Taking care of your diet at Christmas is important
December is approaching, and with it, Christmas and its excesses. The most beautiful and family time also becomes the most dangerous time for our health. Once a year it doesn't hurt, but on many occasions the rest of the year we don't follow a proper diet. That is why we want to give you some tips to be able to Take care of your diet at Christmas.
A few small changes in our habits can help us enjoy the whims of Christmas, in their proper measure, while keeping our health stable.
How can eating at Christmas affect my health?
We do not want that this Christmas you cannot satisfy your stomach with some typical sweet, such as nougat or polvorones, or incredible family meals. But, especially at this time of year, we tend to relax more than usual in terms of our food at Christmas. This fact can lead serious health problems such as increased cholesterol, blood pressure and weight.
The rate of cardiovascular events increases notably during this time thanks to the change in food at Christmas. Therefore, to avoid possible scares, it is best to start taking care of your body from now on.
Why eating at Christmas is dangerous
There are many elements that make Christmas a dangerous period for our health, especially nutritional. One of the main reasons is the excesses in food at Christmas, since people enjoy family lunches and dinners in which the menus include dishes made with high-fat ingredients. Also, we overeat. increasing caloric intake.
In fact, many studies show that at Christmas it is the time of year when the most food is left over in homes, reaching 60% more on many occasions. But not only food at Christmas harms our health, but other elements such as excess alcohol and tobacco increases markedly.
Tips to improve my diet at Christmas
There are many small changes that you can incorporate into your day to day to improve your health and your habits before the holidays. Some of those tips are:
- Maintain 5 meals a day: in this way we do not let a lot of time go by between meals, and we avoid snacking between meals and being tempted.
- Reduce the amount of salt: it can increase the risk of hypertension and worsen our cardiovascular health.
- Practice sport: walk at least 30 minutes a day to avoid a sedentary lifestyle.
- Keep an eye on sweets and alcohol: let's try to avoid glucose spikes to enjoy the holidays without nasty surprises and hangovers.
If you have any pathology or health problem that you want to control and have any questions about it, contact our specialists for a complete plan and follow-up.
Start taking care of yourself now
En Río-Hortega Polyclinic, we want to help you take care of your health throughout the year with the best practices. It is for this reason that we have a team of nutrition specialists who will help you follow a new lifestyle that will improve your health.
Contact us from our website and fill the form If you want to talk to one of our specialists. You can book your appointment by phone / WhatsApp 648 116 134, or write to us at info@clinicadelriohortega.es. We are in C/ Almirante Antequera 34, Santa Pola, Alicante.
