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Diseases resulting from poor nutrition are often not something that we consider when to feed. It is important that we be careful when eating foods provide the body and the quantities you need of each nutrient group. At this time we will stop at a disease of poor nutrition. This is the rickets is caused by a deficiency of calcium and phosphorus in the body.

Rickets is characterized as victims, a series of skeletal deformities that are seen with the naked eye, although it is true that there are different levels and types of rickets, but they all have in common deformities produced in the bone. Basically this disease is characterized by progressive bone demineralization. This is because, as indicated earlier, the difficulty which the body to absorb calcium and phosphorus, essential for maintaining proper bone health.
Origin of rickets

the root of rickets is vitamin D, specifically the lack thereof. For the body to assimilate correctly calcium and phosphorus, and can themselves be used to strengthen bones, it is necessary that we equip the body of adequate vitamin D, while maintaining exposure to sunlight to assimilate and develop better the role it plays. Rickets is how you know this disease in children, affecting development. For adults this disease is called osteomalacia, which is a softening of the bones.
Prevention

Prevention is essential in preventing this disorder in our children and ourselves, because the power will be high because the body must give high doses of vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus that can be found in foods such as fish blue (especially tuna and salmon), milk and its derivatives, cereals, fruits … these are foods rich in these three nutrients that we should not overlook in any balanced diet.

Alongside this must be properly exposed to natural light for the body to perform the proper absorption of vitamin D. With ten minutes a day is enough, so going out is essential to properly absorb vitamin D and with it the calcium and phosphorus. Certainly there are kidney disorders that prevent proper absorption of vitamin D. In these cases it is necessary that those affected are treated and monitored by professionals, as they surely must take supplements to maintain proper levels of calcium and phosphorus, and prevent the weakening of the bones.

There are very healthy beverages, today I want to focus on milk. A universal beverage that is recommended for adults and for children in the nutrition it contains. The milk should not be lacking in the consumer’s daily diet, therefore, it is one of the most sold in supermarkets and demanded further that there are different brands of milk. In fact, milk is a food that is also present in other foods, for example, cheese, yogurt, curd or another type of milk (as there is a variety).

The outstanding properties of milk are:

1. On the one hand, milk contains 88 percent water. Water is essential to hydrate your body properly.
2. Milk contains minerals, in particular, is an inexhaustible source of potassium, zinc, magnesium and iodine. Milk is especially important during the early months and years. In fact, there are countless benefits of breastfeeding not only for children but also for parents. On the other hand, milk is essential to strengthen bone health. One thing more than healthy.
3. Milk also contains vitamins, for example, contains vitamin B which is moderately positive for the creation of red blood cells in the blood.
4. Undoubtedly, the milk is also healthier because it contain water, minerals and vitamins, also contains milk proteins.

In your shopping cart you must always remember to add several gallons of milk to be always at home and enjoy the taste of a glass of milk at breakfast, during lunch or dinner. In fact, drinking a glass of warm milk before bed will help you rest better.

It is believed that the provision of calcium supplements pose a significant technological challenge, especially in developing countries (2). Strategies should be developed for the preparation, storage, distribution, quality control and assurance of compliance with daily supplements for large numbers of pregnant women. Cultural barriers, financial and educational to change policies and practices in the plans of supplementation with iron and folic acid requires an assessment. Although iron supplementation can alleviate iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy and folic acid supplementation can prevent neural tube defects, the effective implementation of seemingly simple interventions that promote such supplementation is a considerable challenge. The failures in implementation in various circumstances were attributed to inadequate infrastructure and poor compliance, particularly in developing countries (7). The change in current guidelines for nutrition to be more complex and include calcium requires further evaluation related to the feasibility and cost effectiveness. Recently it was suggested that hypertension induced by pregnancy is the result of impaired implantation (8, 9). If this is true, then calcium supplementation should begin approximately at the stage of conception or at least during the first quarter.

