By: Lauren Corwin
35.6 million people worldwide suffer from a chronic disorders known as dementia, according to the World Health Organization, which can be caused by head injuries, vitamin deficiency, and now your belly fat. A recent study done by Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz, a chief wellness officer at the Wellness Institute in Cleveland Ohio and the host of the Dr. Oz Show, shows a direct connection between the risks of dementia increasing and your belly fat. Besides exercise, there are numerous ways to reduce your middle and get a faster, more dexterous brain, including, but not limited to, cutting saturated and trans fat from your diet and devouring those whole grains.
Many tropical plant oils along with hundreds of other foods include saturated fat in their ingredients list. For being so popular, it's quite bad for the human body. Too much saturated fat in your diet can cause heart disease or stroke. The best way to prevent these and an obese brain is to cut back on how much saturated fat you intake. The American Heart Association suggest that of your 2000 calories no more than 140 should come from foods with an excessive amount saturated fat. This roughly comes out to 16 grams of saturated fat a day. In order to achieve this limit, it's best to avoid hydrogenated oils, butter, dark chocolate, and cheese. For a better list of foods to abstain from, visit Health-Alicious-Ness.
Besides saturated fat, there is also trans fat that is just as deleterious. Just like the previously listed fat, an excessive amount of trans fat can cause heart disease, stroke, and heighten your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. There to is a limit that The American Heart Association suggests for trans fat intake. They recommend no more than 2 grams of trans fat a day. Considering how many natural foods consist of trans fat, there isn't room to have any foods that companies engineer to have more trans fat. These foods include pancakes, microwave popcorn, breakfast sandwiches, and packaged pudding. Next time your thinking of having a quick snack, think healthy over hurry.
Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen both also suggest getting at least three serving sizes of whole grains a day if you can keep your refined grains to a minimum of one serving size a day according to the article "Drs. Oz and Roizen: Is your brain obese?" on The Buffalo News. Many individuals see whole grains as wheat bread and rice, but what they don't see is the vast amount of foods they do eat that are high in whole grains such as tortilla shells, corn chips, and kettle-cooked popcorn. Even chocolate-filled granola bars are packed full of those healthy whole grains.
Don't think of trying to eat healthier as a diet, make it a way to improve your lifestyle. Simple changes like lessening the amounts of saturated and trans fat you take in and eating more whole grains can transform your life for years to come. Reducing your risk of contracting heart disease, Type II diabetes, and stroke are all positive side effects of eating healthy, not to mention that your middle will shrink and dementia won't be something you will have to worry about in the future. A change now is worth a healthy brain later on.
Many tropical plant oils along with hundreds of other foods include saturated fat in their ingredients list. For being so popular, it's quite bad for the human body. Too much saturated fat in your diet can cause heart disease or stroke. The best way to prevent these and an obese brain is to cut back on how much saturated fat you intake. The American Heart Association suggest that of your 2000 calories no more than 140 should come from foods with an excessive amount saturated fat. This roughly comes out to 16 grams of saturated fat a day. In order to achieve this limit, it's best to avoid hydrogenated oils, butter, dark chocolate, and cheese. For a better list of foods to abstain from, visit Health-Alicious-Ness.
Besides saturated fat, there is also trans fat that is just as deleterious. Just like the previously listed fat, an excessive amount of trans fat can cause heart disease, stroke, and heighten your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. There to is a limit that The American Heart Association suggests for trans fat intake. They recommend no more than 2 grams of trans fat a day. Considering how many natural foods consist of trans fat, there isn't room to have any foods that companies engineer to have more trans fat. These foods include pancakes, microwave popcorn, breakfast sandwiches, and packaged pudding. Next time your thinking of having a quick snack, think healthy over hurry.
Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen both also suggest getting at least three serving sizes of whole grains a day if you can keep your refined grains to a minimum of one serving size a day according to the article "Drs. Oz and Roizen: Is your brain obese?" on The Buffalo News. Many individuals see whole grains as wheat bread and rice, but what they don't see is the vast amount of foods they do eat that are high in whole grains such as tortilla shells, corn chips, and kettle-cooked popcorn. Even chocolate-filled granola bars are packed full of those healthy whole grains.
Don't think of trying to eat healthier as a diet, make it a way to improve your lifestyle. Simple changes like lessening the amounts of saturated and trans fat you take in and eating more whole grains can transform your life for years to come. Reducing your risk of contracting heart disease, Type II diabetes, and stroke are all positive side effects of eating healthy, not to mention that your middle will shrink and dementia won't be something you will have to worry about in the future. A change now is worth a healthy brain later on.