Read excerpts from an article (or please see the URL link below and read the article yourself) and let’s think together a little: “Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health…found that, while eating processed meats such as cold cuts, sausage and bacon was associated with a 42% higher risk of heart disease, they didn’t identify any increased risk from eating unprocessed beef, pork or lamb. They found that, people who consumed an average of 1.8 ounce (50 gram) serving of processed meat each day — the amount of meat in a hot dog or a couple slices of deli meat — faced 42% higher risk for developing heart disease and a 19% higher risk for type 2 diabetes.
Based on these findings, the researchers argue that Americans should be encouraged to eat less processed meat — specifically trying to limit consumption to one serving or less per week.
The findings may also prompt further research into the health effects of certain preservatives: this past January, an initial inquiry by the European Food Safety Authority suggested that chemicals used to “add smokey flavor” may pose health risks, for example.”
Well…some of the information that was interesting was “one serving or less per week” and “42% higher risk of heart disease”. The article mentions sodium and salt as a main ingredient in all of these foods. So it’s not just the perservatives, again it’s that little extra salt in our diets that we need to really look at and how can we reduce it.
thanks,
Lyle (The Herb Kid)
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With Spring here most are into losing weight again and watching the diet is a good place to start. Where does one start?
I watch what I choose at the grocery store first. Yes, it does take time at first but with the new labeling laws we are given a fighting chance to pick products that tell manufacturers what matters most to us.
We need fat and salt in our bodies to be healthy, that’s not the issue but it’s the kind of fat and how much salt that I try to watch. I’m not saying be fanatical about it. Just create an environment that surrounds you that doesn’t allow for over consumption.
So if we can pick products that have zero trans fats and 1/2 gram or less of saturated fat and low sodium content then we don’t have to worry so much later when we want a snack or eat a meal.
Wonder where to start on your journey to health?
I’ll give you a clear place to start. Sodium.
The American Heart Association recommends that for every 1,000 Calories of food consumed, the sodium intake should be 1,000 mg and should not exceed the 3,000 mg limit.
That’s nice but it gets a little confusing as you study some more.
Why?
Most of this sodium doesn’t come from adding salt to food, but rather from the sodium levels in highly processed foods we eat. There may be more sodium in less salty-tasting food; ex., high sodium salad dressings versus salty french fries.
Salt or Sodium? Sodium is a naturally occurring mineral in food and is part of salt. Sodium and chloride together make up what we call table salt. Table salt is about 40 percent sodium. One teaspoon of salt contains about 2,000 mg of sodium.
The New England Journal of Medicine concluded that lowering the amount of salt people eat by even a small amount could reduce cases of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks as much as reductions in smoking, obesity and cholesterol levels! In summary, if everyone consumed half a teaspoon less salt per day, there would be between 54,000 and 99,000 fewer heart attacks each year and between 44,000 and 92,000 fewer deaths (New York Times By PAM BELLUCK Published: January 20, 2010)
Trying to make this “easy” let’s say your weight is 130 pounds then your calories per day should be about 2000/day. That makes your sodium about 2000 mg per day.
Yeah, teaspoon of salt a day! Now remember most of your sodium isn’t from table salt but from the processed foods you eat during the day.
Let’s let that soak in for today and we’ll pick this up soon, meanwhile, look at some of the labels of the food you have and think before you shake!
The Herb Kid,
Lyle
When I think of dieting I have to ask myself where do I start.
Since there are many ways to start, I’m going to cover quite a few of them and invite you to give me ideas of more topics in this area.
One way that comes to mind is what kind of changes do I need to make to my current list of foods that I eat. Am I willing to change that list or even make a list or what should be on the list!
Let’s start there, what foods to eat and what are the consequences of eating certain foods.
As we start into this new year I challenge all of us, including myself, to think of health in a new way. It’s not based on what just tastes good, not just what makes us feel good, not just what gives us more “energy”, but on what is a choice that is really good for “us” which includes our body.
Our body enjoys good tastes, feeling good and having energy yet it is possible to have all three AND have little side effects. Side effects like being over weight and the aches and pain and illness that follows it.
Many of the ideas that will follow and be posted this year will be from that approach of looking at the short term and the long term effects of what we do daily.
Together we can share ideas about diet, herbs, health and subjects that are important to us.
Welcome to Trilight and hope you enjoy the ideas we post. Your posts and suggestions are appreciated as we go along that road together.
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