CHRONIC DISEASE IS PREVENTABLE!!!!
The WHO considers the top 5 causes of death to all be chronic disease-all of which are preventable, or at least delay-able. And they are not the only ones. The US centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and most major health authorities world-wide agree. To fight the ever-increasing risk and presence of chronic disease we need to do three things: Stop Smoking, Get Active, and FIX OUR DIETS!!!!!!!!!!
TOP FIVE CAUSES OF DEATH WORLD-WIDE ARE ALL “CHRONIC DISEASES"
Hearth Disease
Cancer
Stroke
Chronic respiratory disease
Diabetes
The WHO sees nutrition as the foundation of health. The formula is simple and compelling-poor nutrition equals poor health and greater disease. Good nutrition equals good health and less disease. It’s simple and it’s irrefutable.
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, GRAINS AND FISH HOLD THE KEYS TO PREVENTION.
Healthy whole foods and the powerful protector nutrients they contain are the arsenal the WHO, the CDC, THE USFDA, the American Heart Association, the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and others point to as our best weapons in the fight against chronic disease.
For heart Disease and Stroke prevention the American Heart Association recommends:
Vegetables and fruits: eating a variety of fruits and vegetables may help you control your weight and your blood pressure.
Whole-grain foods: contains fibre that can help lower your blood cholesterol and help you feel full, which may help you manage your weight.
Fish: at least twice a week. Recent research shows that eating oily fish containing omega-3 fatty acids (for example, Salmon, trout, and herring) may help lower your risk of death from coronary artery disease.
For cancer prevention the U.S. National Cancer Institute says:
· Populations with diets high in fruits and vegetables tend to have a lower cancer risk.
· Fruits, vegetables and grains contain a number of nutrients, including carotenoids, vitamin-A, and vitamin-c.
· Numerous studies have found evidence that carotenoids reduce the risk of some cancers.
For Diabetes prevention the American Diabetes Association recommends:
· Eat lots of vegetables and fruits. Try picking from the rainbow of colours available to maximize variety. Eat non-starchy vegetables such as spinach, carrots, broccoli or green beans with meals.
AMERICAN DIETS LACK FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PROTECTOR NUTRIENTS!!
Publishing their report card on the American diet in the September 2006 issue of the journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers, from the USDA and the US National Cancer Institute report too many Americans are failing to get the fruit and vegetables nutrition needed for optimal health. They point out that more than 60% of Americans fail to reach the 5 servings per day minimum recommendation- let alone the 9 to 13 servings per day optimum intake recommendations! Some population groups were surprisingly bad. For boys 14-18 only 0.7% reached the 5-a-day minimum target. For women 51-70 the number was 17%. Other groups faired similarly poorly prompting researchers to write “a large portion of the US population needs to increase their fruit and vegetable intake if recommendations are to be met. Barriers to increasing consumption….should be investigated and strategies for appropriate programs and interventions should be developed.”
source: www.who.int