The negative effects of sugar that is often dreaded disease or diabetes, particularly diabetes type two diabetes mellitus. The disease is caused by an unhealthy lifestyle such as eating too much sugar. Excess sugar can also lead to weight gain and even obesity can cause various diseases. Another effect is easily tired, often sleepy and difficult to concentrate. Meanwhile, people who lack the sugar will look emaciated, weak from lack of energy, malnutrition so easily hurt.
Sugar is derived not only from sweet foods, because foods such as rice, bread, potatoes, and noodles have a sugar content. So also in the side dishes and fruit like bananas, watermelon or cantaloupe. Sugar is derived from these foods are included in complex carbohydrates. While the sugar found in sugar, syrup and the like included in the group karbohirat simple. Soft drinks is also one contributor of sugar to the body when you consume it too often. It is impossible to avoid sugar because sugar is one type of carbohydrate. And as already known, these carbohydrates are needed to produce the energy used in daily activities. So, the important thing is how to consume sugar in a balanced way so as not to harm the body.
Showing posts with label Preventing cavities. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Know the substance in the body
Iron (Fe)
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Function of iron:
Carries oxygen from the lungs throughout the body and eliminate toxins from the body.
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Effect if the deficiency:
The bottom eyelid pale and easily tired.
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Effect if the excess:
Can cause swelling of the liver. Iron can prevent absorption of the drug. Should not be consumed in excess when you're taking a drug for drug efficacy are not wasted. Excess iron can cause swelling of the liver and reduces the body's ability to absorb copper.
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Food sources of iron:
Chicken liver, chicken meat, red meat, fish and legumes.
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Recommended Dosage:
8-18 mg / day
Zinc (Zn)
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Function:
Maintain fertility, strengthen the immune system, assist in the healing process and can help the body to produce approximately 100 enzymes needed. Lack of these enzymes make disturbed the body's metabolism that can cause various diseases. Zinc is also useful for skin beauty is to prevent acne, prevent dry skin and helps regenerate the skin.
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Effect if the deficiency:
Wounds difficult to heal because of the slow regeneration of the skin, no appetite, slow growth, fatigue and even can cause infertility in men.
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Effect if the excess:
If the amount of these substances exceed 2000 mg in the body can inhibit copper and folic penyerapat substances are also needed for the body. Side effects of excess substances include dizziness, vomiting, frequent sleepiness, sweating, and low cholesterol levels.
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Food sources:
Zinc can be obtained from foods such as beans, nuts, cheese, beef, chicken and various marine fish.
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Recommended Dosage:
12 mg / day.
Manganese (Mn)
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Function:
It is important to maintain brain health, bone, plays a role in hair and nail growth, and help generate enzymes for the metabolism of the body to convert carbohydrates and protein to form the energy will be used.
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Effect if the deficiency:
At risk for diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis and high cholesterol.
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Effect if the excess:
Causing decreased levels of iron in the body thereby increasing the risk of anemia, skin disorders, heart, liver, blood vessels and brain damage. In addition, excessive manganese to prevent the absorption of copper to the body.
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Food sources:
Eggs, beans, legumes, green leafy vegetables, red meat. In the fruits found in strawberries, pineapple, grapes.
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Recommended Dosage:
5 mg / day
Chromium (Cr)
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Function:
Assisted with vitamins B3, chromium responsible for managing the placement of glucose in the blood to the body cells to then be converted into energy.
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Effect if the deficiency:
Increasing levels of cholesterol and fats in the blood that can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
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Effect if the excess:
Cause stomach irritation and inhibits the absorption of copper by the body.
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Food sources:
Bread, wheat, corn, meat, fish and cheese.
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Recommended Dosage:
25 mg / day
Copper (Cu)
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Function:
Form hemoglobin, collagen and maintaining healthy nerves.
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Effect if the deficiency:
Anemia, radanng joints and fatigue.
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Effect if the excess:
Can cause poisoning characterized by vomiting, dizziness, weakness, abdominal pain and diarrhea. If there is constant pain can cause heart and liver damage resulting in death.
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Food sources:
Seafood, wheat, corn, legumes.
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Recommended Dosage:
1.2 mg / day
Magnesium (Mg)
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Function:
Plays an important role to maintain a healthy heart, kidney and muscle.
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Effect if the deficiency:
Can cause a heart attack, kidney, hypertension and asthma attacks.
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Effect if the excess:
Can cause diarrhea.
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Food sources:
Nuts, legumes, green leafy vegetables, wheat, corn, tofu.
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Recommended Dosage:
320 mg / day
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Function of iron:
Carries oxygen from the lungs throughout the body and eliminate toxins from the body.
*
Effect if the deficiency:
The bottom eyelid pale and easily tired.
*
Effect if the excess:
Can cause swelling of the liver. Iron can prevent absorption of the drug. Should not be consumed in excess when you're taking a drug for drug efficacy are not wasted. Excess iron can cause swelling of the liver and reduces the body's ability to absorb copper.
*
Food sources of iron:
Chicken liver, chicken meat, red meat, fish and legumes.
*
Recommended Dosage:
8-18 mg / day
Zinc (Zn)
*
Function:
Maintain fertility, strengthen the immune system, assist in the healing process and can help the body to produce approximately 100 enzymes needed. Lack of these enzymes make disturbed the body's metabolism that can cause various diseases. Zinc is also useful for skin beauty is to prevent acne, prevent dry skin and helps regenerate the skin.
*
Effect if the deficiency:
Wounds difficult to heal because of the slow regeneration of the skin, no appetite, slow growth, fatigue and even can cause infertility in men.
