Health and Food

Why focus on fat and fiber?

The typical Western diet provides an excess energy from fat (especially saturated fats) and added sugars to the detriment of complex carbohydrates and fiber. This diet was related to non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease. The Western diet is associated with the increase of the diseases. Cardiovascular disease and cancer in virtually all industrialized countries responsible for at least half the total mortality. Nutrition is a modifiable factor here.

In general, knowledge regarding the relationship between diet and health in short supply. The majority of the population lacking the necessary ‘practice’ knowledge and skills for healthy feeding. Moreover, consumers often underestimate their power consumption in the wrong. General nutritional advice and any policy should aim at an overall reduction in the risk of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, … for the population as a whole. In the concrete implementation should be discussed not only nutrients but should rather be talking about food framed in a total diet.
Nutrition is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Though it is obviously not the case that those who eat a balanced healthy lives automatically, but it is undeniably a step in the right direction.

The active food triangle gives an idea of what you should eat daily and how much to move. The recommendations are made for anyone over 6 years. If you intensive sport, strenuous physical activity or a particular dietary uses, it is best to consult a dietitian (e).
Each food provides a number of nutrients, but never a food supplies all the required nutrients. In active food triangle contains eight groups each do their share to a healthy lifestyle. The tip of the active food triangle, the remaining group is an encore. Besides a good diet is also an important part of moving the active food triangle. You can change your eating habits with a critical eye on the website of the subjects
The Logos in Antwerp include work on healthy eating at school (Tutti Frutti, drinking fountains, …), cooking courses for disadvantaged and customized services to municipalities, health and welfare councils, schools, CLB, businesses, …

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