Eat at your hours and anticipate obesity

Breakfast, lunch and dinner without stable schedules prevents the proper functioning of the organism in the digestion , absorption of nutrients and distribution of energy; It also causes the metabolism become slow, accumulate energy and generate Abdominal fat , antecedent of overweight Y obesity , he claimed Luz Miriam Lupercio Navarrete , dietitian nutritionist of the Family Medicine Unit (UMF) number 16 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)

Lupercio Navarrete, said that the importance of good control in feeding hours is that the Digestive process It is done in around 4 to 6 hours, and that is why the schedules must be stable: "It is not recommended that people leave the house without having breakfast. Ideally, do it one hour before going to school or work, preferably before 09:00 hours. Take a snack of fruit or vegetables between 11:00 and 12:00 hours; make food between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. an afternoon snack and dinner two hours before going to sleep. "

The Social Security nutritionist explained that the snack (lunch or snack) is recommended two hours after breakfast and two hours after lunch; It consists of a low-calorie food, such as fruits and vegetables or a small fist of almonds or nuts. He stressed that setting stable hours for food helps to spend the calories consumed; It is also necessary to do exercise to use that energy and thus eliminate them; the excess calories accumulate in the body and go to the abdomen in form of grease .

Luz Miriam Lupercio commented that to avoid alterations of the metabolism a generous breakfast, a regular meal and a very light dinner should be scheduled. The ideal is to include one food of each group in each meal. For breakfast and lunch: fruits, vegetables, a product of animal origin, legumes, cereals and tubers:

"An example of breakfast is: skim milk, apple, a slice of bread, tomato, lettuce or boiled chayote. Food: Include rice (from the group of cereals) as a starter, a portion of lean meat (without fat), accompanied by salad, two tortillas and water, which should not be missing ". The IMSS dietitian pointed out that it is very important to take light meals at dinner: fruits, whole grain or a glass of milk is enough: "Many times people stop eating with the idea that they are going to lose weight , but as there are many hours of fasting between food and breakfast (the metabolism decreases its pace), instead of slim down , they increase the weight ".

Lupercio Navarrete, clarified that making a hike It is the most recommended after taking food, because when the body is at rest, the energy is not distributed in the same way: "If the consumption of food is high in calories, it develops obesity . The people who can not do exercise because they work, they should get up every 20 minutes from their place so as not to be sitting all the time. "


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