Food and Health Room

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I prefer a shorter life if I can avoid to drink only Carrot juice during ages

[Anthea]

37ºc today.

Finally reached 18c but heavy rain for most of the day

I bought myself some new sandals thinking of changing them for boots

[Anthea]

Revealed: The 'Best Time Of Day To Eat' To Avoid Weight Gain

If you want to kick-start weight loss, changing the time of day you eat could be the key.

A review of 28 recent studies concluded that people who eat late at night are more prone to weight gain and obesity than those who eat the majority of their calories earlier in the day.

Dr Gerda Pot, lecturer in nutritional sciences at King’s College London and co-author of the review, said: "There seems to be some truth in the saying ‘eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper'."

The review warned that our hectic lifestyles could be having a negative impact on our health.

"Social jet lag is estimated to affect more than 80% of the general population in central Europe, especially people living in urban areas," it said.

"This discrepancy between our internal body clock and social clock has been linked to a greater risk of diseases like obesity and metabolic syndrome, whilst shorter periods of sleep have been linked to weight gain."

The study authors also said we should consider "with whom we eat" as well as the time, as there is "evidence that regular family meals contribute to healthy eating habits in children and adolescents".

However, Dr Pot noted that further investigation is needed to determine exactly what we should be eating and when.

"Whilst we have a much better understanding today of what we should be eating, we are left with the question as to which meal should provide us with the most energy," she said.

"Although the evidence suggests eating more calories later in the evening is associated with obesity, we are still far from understanding whether our energy intake should be distributed equally across the day or whether breakfast should contribute the greatest proportion of energy."

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/w ... f1704fd2e3

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How the food you eat affects your brain - :

https://youtu.be/xyQY8a-ng6g

[Anthea]

How the food you eat affects your brain - :

https://youtu.be/xyQY8a-ng6g

Thank you

Very interesting and informative video

[Anthea]

Kinder cancer: ‘Possible carcinogen’ found in beloved chocolates

Tests carried out by a German watchdog revealed Kinder chocolate bars and two other brands tested positive for a hazardous cancer-causing substance.

Foodwatch called for Ferrero’s Kinder Riegel, Lindt’s Fioretto Nougat Minis, Sun Rice Classic Schokohappen by Rübezahl to be taken off the shelves on Monday after tests found “possible carcinogens.”

The sweet treats had been contaminated with “so-called aromatic mineral oils (MOAH),” says Foodwatch, but the manufacturers are allegedly reluctant to recall their products.

“The manufacturer is guilty of gross negligence. Instead of clearing the dangerous candy from the shelves and alerting consumers, they [postulate]... that everything was undertaken legally,” said Foodwatch’s John Heeg.

Foodwatch tested more than 20 different kinds of potato chips and chocolate snacks and found saturated mineral oils (MOSH) which it warned can “accumulate in the human body and [cause] long term damage to organs” with children particularly at risk.

"There is no acceptable levels of mineral oils in food for consumption," Heeg told the German edition of The Local, citing the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) who he says considers MOAHs “likely carcinogenic and mutagenic."

"You can't see it, you can't taste it, but it's in there," warned Hegg. "We recommend not purchasing these products because the levels are simply unacceptable for consumption."

Kinder Riegel, “one of the best-selling chocolate bars in Germany,” had the worst MOSH and MOAH values.

The chemicals are usually transferred to foods through recycled packaging that previously had been printed with inks which may contain oils.

Foodwatch is calling for strict limits on saturated mineral oils (MOSH) in food and a zero tolerance for aromatic mineral oils (MOAH).

https://www.rt.com/news/349496-kinder-l ... te-cancer/

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Do you know that today is :



https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldChocolateDay?src=hash

[Anthea]

Do you know that today is :



https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldChocolateDay?src=hash

I gave up chocolate almost a year ago

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Did you lose weight with that chocolateless diet ? If not, what a foolish thing : giving up what you like the most. Better to give up ALL food but chocolate !

With 40ºc daily and 30ºc by night, I have no appetite. I think I will only survive with soft drink, chips, cheese and bred and cold soups.

[Anthea]

Did you lose weight with that chocolateless diet ? If not, what a foolish thing : giving up what you like the most. Better to give up ALL food but chocolate !

With 40ºc daily and 30ºc by night, I have no appetite. I think I will only survive with soft drink, chips, cheese and bred and cold soups.

I did not lose very much weight because I drink too much fruit juice and that has a lot of natural sugars and calories in it

Last couple of days temp here has shot up to 20c I hate to think what it is like to live in 40c

Is your furry family coping alright in the heat?

[Londoner]

Do you know that today is :



https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldChocolateDay?src=hash

I gave up chocolate almost a year ago

That is obsession. You don't need to give up some thing 100%. You can have chocolate once or twice a week but moderately, not a lot.

[Anthea]

That is obsession. You don't need to give up some thing 100%. You can have chocolate once or twice a week but moderately, not a lot.

it started off as a bet because I have friends who smoke too much - I said that if they stopped smoking I would give up chocolate - I showed them that I had will power

I won

[Londoner]

That is obsession. You don't need to give up some thing 100%. You can have chocolate once or twice a week but moderately, not a lot.

it started off as a bet because I have friends who smoke too much - I said that if they stopped smoking I would give up chocolate - I showed them that I had will power

I won

Off course you would have won in any way because chocolate is not addictive like smoking.

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Or did you exchange your chocolate addiction for fruits juices' one ?

I am sure that chocolate has less sugar.

[Anthea]

That is obsession. You don't need to give up some thing 100%. You can have chocolate once or twice a week but moderately, not a lot.

it started off as a bet because I have friends who smoke too much - I said that if they stopped smoking I would give up chocolate - I showed them that I had will power

I won

Off course you would have won in any way because chocolate is not addictive like smoking.

Party true, though I do believe chocolate is additive to a certain extent

I have never smoked - smoking seems to be something that happens more in cities and especially on housing estates - where I live now I seldom even see anyone smoking

Question: Why is it most Kurds from Turkey smoke - but few Kurds from Iraq smoke