The butter should be banished from our tables, to save thousands of people from heart disease. Butter is the major source of saturated fat in our diet, and replace it with margarine or other derivatives could take shelter from cardio circulatory problems and save thousands of lives. It is the opinion of Kolvekar Shyam, a famous surgeon at University College London Hospital in Britain. However, according to nutritionist, Dr. Antonio Pacella, the best fat dressing is still by far the extra virgin olive oil, although you can insert into the small amounts frequently and very occasionally other types of fat, as well as reduce the consumption processed foods that contain these types of fats. The extra virgin olive oil is a natural product into the use of which may have some benefits on the organism.
According to studies credited the extra virgin olive oil has the following therapeutic effects: Read the rest of this entry »

Feeding your children. Healthy nutrition from infancy to adolescence
Obesity and overweight are epidemic and characters. It is a disease with serious consequences in adulthood that begins in childhood: 26% of children and youth of our country are overweight and almost 14% are obese. But even more disturbing is the trend exhibited by this sickness.

There are many reasons that led to this situation. First, our country has undergone great changes in recent decades that have impacted greatly on the type of food. Traditional diets have been replaced with diets with higher energy density, which means more fat and more sugar added to food, coupled with a decrease in consumption of fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. In addition, these dietary changes combined with lifestyles that reflect a reduction in physical activity at school and during leisure time. Read the rest of this entry »

It is easy to see why the kiwi has been considered the number 1 on nutrition and the status of “SuperCom” according to a study by Rutgers University. The study looked at the 27 most popular fruits and mouthful by mouthful, kiwi contains more nutrients than any other! The New York Times reported the position of the Kiwis, according to General Index of Nutritional Quality (OnQ, for its initials in English).
Only a portion of kiwi contains more potassium than a banana, two oranges, vitamin C, and all the fiber of a bowl of cereal. Read the rest of this entry »

Nutrition is the set of processes by which humans ingested, absorbed, transformed and used the substances found in food and have to meet four major objectives:

1. Give energy to maintain their functions and activities,

2. Provide material for the formation, growth and repair of body structures for reproduction,

3. To provide the substances needed to regulate metabolic processes, and

4. Reduce the risk of some diseases. Read the rest of this entry »

The basis of good nutrition since we must put the children are younger and start eating with the family. We try to give them the best and that their habits are the healthiest possible, and for that we bring these ten tips for proper feeding of children.

It is a Decalogue developed by the European Council of Information on Nutrition (EUFIC), a nonprofit agency that provides scientific information on food and other nutrition related topics to the media, health professionals and nutrition, educational authorities and the general public. Read the rest of this entry »

Nutrition experts insist ever more strongly in the need to consume fruits, vegetables and dairy products.

The arguments of nutritionists are based on the calcium that gives us milk and vitamins that make fruits are essential for the proper functioning of our body.

Despite the recommendations, many people consume these foods not because they are unattractive or inconsistent. Fortunately there is a simple solution: the preparation of shakes, with a mixture of both ingredients. In a few minutes with some minimal knowledge of cooking, we have a very nutritious preparation also can enjoy a wide variety of flavors, so many fruits on the market.
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The focus in the following nutrition tips to reap the rewards of a healthy diet for the brain:

1) Vegetables: The latest news from neuroscience confirm what mom always said: Eat your vegetables! Despite all the interest in vitamins and food supplements, the best advice is to eat a variety of green vegetables, colorful, cruciferous and leafy.

A recent federal study of 13,388 nurses who have continued their consumption by 10 years found that women who ate more cruciferous vegetables and more luxuriant, including broccoli, cauliflower, salad greens and spinach, had a lower rate of decline in a battery of tests of learning and memory. The more of these vegetables they ate, the better they performed.

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables has been promoted for their potential to help the heart and fight cancer, so it is not surprising that such a diet is also good for your brain. Vegetables and fruits have antioxidants and other vitamins and minerals, low in fat and are generally low in calories.

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