The type of food you eat also matters

GREATER KAILASH, India - Nov. 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Everyone needs a mix of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, plus enough vitamins and minerals for optimal health. But some of the food choices within these categories are better than others, said Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal President Heart care Foundation of India.

Added sugar: Whether it’s white granulated sugar, brown sugar, high– fructose corn syrup, corn sugar, or honey, sugar contains almost no nutrients and is pure carbohydrate and full of empty calories, causing blood sugar to rise and fall like a roller coaster. Soft drinks and other sugar–sweetened beverages are the primary source of added sugar in the diet and a major contributor to weight gain. One extra 12–ounce can of a typical sweetened beverage a day can add on 15 pounds in a year. Those liquid calories aren’t as satisfying as solid food.
Dairy fat. Ice cream, whole milk, and cheese are full of saturated fat and some naturally occurring trans fat both bad for the heart. The healthiest milk and milk products are low–fat versions, such as skim milk, milk with 1% fat and reduced–fat cheeses.
Baked sweets. Cookies, snack cakes, doughnuts, pastries etc are packed with processed carbohydrates, added sugar, unhealthy fats, and often salt.
White carbohydrates. Bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, cookies, cake, or pancakes are bad. One should opt for whole–grain versions. One can choose homemade cookies or bars using grains such as oatmeal, and less sugar and unhealthy fats.
Processed and high–fat meats. Meats like bacon, ham, pepperoni, hot dogs, and many lunch meats are less healthy than protein from fish, skinless chicken, nuts, beans, soy, and whole grains. Fresh red meat should be eaten sparingly and the leanest cuts selected.
Salt. Current dietary guidelines recommend reducing sodium to 1,500 mg per day and not exceeding 2,300 mg per day. But most of us get 1 ½ teaspoons (or 8,500 mg) of salt daily. That translates to about 3,400 mg of daily sodium.

About HCFI : The only National Not for profit NGO, on whose mega community health education events, Govt. of India has released two National Commemorative stamps and one cancellation stamp, and who has conducted one to one training on" Hands only CPR" of 71933 people since 1st November 2012.

The CPR 10 Mantra is – "Within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10 minutes, longer the better; compress the centre of the chest of the dead person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10×10 i.e. 100 per minute."

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