Archive for June 3rd, 2008

Is fatty food content bad for my health?

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Being healthy means a lot of things. As I have discussed in my previous article, “What is Wellness”, it should be treated not solely on the food but also on other aspects like mental, emotional and spiritual health.

Now, what most people usually do is they consider eating fatty foods as bad. They tend to focus on eating the wrong foods in their struggle to maintain a thin body. I say “thin”, because being healthy doesn’t necessarily mean you are too thin.

Our body needs the right amount of healthy fats, nutrients and fiber to stay healthy. What is amazing is that, eating protein rich foods help a lot in maintaining healthy body. Taking away those excess weight should be done the natural way. Eating a low calorie diet will help a lot in your quest for maintaining a healthy weight.

Please find below the normal FAT - percentage for Men and Women:

Age                     Women                 Men

20- 30             16% -25%             8% - 18%

30 - 40            19% - 27%             11% - 20%

40-50             22% - 29%             22% - 28%

50 - 60             24% - 31%             15% - 24%

60+                     26% - 33%            17 % - 26 %

It is always important that you consult an expert on nutrition and avoid listening outright to what the commercials on T.V. is telling you. Doing research and reading articles about health will give more information on how to keep a healthy body.

As we are in the information age, several relevant information is always accessible through the internet. Be independent enough in your decision by equipping yourself first with the right knowledge you need about health in general. Today, you have a huge responsibility towards yourself and others by simply sharing what you know.

Let’s work together to arrest health problems especially diabetes, hypertension and heart ailment.