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Healthy diet – what should be avoided?

Sugar. Don’t forget that sugar is a source of calories, not nutrients. Therefore consuming too much sugar may lead to weight gain and tooth decay. Contrary to what many people think, there is no evidence linking high-sugar diets to hyperactivity or diabetes. However, high fructose corn syrup, found in most processed foods, is linked with obesity that puts you at risk for developing diabetes and other conditions.
About half of sugar people consume is added into soft drinks, fruit drinks, puddings, ice cream and baked goods. Research from Tufts University nutrition scientists shows that soda and sweet drinks provide more daily calories than any other food. Consuming so much sweet drinks leads to weight gain. Obesity rates are higher for people consuming sweet drinks. Also watch for hidden sugar in the foods you eat. You may find sugar appearing as corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, fruit juice concentrate, malt syrup, among other forms, on package labels.

Salt. It is well-known that high blood pressure can be caused by high sodium intake. Following a healthy diet you can reduce the risk for high blood pressure by consuming less salt or sodium. Unfortunately, we often don’t pay any attention how much sodium we use while cooking, as a result most Americans consume much more sodium than they really need. From previous articles you’ve already known that recommended amount is less than 2,300 mg per day and just one teaspoon of salt provides that amount. So one good way to reduce your sodium intake is eating fewer prepared foods. Once you retrain your palate to enjoy foods with lower sodium content, you’ll find it easier to toe this line. And certainly you’ll feel healthier as well.

Alcohol. Memorize that food group doesn’t include alcohol. However, if you drink alcohol, do so in moderation. Consuming alcohol is very harmful. Alcohol offers neither nutritional value nor any other benefits. On the contrary, excess alcohol use may lead to serious health damages, causing distorted vision, judgment, hearing and coordination; emotional changes; bad breath; and hangovers. Consuming alcohol within long-term period may include liver and stomach damage, vitamin deficiencies, impotence, heart and central nervous system damage and memory loss. Abuse can lead to alcohol poisoning, coma and death.
Consuming alcohol during pregnancy is contra-indicated at all because alcohol can harm the developing fetus and infant. Even light and moderate drinking can hurt. Influence of alcohol is so harmful that more than 40,000 babies are born each year with alcohol-related damage, according to the March of Dimes.

Reference Daily Intakes for women aged 19-50

Nutrient – Amount
Vitamin D – 5 mcg*
Vitamin E – 15 mg
Vitamin C – 75 mg
Vitamin A – 700 micrograms
Vitamin B6 – 1.3 mg
Vitamin B12 – 2.4 mcg
Calcium – 1000 mg
Iron – 18 mg
Magnesium – 320 mg
Zinc – 8 mg
Copper – 900 mcg
Thiamin – 1.1 mg
Riboflavin – 1.1 mg
Niacin – 14 mg
Phosphorus – 700 mg
Iodine – 150 mcg
Folic acid – 400 mcg
Biotin – 30 mcg
Potassium – 4.7 grams
Sodium – 1.5 grams

Reference Daily Intakes for women aged 51-70
Nutrient – Amount
Vitamin D – 10 mcg*
Vitamin E – 15 mg
Vitamin A – 700 micrograms
Vitamin C – 75 mg
Vitamin B6 – 1.5 mg
Vitamin B12 – 2.4 mcg**
Magnesium – 320 mg
Zinc – 8 mg
Copper – 900 mcg
Calcium – 1200 mg
Iron – 8 mg
Sodium – 1.3 grams
Thiamin – 1.1 mg
Riboflavin – 1.1 mg
Niacin – 14 mg
Folic acid – 400 mcg
Phosphorus – 700 mg
Iodine – 150 mcg
Biotin – 30 mcg
Potassium – 4.7 grams

*In the absence of adequate exposure to sunlight.
**Due to age-related modest decreases in the ability to use the B12 from natural sources, fortified foods or supplements can help to meet the recommendation.

Are dietary supplements important in a healthy diet?

There is no scientific affirmation that dietary supplements or large amounts of vitamins and minerals can prevent or treat health problems or slow the aging process. Of course, there are a lot of people who due to their busy and intensive lifestyle do not consume a balanced diet or a variety of foods. In this case daily multivitamin tablets can be beneficial. People who follow well-balanced diet with a variety of foods provide their bodies with all the necessary nutrients.
Nowadays there are plenty of dietary supplements available. Ideally, it would be clear what types of supplements improve health and it would be easy to identify safe and effective products. But unfortunately the information about dietary supplements is often confusing or inexact.

What are dietary supplements?

The main mission of dietary supplement (also known as food supplement) is providing nutrients, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids or amino acids that you miss or don’t consume in required quantity in your diet.
In the United States, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 gives the following definition of the dietary supplement – it is a product that is intended to supplement the diet and bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamins,  minerals,  herbs or other botanical (excluding tobacco), amino acids, a dietary substance for use by people to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake, or a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any of the abovementioned. The main requirement for dietary supplement is intending for ingestion in pills, capsules, tablets, powder or liquid form. In any case it should not be represented for use as a conventional food or as the sole item of a meal or diet; labeled as a “dietary supplement”.
Today there are majority of dietary or nutritional supplements. As for vitamin and mineral supplements they are types of dietary ones. Such supplements include micronutrients intended to help smoothly body functioning.
Dietary supplements with a medicinal purpose are herbal supplements. Their main object is supporting a specific area of the body’s health, such as the liver, bones or skin.

What are the health benefits of vitamin and mineral supplements?