
"The principle of planning to eat better with balanced nutrition. Energy from the carbohydrate composition of 60-70 percent, 10-15 percent protein, and 20-25 percent fat. There are no forbidden foods, but that must be considered is the portion of food should not be exaggerated, "said Susana STP PDEng MSc, Head of the Division Nutrifood Research Center in the event" Balanced Nutrition to Prevent and Overcome Diabetes "in Fireworks Goela Restaurant, Jakarta, recently this.
But we certainly know, big-city life makes people hard to adapt a healthy lifestyle. Modern lifestyle may be to blame the spread of various diseases, like diabetes. Lack of exercise, often taking a source of high sugars and fats, eat less fiber, have excess body weight (obesity), the pattern of overeating, high stress levels, as well as genetic factors is the trigger diabetes, which is now infecting even younger ages.
So, is there any easy way to regulate food intake to avoid diabetes? Turns out there!
"The trick, fill half the plate with vegetables, a quarter of a carbohydrate, and the remaining quarter with side dishes. Because if we eat foods high in fiber, glycemic load will help you eat will be low, "explained Susana.
As is known, foods with high glycemic load should strive to make the pancreas release insulin. Also, if your diet contains more fat or carbohydrates, the excess can not be stored in the gut to digest the stomach wall. "The body has a large storage capacity of fat, while carbohydrates do not. So if there is excess carbohydrates, is converted into fat in the abdomen. And this will increase the risk of diabetes, "concluded Susana.