*
Effect if the excess:
If the amount of these substances exceed 2000 mg in the body can inhibit copper and folic penyerapat substances are also needed for the body. Side effects of excess substances include dizziness, vomiting, frequent sleepiness, sweating, and low cholesterol levels.
*
Food sources:
Zinc can be obtained from foods such as beans, nuts, cheese, beef, chicken and various marine fish.
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Recommended Dosage:
12 mg / day.
Manganese (Mn)
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Function:
It is important to maintain brain health, bone, plays a role in hair and nail growth, and help generate enzymes for the metabolism of the body to convert carbohydrates and protein to form the energy will be used.
*
Effect if the deficiency:
At risk for diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis and high cholesterol.
*
Effect if the excess:
Causing decreased levels of iron in the body thereby increasing the risk of anemia, skin disorders, heart, liver, blood vessels and brain damage. In addition, excessive manganese to prevent the absorption of copper to the body.
*
Food sources:
Eggs, beans, legumes, green leafy vegetables, red meat. In the fruits found in strawberries, pineapple, grapes.
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Recommended Dosage:
5 mg / day
Chromium (Cr)
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Function:
Assisted with vitamins B3, chromium responsible for managing the placement of glucose in the blood to the body cells to then be converted into energy.
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Effect if the deficiency:
Increasing levels of cholesterol and fats in the blood that can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
*
Effect if the excess:
Cause stomach irritation and inhibits the absorption of copper by the body.
*
Food sources:
Bread, wheat, corn, meat, fish and cheese.
*
Recommended Dosage:
25 mg / day
Copper (Cu)
*
Function:
Form hemoglobin, collagen and maintaining healthy nerves.
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Effect if the deficiency:
Anemia, radanng joints and fatigue.
*
Effect if the excess:
Can cause poisoning characterized by vomiting, dizziness, weakness, abdominal pain and diarrhea. If there is constant pain can cause heart and liver damage resulting in death.
*
Food sources:
Seafood, wheat, corn, legumes.
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Recommended Dosage:
1.2 mg / day
Magnesium (Mg)
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Function:
Plays an important role to maintain a healthy heart, kidney and muscle.
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Effect if the deficiency:
Can cause a heart attack, kidney, hypertension and asthma attacks.
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Effect if the excess:
Can cause diarrhea.
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Food sources:
Nuts, legumes, green leafy vegetables, wheat, corn, tofu.
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Recommended Dosage:
320 mg / day
Preventing cavities
To prevent the occurrence of holes in the teeth, you can perform the following steps:
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Checking your teeth regularly
Visit your dentist every 6 months even if you do not feel the toothache. This is necessary for doctors to detect a small hole that occurred in the tooth and can be handled immediately for hole no bigger. It can also detect the tooth that is not flat or grooved teeth which can cause difficult to clean.
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Brushing your teeth regularly and in a timely manner
In the morning after breakfast and at night before bed is the perfect time to brush teeth. Saliva is not much out as we sleep, so the teeth will be damaged if you leave food residue on the teeth without a brush. Saliva is useful to memlinfungi teeth from bacteria that cause cavities.
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Brushing teeth the right way
While brushing your teeth regularly has been done but if done in a way that is not true, of course the result will not be maximal. The correct way is to brush downward to the front teeth (incisors) the top, brushing towards the top to the bottom front teeth and brush horizontally to molars. Brushing teeth should be longer, because this tooth has the potential attachment of leftover food.
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Mouthwash after meals
Brushing teeth is not possible after we eat, the best way is to rinse his mouth for the rest of the food is not kept sticking and reducing acidic conditions in the tooth.
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Use dental floss to remove food residue
Food scraps left behind, should not be removed by using a toothpick. Use a toothpick can cause a gap between the larger teeth in addition to causing injury to the gums.
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Choose a toothpaste that contains fluoride
Using a toothpaste containing fluoride. This substance is one of material forming tooth enamel. The existence of these substances can prevent decay on the teeth.
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Eat fibrous foods
Eat vegetables or fruit is proven to make teeth stronger and prevent cavities.
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Reduce foods containing sugar and flour
This type of food when left on the teeth and the bacteria will cause acids that create cavities.
*
Checking your teeth regularly
Visit your dentist every 6 months even if you do not feel the toothache. This is necessary for doctors to detect a small hole that occurred in the tooth and can be handled immediately for hole no bigger. It can also detect the tooth that is not flat or grooved teeth which can cause difficult to clean.
*
Brushing your teeth regularly and in a timely manner
In the morning after breakfast and at night before bed is the perfect time to brush teeth. Saliva is not much out as we sleep, so the teeth will be damaged if you leave food residue on the teeth without a brush. Saliva is useful to memlinfungi teeth from bacteria that cause cavities.
*
Brushing teeth the right way
While brushing your teeth regularly has been done but if done in a way that is not true, of course the result will not be maximal. The correct way is to brush downward to the front teeth (incisors) the top, brushing towards the top to the bottom front teeth and brush horizontally to molars. Brushing teeth should be longer, because this tooth has the potential attachment of leftover food.
*
Mouthwash after meals
Brushing teeth is not possible after we eat, the best way is to rinse his mouth for the rest of the food is not kept sticking and reducing acidic conditions in the tooth.
*
Use dental floss to remove food residue
Food scraps left behind, should not be removed by using a toothpick. Use a toothpick can cause a gap between the larger teeth in addition to causing injury to the gums.
*
Choose a toothpaste that contains fluoride
Using a toothpaste containing fluoride. This substance is one of material forming tooth enamel. The existence of these substances can prevent decay on the teeth.
*
Eat fibrous foods
Eat vegetables or fruit is proven to make teeth stronger and prevent cavities.
*
Reduce foods containing sugar and flour
This type of food when left on the teeth and the bacteria will cause acids that create cavities.
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