Eating After The Holidays: Nutritionist Recommendations

niy to doctors of the Research Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in connection with the exacerbation of diseases due to malnutrition during the New Year holidays increases by 50%, neurologist, nutritionist of the Research Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Oleg Lenev told RIA Novosti.

"The appeal to our institute in connection with the exacerbation of diseases after the New Year holidays increases by 50%",

e.

"Since the food was high in calories, with a fat content that puts a load on the gallbladder, there may be problems with this organ - cholecystitis, pancreatitis, pancreatic damage. Pancreatitis is dangerous for its complications, up to pancreatic necrosis, where the mortality rate is 97-98%. cases increase after the New Year holidays,"

- added the expert.

According to him, all chronic diseases can be aggravated, including the cardiovascular, nervous systems.

Recommendations

Lenev said that those who did not follow their diet during the holidays should now start dieting. "Those who overeat Olivier should put fasting days, fasting diets with a minimum amount of protein and an emphasis on vegetables and fruits. Those who were fasting before Christmas should first avoid high-calorie foods, it is better to start with tender meat (fish, poultry) ", - he said.

The expert noted that food needs to be baked, in no case fried, spices should be used minimally - they are an enhancer of taste.

I am a nutritionist, associate professor of the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Elena Chedia, believes that diet can lead to muscle loss.

"You do not need to make sudden movements, you need to return to your diet. Go on a diet, if a person has not received an exacerbation of chronic diseases, I do not recommend,"

and RIA Novosti.

"People who are prone to obesity suffer the most after the holidays. If a person is overweight, then he needs to return to the previous diet, which was before the holidays. In no case should you try to lose weight quickly, because then muscles will go away, and it will be very difficult to keep the weight, it will gain ",

the expert clarified.

Healthy foods

Because of high blood pressure, during the holidays there was a very heavy load on the vessels due to the high salt content in the products, Chedia said.

"He needs to return to his normal diet, but remove excess sodium and excess water. As a rule, such people swell, they have bags under their eyes. You need to limit salt. Potassium should be added to the diet, since it removes sodium very well. You can make a rich broth. dried apricots - this will help remove excess sodium from the body, improve blood vessels and heart muscles. The pressure, if it rises, is normalized,"

diya.

"If a person's intestines are not healthy, constipation may begin after the holidays, in this situation it is necessary to introduce products that bind water and remove it through the intestines. Mangoes, bran, prunes will cope with this,"

- added the expert.