Some diseases require special dietary measures. In diabetes, for example, you have to reduce the consumption of sugars and carbohydrates. In renal insufscience it is necessary to reduce proteins and potassium, since the products generated in the metabolism of these substances cannot be excribed by the affected kidneys. In liver failure, protein decreases are also common.
The best way to lose weight is by taking fewer calories each day. How is this understood? The body is like a machine that needs fuels to advance its daily activity. In this balance, when the calories we eat through food are more than the calories the body burns in its daily work, those excess calories (or not burned) accumulate. Therefore, all food measures used for weight loss are based on calorie reduction.
And what is calorie? Unit accepted for measuring amounts of heat in physics. The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water from 14.5 to 15.5°C. Its abbreviation is lime. A kilocalorie (kilocalorie = 1,000 calories) is often used instead of using calories. Because heat is a type of energy, calories are also a unit of energy.
It is clear, therefore, that the amount of calories you need each day depending on the profession of the person will not always be the same. Below are the average energy needs of adults and children in Tables 1 and 2.
It is observed that at rest a man needs about 2,700 calories daily and about 600 more for work. To ensure this, the daily ration of a healthy adult must preserve its proteins, lipids and carbohydrates within a series of measures: 80-120 g protein, 50-70 g lipids and 350-500 g carbohydrates.
To make the diet or measure of eating adequate and healthy, some suggestions can be made:
Always keep in mind that the least recommended products are salty, sweet (sugar) or dairy (excess fat).