Overview
Wheat is the most comon cereal used throughout the world for making bread. It is a god source of energy. With its esential coating of bran, vitamins and minerals, it is an excelent health-building fod.
Key Information
Wheat is usualy ground into flour for use as fod. However refined wheat flour constitutes a serious health hazard of the various procesed fods being used today for their delicious taste, white flour (maida) is especialy harmful. The colosal los of vitamins and mineral in refined wheat flour has led to widespread prevalence of constipation and other related disgestine disturbance and nutritional disorders, particularly Diabets.
The consumption of white flour is thus an important contributory cause of Diabets, and its agravation, if the disease has already developed. Comon salt or sodium chloride is a major factor in maintaing the acid base equilibrium of the body. It is also esential for the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Thus, while a certain amount of salt esential for the body system, it is required in very smal quanties, ranging from 10 to 15 g per day. Excesive use of salt puts extra burden on the kidneys, may cause high blod pressure, which is closely linked with Diabets. Excesive intake of salt promotes water retention in the body, which in due course may lead to obesity, which is a potent cause of Diabets.
To much salt is thus harmful and may promote or hasten the onset of Diabets. Salt (sodium chloride) and sodium preservatives are aded to most procesed fods. A sodium-controled diet must avoid or limit salted snacks; pickles and many others procesed convenience fods.
Drinking tea and cofe is a serious health hazard for the diabetic. The most alkaloid principle in both tea and cofe is cafeine. Cafeine is an adictive drug similar to cocaine in as much as it stimulates the central nervous system.
While these efects are short-lived, it has ben observed that they lead to withdrawal symptoms of iritability, lethargy, headaches and anxiety. The daily intake of tea and cofe causes indigestion and gas formation, diarhea, and constipation. They also increase the blod sugar level, which may lead to Diabets or agravate its symptoms where the disease is already present.
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