variety of medical complications. Among adults have already registered an increase of such diseases associated including type 2 diabetes. The surprising thing is that now almost half (45%) of diabetes diagnosed in children and adolescents are now type 2, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

Weight gain, poor nutrition and lack of exercise reduce the action of insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar / blood glucose after a meal, so that it can be used as energy-and causing a disturbance called insulin resistance. At first, the body compensates for resistance by increasing the production of insulin. (more…)

Follow these tips and maintaining a healthy lifestylez with proper exercise, non smoking and stress, help your heart to feel better. Eating healthy, orderly, and their hours is the best prevention there is. The whole body thanks you, including our state of Amim. Our advice, do not wait to implement them.

These recommendations have been developed by the Faculty of Science, Nutrition and Dietetics Uned.

1 WATCH THE CALORIES
Adjust the calorie content of their food to their real needs. Calories from their diet from fat should never exceed 30% of the total. This does not apply to every meal, but to all foods that are eaten over a week, for example.

2 EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL ALWAYS
It will always prefer the extra virgin olive oil for its richness in monounsaturated fatty acids and antioxidant qualities, the other vegetable oils and of course animal fats.

3 MEAT UNDER CONTROL
Reduce consumption of animal protein, replacing them with vegetables and whole grains. Proteins should never exceed 15% of calories from your diet. Among the animal protein, reduce the consumption of red meat and increase fish, especially the blues. (more…)

At age 65, Joseph A. Vasquez was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After surgery to remove cancer cells and receiving radiation for several months, his evil is controlled. However, in recent years has experienced problems in their sexual relationships, so it has resorted to small doses of the drug Viagra.

“I’ve always been a very healthy man and the news of having cancer was a terrible thing for me,” says Vazquez, a Mexican. “In general, Latinos have no information on this subject, women, for example, believe that is a venereal disease or happens to walk womanizing man.” (more…)

A malformed uterus or womb interfere with female fertility, remains the leading cause of spontaneous abortions. The incompetence of the cervix, is the fragility of the cervix, unable to stay closed until the end of pregnancy and retain the fetus, which may also lead to repeat late abortions. It is estimated that 20% of infertile couples, the causes are due to neck problems (cervical).

In addition, congenital anomalies interfere with sexual functioning of the array and normal menstrual cycle.

A normal uterus is shaped like an inverted triangle and a size of about 6 inches before the first pregnancy. As they have more pregnancies, it grows a few millimeters. (more…)

Emergency contraception or emergency birth control, is used to prevent women from getting pregnant after having sex without protection. “Unprotected” means that no contraception was used. It also means you used a contraceptive method did not work. Such as a condom breaking. Other things can also happen that put women at risk of becoming pregnant. Perhaps the woman has forgotten to take her birth control pills. It may have been raped or forced into having sex when she did not want. Emergency contraception should never be used as a regular method of birth control. There are effective methods of birth control that women can use regularly to avoid becoming pregnant.

Emergency contraception prevents a woman from getting pregnant by stopping:

ovulation or by preventing the ovaries from releasing eggs that can be fertilized; (more…)

With origins dating back over 4,000 years, green tea has always been a popular drink in Asian culture, and has been gaining popularity in the West. As the ancient Chinese medicine and Japanese argued that the consumption of this tea could cure diseases and heal wounds, recent studies have begun to establish potential health benefits of green tea consumption, especially in weight loss, heart health and cancer prevention.

Now, a study published in the Journal of Periodontology, has discovered another benefit of green tea consumption. Specifically, researchers have found that the habit of drinking this tea can help promote healthy teeth and gums. The study analyzed the periodontal health of 940 men of 49-59 years and found those who regularly took this product had better dental health than those who drank only sporadically. (more…)

Flossing is a mandatory supplement for a good teeth cleaning and must accustom children to use very young, after a good brushing.

To floss follow these steps:

1. Cut about 50 cm of floss and wind most in one of the middle fingers.
2. Wrap the remaining string on the same finger of the opposite hand. This finger may be picking up the floss as it is used.
3. Tensar a piece about 2-3 inches of floss using the thumbs and index fingers.
4. Insert the floss between teeth using a gentle sawing motion.
May. When the floss reaches the gumline, curve into a C shape against one tooth and slide it gently into the space between the gum and tooth until you feel resistance. Never apply violently against the gums.
6. Rub the floss against the tooth to remove food debris and plaque.
7. Repeat these operations with the rest of the teeth, using a clean piece of floss for each.

The teeth and surrounding structures are more susceptible than we think to infection. With proper hygiene can be more protected from bacteria that attack our teeth and gums.

The periodontium

The periodontium is composed of the tissues that surround and protect teeth. These are the gum tissue, bone around the tooth (called alveolar bone), periodontal ligament and cementum.

A healthy gingiva is pink, has an elastic consistency and appearance of orange peel. In a healthy tooth the gum will come to embrace the neck of the tooth, which is the union between the crown and root.

The bone under normal conditions reaches up to 1-1.5 mm below the insertion of the gum. (more…)