Modern people 50+ are full of energy, people are active and engaged in professional work, without thinking about how food affects their health.
After 50 years of slowed metabolism, changing breathing, women enter menopause. At this age often have to deal with chronic diseases such as hypertension or diabetes, and consumable products can only aggravate the symptoms of these diseases. So you should seriously consider changing your eating habits.
The following are foods that should be excluded from the diet, or at least limit their consumption after the age of 50.
1. Salt
Excessive salt intake is not recommended at any age, but especially should take this into consideration people over fifty. Too much salt causes high blood pressure problems. High blood pressure, in turn, is the load on the heart, kidneys and brain. If you do not take care of this, any heart attacks and stroke. Salt also retains water in the body, leading to edema.
Salt is found in many everyday products, what you can not even suspect. It is in bread, juices, cheese, meat, canned vegetables, frozen pizza.
2. Sausages and red meat
Needless red meat can cause cancer. US experts Cancer Research Institute have found that daily consumption of meat products increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 72%.
In addition, processed meat and ready sausage products contain harmful preservatives, dyes and E-enhancing additives taste. Therefore, the lower the maximum share of such products in the diet, and before their purchase carefully study the composition.
3. Foods rich in omega-6
Unsaturated fatty acid omega-6 essential for normal body functioning. However, they must come together with omega-3 fatty acids in a ratio of 5: 1 (5 servings of omega-6 and 1 - omega-3). Typically, in our diet, the ratio is 50: 1. Too large amounts of omega-6 fatty acids can contribute to inflammation of joints and development of arthritis.
The omega-6 acids are found in bacon, egg yolks, maize, soybeans, vegetable oils, margarine and fried foods.
4. refined sugar
Also, do not be a surprise that the excessive consumption of sugar causes a number of unpleasant diseases Overweight and obesity, aging of the skin. Constantly elevated blood glucose levels leads to the development of type II diabetes, the pancreas is destroyed.
Carefully study product labels. Sugar can be found in breakfast cereals, bakery products, fruit yogurt, and flavored carbonated drinks and, of course, in all candy. They contain sugar found in various forms: fructose, glucose, lactose, dextrose, maltose and all the substances ending in -oza.
5. Alcohol
Red wine is rich in polyphenols (antioxidants of grapes) that have a positive effect on the body. Occasionally drunk a glass of wine can have health benefits. However, scientists say that the regular use of alcohol has a negative impact on health - there are irreversible consequences to the liver and heart. And too often and in large quantities of alcohol use contributes to premature death.
Drink alcohol as little as possible, and remember that with age, the body is getting worse cope with its metabolism. The consequences of alcohol poisoning will be felt longer and more intense.
