A diet is a set of habits or eating habits. There are diets to lose weight and fat, made by a doctor because of an illness or to cleanse the body, among others.

In general, diet, which is prevalent in society is unhealthy. It relies on excessive consumption of pre-prepared foods and a lack of fresh food.

Tips for maintaining a balanced diet

·  Eat everything in the right amount, since it is required food intake varied in a balanced way.

·  Consume more fresh foods, especially fruits and vegetables. The time and the stress of modern society leading to consume too many pre-prepared foods and artificial, which usually have too much saturated fat.

·  It is more healthy and can also be cheaper.

·  Do not abuse the red meat (beef, pork and lamb), although necessary, it should not be the only food. The vegetables, fish, vegetables and white meat (chicken, turkey, etc.). Must be a real alternative.

·  Cooking with olive oil and other vegetable oils instead of animal fats.

·  All these good habits have been extracted by scientists from the Mediterranean diet because they see reports big health benefits.

·  If these customs joins regular physical activity, there will be an improvement in the quality of life, fitness and appearance. It also reduces the risk of contracting diseases such as cardiovascular disease.

Diet Diets

Sometimes, it is not just improve the eating habits or appearance, but there is a problem of overweight or obesity. In these cases should consult a physician specialist (endocrinologist).

Diets imposed by doctors often rely on the control of the calories that can be consumed each day, depending inter alia on the age or physical activity of the patient.

Other diets assigned a score to each food so that the patient, knowing what your butt up, design menus more varied. The advantage of this diet is that by not being so strict and monotonous there is a minor failure in monitoring.

Diets sick

There are people whose diet is not due to overweight, but they have a disease. In such cases only the doctor is able to indicate the diet to follow. Some examples of food-related illnesses are:

• High Cholesterol: it must reduce the consumption of certain foods rich in saturated fats such as red meat, butter or shellfishOn the other hand, we need to eat more foods such as blue fish, vegetable oils, fruits and vegetables.

People with this disease must avoid foods with a lot of glucose (sugar) and strictly observe the schedules of meals, usually five a day.

·  Obesity: consists of excess fat, expressed in weight gain and negative health consequences such as increased risk of cardiovascular disease (heart and circulatory system).

·  Hypertension: people whose blood pressure is high must respect a diet, usually low in salt. Moreover often have to remove other foods prescribed by the doctor, depending on each case.

Morbid obesity

People who are suffering from disease have a weight far beyond what is healthy. This is an extreme obesity that is not normally refer to allowances.

In addition to physical disorders such as hypertension that occurs, it creates mobility problems and could hamper the social and working life of the individual. Their treatment often requires surgical intervention.

Food Intolerances

·  Lactose intolerance: should avoid eating any dairy product. There are special milks on the market for these people such as soybeans.

·  The celiacos: must avoid gluten, a component that is found in many cereals. They have to be very careful, because many pharmaceuticals or other foods manipulated by man carried gluten, albeit in small quantities.

·  Allergies to certain foods should avoid the food that causes allergic reactions in the individual, such as honey or shellfish.