Obesity treatment using Finger Millet
Finger millet is an ideal food for the obese, because its digestion is slow and due
to this, the carbohydrates take a longer time to get absorbed. By eating
preparations made of ragi, the constant desire to eat is curbed, thus reducing the
daily calorie intake. At the same time, ragi supplies an abundant quantity of
calcium, phosphorus, iron, Vitamin B1 and B2 and prevents malnutrition in spite
of restricted food.
Obesity Diet
Dietary Guidelines for Diabetes Management
Here are some simple and dos and donts that one can adhere to:
Dos
- Increase the quantity of fruits and vegetables and low calorie foods.
- Eat tomato in the morning and in salad. Make it a regular habit.
- Mint is very beneficial in losing weight. Have some salads, vegetables with it.
- Have raw or cooked cabbage as it inhibits the conversion of sugar and other
carbohydrates into fat. - Include a source of vitamin B-12 in your diet.
- Use vegetable oil instead of butter or stick margarine.
- Prefer eating steam, boiled, microwave vegetables
- Eat less salty foods, alcohol, dairy products, sugar, margarine
- Replace whole milk with skim or low fat milk for your preparation
- Roast, bake or boil meat, fish, to destroy all the fat present
Donts
- Avoid intake of too much salt as it may be a factor for increasing body weight.
- All kinds of milk products-cheese, butter, and non-vegetarian foods should be
avoided as they are rich in fat. Be sufficient with twice a glass of milk. - Avoid rice and potato, which contain a lot of carbohydrates. Among cereals
wheat is good. - Avoid high calorie foods like chocolates, ice cream, sweets, butter, heavy
refined foods which have high calories. - Avoid meals when under stress or tension.
- Stop taking bread prepared with wheat alone as the key ingredient. An ideal
mixture must consist of whole grams flour and soyabeans.
Do not skip any meal
Eat three regular meals a day. Avoid skipping any meal.
Small frequent well-spaced meals are desirable