Reviewing Common Illnesses Caused by Diet
Introduction: Enjoying delicious food is not wrong, but it's not worth it if it leads to illness due to poor timing and methods. In fact, many common illnesses in life are closely linked to incorrect dietary habits. Let's take a closer look at these diet-related common illnesses.
Too Lavish a Dinner—Obesity and Insomnia Will Find You
Insulin levels in the blood peak in the evening. Insulin can convert blood sugar into fat, which accumulates on the walls of blood vessels and the abdomen. Eating too lavish a dinner over time can lead to obesity. At the same time, prolonged lavish dinners can disrupt the body's natural biological clock, making it easy to develop insomnia.
Dinner should be lighter on vegetables, with a greater intake of fresh vegetables and a reduction in excessive protein and fatty foods. Dinner should be eaten in smaller portions. Generally, the calories from dinner should not exceed 30% of the total daily caloric intake.
Excessive Coffee Drinking—Palpitations
Excessive coffee drinking can easily lead to heart disease. Coffee contains a high concentration of caffeine, which can alter heart function and increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Therefore, for the sake of health, it's better to drink less coffee.
Heavy Drinking—Developing Alcoholic Liver Disease
Heavy or frequent drinking can cause alcohol poisoning in the liver, leading to inflammation and swelling, and affecting the reproductive and urinary systems.
If you are going to drink, you must first learn how to drink. From a health perspective, red wine is the best choice. Drinking after 2 PM is safer. This is because the concentration of alcohol dehydrogenase—the enzyme that breaks down alcohol in the stomach—is low in the morning. Consuming the same amount of alcohol is absorbed more easily in the morning than in the afternoon, causing greater damage to organs like the liver and brain.
In addition, drinking on an empty stomach, before bed, when you have a cold, or when emotionally upset is not advisable. A person weighing 60 kg should limit their daily alcohol intake to less than 60 grams.
From the perspective of alcohol metabolism, the best food to accompany alcohol is high-protein and vitamin-rich food. Avoid eating cured fish, sausages, or cured meats with alcohol, as these types of smoked and cured foods contain large amounts of pigments and nitrosamines, which react with alcohol. This not only harms the liver but also damages the oral and esophageal mucosa, and can even induce cancer.
Eating Raw Food for Freshness—Parasites in the Body
Frequently eating raw food can easily lead to various parasitic diseases. If you prefer fresh food, it's best to drink fresh vegetable and fruit juice daily. You can lightly dress fresh vegetables with vinegar and use less salt. Eating raw foods like fruits before cooked meals can prevent a rise in white blood cells.