Tips for Healthy Eating and Weight Loss to Prevent and Treat Diabetes

• However, people lead a sedentary life and prefer simplified and easier methods
• We prefer bikes or cars to walking even shortest of distances
• We wait for elevators rather than taking the stairs
• We prefer watching Television or playing computer games than outdoor activities
• Instead of simple, natural foods we prefer high calorie, fat rich junk foods
• So instead of losing weight we tend to put on.

To reduce weight, more calories have to be burnt than what we have consumed. Hence, we need to make necessary changes in our daily habits, which include increase in physical activity and decrease in eating.

• Firstly seek help of a dietician / nutritionist to plan your diet & make efficient use of the food you eat.
• They will help you understand the nutritive and calorie value of various foods.
• For weight loss diet plan, various factors like height, weight, age, sex, activity and overall health are taken into consideration.
• For many people mere substitutes of meat, dairy products and fats, with low calorie fruits, vegetables and grains are helpful for weight loss.

• Diabetic patients should strictly avoid overeating.
• They can take around five small meals a day instead of few large ones.
• In this way body is able to utilize food and insulin available in a balanced manner.

Tips for Healthy Eating

• Eat meals at regular time and intervals. Avoid changes in the planned eating-schedule.
• Avoid eating in the living room or bedroom. Confine your meals to kitchen or dining room
• Don’t talk, read or watch Television when you are eating. Focus only on eating.
• Eat food slowly and chew it thoroughly.
• Question yourself whether you are really hungry, before taking a snack.
• When you crave for unhealthy snacks, distract your mind. Go on an errand, take a walk or call a friend.
• Keep social activities and eating apart.
• Before leaving for social gatherings, eat something healthy at home, so that the hunger pangs are satisfied.

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