2023-12-18 03:34:00
Dr López Rosetti tells us the importance of consuming fruits and vegetables.
I have a question for you and I am going to give you a few moments to answer it, here comes the question: What is the main pharmacy chain in the country?
Here it goes: one, two, three. I give you the answer: the greengrocers. You walk into a grocery store and imagine that every vegetable and every fruit is in a medicine box. Because in their composition, vegetables are full of fiber, water, minerals, vitamins… All ingredients that act as medicines.
This is something that I once told him, as Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said: “Let your food be your food and your food be your medicine.”
Including varied vegetables in the daily diet ensures an optimal supply of fiber, minerals and vitamins, according to WHO recommendations (Illustrative Image Infobae)
This phrase from Ancient Greece is truer today than ever. In addition, you can take advantage of all the properties of fruits and vegetables in their natural packaging.
Usually, people go to pharmacies and buy something for their hair, they buy something for their nails, something for their skin, something to stay awake, something to keep their brain functioning well. All of these products, such as medications or supplements, are sold in pharmacies.
On the other hand, everything you can buy at the greengrocer or fruit store is food that has no adverse effects or contraindications.
In addition, the regular intake of vegetables reduces the possibility of being overweight because they are low-calorie foods. In addition, since they contain very little fat, they also reduce the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease because there is less possibility of atherosclerosis.
Regular intake of natural foods from the grocery store promotes health and reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (Illustrative image Infobae)
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that a healthy diet is the fundamental pillar to prevent non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
However, the increase in processed foods, urbanization and changes in lifestyle have caused a transformation in eating patterns around the world, promoting excessive consumption of products high in calories, fats, sugars and sodium.
Faced with this, the WHO recommends eating regarding 400 grams of fruits and vegetables every day. The international health agency notes that five servings of fruits and vegetables a day helps ensure sufficient daily intake of dietary fiber.
Diversifying the consumption of vegetables is key to absorbing all their nutritional benefits (Illustrative Image Infobae)
To improve the consumption of fruits and vegetables, the WHO recommends:
– include vegetables in all meals;
– as a snack or snack, eat fresh fruits and raw vegetables;
– eat fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables
– eat a varied intake of vegetables to take advantage of all the minerals and vitamins
Remember that it is convenient to consume fresh vegetables in smoothies or shakes to preserve all their properties. Although juices have a lot of flavor, much of the fiber of the fruit is lost.
So when you think of a pharmacy, think of a natural pharmacy and go to your nearest grocery store. Always go for fruits and vegetables first. He’s going to thank me.
* Dr. Daniel López Rosetti is a doctor (MN 62540) at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). President of the Stress Section of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH). And he is the author of books such as: “Emotion and feelings” (Ed. Planeta, 2017), “Equilibrio. How we think, how we feel, how we decide. User’s manual.” (Ed. Planeta, 2019), among others.
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