Healthy nutrition: Opinion of experts

Today almost everyone speaks that is it is useful and that is harmful. Not to sow myths, we will address experts who discussed food problems during a teleconference Moscow – St. Petersburg – Yekaterinburg – Novosibirsk – Samara "Improper feeding as a major factor of risk of the development of diseases of the digestive system" organized by the All-Russian public organization League of Health of the Nation.

Principles of healthy nutrition

What is the healthy, healthy nutrition? According to the leading physicians of our country, it is based on three "whales" – a variety and quality of food, moderation and regularity (rhythm).

1. Than food is more various, with that high probability of the fact that the organism receives all necessary, beginning from vitamins and minerals, and finishing with macronutrients, food fibers, the balanced amount of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

2. The second principle of healthy nutrition – moderation which is formulated in the known rule "always you leave because of a table with feeling of easy hunger".

3. The third factor is a regularity, or a food rhythm which on the importance can be put on the first place. Experts pay attention that regular food is not always fractional food (i.e. 4-5 meals a day). The regularity is an observance of a rhythm, the schedule of meal. For example, the great philosopher Kant ate all life twice a day. In the morning he had breakfast, then made long walk, then worked. And at 5 o'clock at him in the house it is regular, day by day, for decades, the big company gathered. Guests were treated with a plentiful tasty lunch and conducted hours-long conversations on the most different concerning subjects. It is a food rhythm, the correct rhythm, despite only two meals too.

Yogurts will help us

The modern rhythm of life does not allow most of us to eat regularly. In this situation to avoid a long break in food and strong feeling of hunger in the evening (inevitably leading to overeating), it is during the day recommended to consume yogurts and other fermented milk products, but not to chew sandwiches (domestic option of fast food). What we call "sausage – a natural product" it is in most cases replacement of quality raw materials with cheap analogs, natural components – a significant amount of food fragrances. Work on studying and development of solutions of the problem of poor quality of food is actively conducted within the movement of League of health of the nation, the system of the "Healthy Food — Health of the Nation" program, the system of the centers for improving food.

Yogurts with a probiotics belong to functional food if, of course, quantity of pro-biotic bacteria in a product sufficient and this yogurt enriched with a probiotic has scientifically proved property positively to influence this or that function of our organism. On the other hand, there are yogurts in which there is a lot of starch, nutritional supplements, dyes, preservatives. We have to read labels and choose those products which are really functional.

For example, pro-biotic strains of Bifidobacteria of ActiRegularis and Lactobacillus casei Immunitas, are capable to solve specific problems in an organism. Proceeding from these problems it is necessary to recommend yogurt with this or that pro-biotic bacterium. For example the yogurt enriched ActiRegularis Bifidobacteria at daily consumption regulates time of passing of food on digestive tract, especially at persons inclined to a lock.

Speaking about functional food, it is important to note that food – nevertheless not medicine. Therefore for achievement of steady effect it is not enough to receive medical treatment as it happens to medications. Recommending to observe fundamentals of healthy nutrition, it is necessary to emphasize what so should be done constantly. It has to become a habit for the rest of life.

"Russian cabbage soup and porridge - our food" – a brilliant formula of healthy nutrition

The Mediterranean diet – it is good, but when we speak about food, it is necessary to take into account and geographical factors. In the conditions of the Russian climate it is necessary to consume more grain, namely – porridges. Buckwheat cereal which is our national product is rich with iron and food fibers. If to add vegetable oil to warm porridge, and pro-biotic fermented milk product is even better, then from the point of view of nutritionists it will be an optimum breakfast. It is ideally balanced and functional – both for the adult, and for the child. During the lunchtime it is necessary to eat the first is a vegetable soup, borsch or Russian cabbage soup, the second and a dessert. The everyday diet has to surely include fish or natural meat (ideally they need to be alternated).

On the other hand, it is important to save itself and the relatives from such terrible crime against the health as sacchariferous and energy drinks which generation in the western countries and was obesity epidemic. The following fact is speaking in itself. One portion of sacchariferous drink contains 8-10 spoons of sugar. The emetic reflex which in a natural situation would arise after such number of hit of sugar in an organism is blocked by orthophosphoric acid – the main component of all sacchariferous drinks. Becomes obvious who should be blamed for a problem of excess weight …

Often we forget that we are more and more involved in a globalization stream. Over time this process becomes more and more uncontrollable. It sweeps away remarkable stereotypes of our national food which is defined by a simple, but brilliant formula "Russian Cabbage Soup and Porridge — Our Food". To change this formula in the conditions of Russia, there is no country with long winter and a frigid climate, just sense. All ingenious as we know, simply …