Do You Crave the Sweet Stuff?

According to research out today eating Tangerines could protect you against heart attacks, diabetes and strokes as well as staving off obesity, as they contain Nobiletin, which helps prevent these conditions.

The study was undertaken by researchers at the University of Western Ontario, in Canada, were they fed two groups of mice a high fat content diet and the other group simple sugars.

The first group that were fed the high in fat diet became obese, had elevated cholesterol, high blood levels of insulin and glucose and a fatty liver, all these symptoms increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. 

Whereas the second group of mice that were feed the simple sugars diet, which had tangerines in, gained a normal amount of weight and showed no rise in cholesterol, insulin or glucose.

Lead researcher Dr Murray Huff said: ‘The Nobiletin-treated mice were protected from obesity.

With obesity in the U.K rising more and more people are being diagnosed with high cholesterol, brought on by an over consumption of fatty and sugary foods. Once diagnosed many suffers have to maintain a healthy diet and exercise to control their cholesterol. Here is some advice on how to control your cholesterol level.

Take and Make Note of What You Eat

If possible try to keep some sort of food diary, this doesn’t have to be permanently, but using one for a month or two when you first begin to control your cholesterol can help as you will be able to pinpoint trouble areas in your diet.

Find and Use Replacements for High Cholesterol Ingredients and Meals

When you are eating meals and snacks at home you have the advantage of controlling exactly what you eat and what ingredients you put into your body. A great way to lower cholesterol is to modify usual recipes to a low-fat, low-cholesterol version, which can be done with most meals.

Avoid Fad Diets

Often Cholesterol is linked weight. The key to losing weight and maintaining a low cholesterol is to take your doctors advice and stick to a safe, healthy diet rather then to fad diet, as this can that damage your health. Just simply follow your doctors advised diet and combine with an exercise routine and you will start to see results.

Set Realistic Fitness Goals

Instead of over doing it and setting off hoping to achieve too much at once, choose to focus on regularly modest amount of exercise for example try walking, go swimming, play a sport with a friend. It doesn’t have to be much in order to see results. 

With recent reports documenting that sales of bread have risen for the first time in over 35 years, news that nutritionists have declared bread to be beneficial to you and your diet couldn’t have come at a better time.

Reports out today show that nutritionists have suggested that bread is full of essential nutrients and lots of vitamins and minerals, especially in types of wholegrain breads, as in which the added nuts and seeds provide the essential nutrients and minerals.

For those who would rather opt for a white slice, you need not worry it has been declared that white bread is a good source of calcium, especially for those who have eliminated diary products from their diet. 

If you are training and looking to loose weight and don’t want to ditch the bread, then wholegrain bread should be on your menu. Wholegrain bread may actually help you burn calories as it contains resistant starch which can help you to prevent snacking, boost your metabolism and control blood sugar levels. Resistant starch is a carbohydrate that takes longer to digest than other types of carbs, thus leaving you feeling fuller for a longer period.

Remember bread doesn’t have to be a burden to your weight loss and health, it can be a positive aid to you, as one slice usually only contains 80 – 100 calories just don’t be go over board with the high calorie, fatty fillings.