Making New Year resolutions are important, but most of the time, people ignore the food part. This year, resolve to do better for your health and body by making these food decisions.
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1 Drink a lot of water
Drinking water helps the balance of body fluids that aid digestion, absorption, circulation, creation of saliva, transportation of nutrients, and maintenance of body temperature.
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2 Incorporate fruits and vegetables into your diet
Fruits and vegetables are important sources of vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, plant protein and antioxidants. That sounds…. a lot, but here’s the gist of it: eating a lot of fruits and vegetables will lower your risk of obesity, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and certain types of cancer.
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3 Cut back on sugar
For a healthy diet, sugars should be less than 10% of your intake. Instead of eating cookies, sweets, chocolates and the likes, opt for fresh fruits. Also limit your consumption of soft drinks, and other drinks with a high sugar content.
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4 Cut back on excess salt
We kuku said this last year but you refused to hear us. Anyway, we’re back again. Reduce the way you eat salt! Frying plantain with salt, and the likes should stop this year. A reduced salt intake helps prevent hypertension, risk of heart disease and stroke.
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5 Resolve not to miss breakfast
Breakfast is an important part of your day. Please, don’t be too busy and miss it. You’re doing yourself a great disservice.
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6 Eat less fat
Excess fat consumption can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
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7 Replace red meat with fish
Red meat can be high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and excess consumption of it can lead to an increased risk of diabetes.
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8 Reduce junk food
Everything we have said in this article points to this final fact. Junk food contains elements that can be quite harmful when consumed in excess. Sugar, high salt content, excessive saturated fat.
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Reduce junk food
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Replace red meat with fish
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Eat less fat
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Cut back on sugar
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Drink a lot of water
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