| In the name of modern life style people tend to | | | | rich in our traditional foods. Vegetables and fruits |
| ignore the facts which they should be taken care | | | | find no place in their menu. Frequent consumption |
| of. Usually they don't wake up until the side | | | | of junk foods with irregular intake of meals may |
| effects descends on them. The fast paced life | | | | contribute to many health problems such as |
| style is creating dangerous disorders on their | | | | acidity. gastroenteritis, obesity, high cholesterol and |
| health and they begin to feel it only above the | | | | high blood pressure. Due to these factors people |
| age of 40. The junk filled life style has even | | | | in this age group complain of fatigue. Those above |
| increased its pace and those who are in their 30s | | | | 40 have no other option but to modify their |
| begin to feel it. There is a old saying that, "we are | | | | dietary intake and lifestyle to optimize their health |
| what we eat". It even holds good today. If you | | | | and avoid old age ailments. Take more foods like |
| are consuming high calorie foods and not doing | | | | whole grains and legumes, fruits and vegetables. |
| enough exercise, it will tell on your health sooner | | | | Lean meat is preferred most and take more |
| than later. You need to be more careful when | | | | protein rich foods. Avoid oily food or reduce to |
| you are approaching the age of 40. Diabetes, | | | | the minimum level. Avoiding bad habits altogether |
| respiratory infection, high blood pressure, high | | | | is advisable. Reduce alcohol consumption slowly |
| cholesterol, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and | | | | and quit smoking. Dietary supplements Dietary |
| osteoporosis are some main problems, people in | | | | supplements or nutritional supplements is a must |
| this age group confront with. The food habits and | | | | in this world of hectic lifestyle. Remember it is not |
| unhealthy lifestyle are the main contributors. The | | | | a choice, but it is a must. Because home-cooking |
| most important period in life is between forty and | | | | contributes only a little to our daily food and |
| fifty. It is in this period one ha to bear more | | | | today's fruits and vegetables are contaminated |
| responsibilities in their profession as well as family. | | | | and lack proper nutritional values. So regarding |
| They have to travel often, attend multiple | | | | nutrition, there is a huge gap between what we |
| meetings, manage a team and meet targets or | | | | need and what we get. This deprives our inner |
| deadlines. Their children will be in their teens and | | | | organs the essential nutrition they need to |
| need more care towards their education. The | | | | function normally. As a result they get more aged |
| teens need varies from materialistic to emotional. | | | | than our physical age. Take micronutrient fortified |
| On the other side they have to cope with financial | | | | foods. Have a health drink rich in vitamins and |
| stress. To plan for the imminent arrival of the | | | | minerals. Include more fibrous foods with zero |
| retirement period and the rising expenses put | | | | sugar and cholesterol. Plan your daily intake so |
| enormous stress on them. When nearing 60 the | | | | that your food is balanced with essential nutrients. |
| responsibilities will reduce. But the damage done to | | | | This helps to get the daily quota of nutrients. A |
| the health in their busy 40s may be difficult to | | | | balanced diet helps to improve the immunity level |
| reverse. Given their busy schedules, these people | | | | and keep one healthier. Daily exercise The dietary |
| have little time for any exercise. The stress and | | | | supplements help to provide nourishment but are |
| strain filled life style, long working hours and | | | | not a full substitute to a regular balanced diet. The |
| unhealthy eating habits complicate matters. Good | | | | second most important thing is doing regular |
| and healthy eating habits As in most families both | | | | exercise. Walking is the best and the easiest form |
| the parents are working, they find little or no time | | | | of physical activity. Go for a thirty minute brisk |
| to cook in the house. They rely heavily on ready | | | | walking, at least four to five days in a week. |
| to cook food and junk food. These high calorie | | | | Regular exercise helps to burn excess calories and |
| foods not only affect the health of the parents | | | | avoids becoming obesity. It helps to maintain good |
| but also the next generations in their house. | | | | health. Take regular health check-ups for sugar |
| Moreover today's job or profession is highly | | | | level, cholesterol and blood pressure. Change your |
| demanding which makes them working for long | | | | eating habits. Take more vegetables and fruits |
| hours, leaving little time to look after their house | | | | and give importance to home cooking. Do regular |
| and children. This automatically push them to the | | | | exercise. The simple thing is, the intake of calories |
| easiest choice of ready-to-eat junk foods. These | | | | should match the spent calories. Making the |
| foods consists of high calories and has artificial | | | | necessary adjustments in our routine life will keep |
| coloring and preservatives. So there is no wonder | | | | away the life style disorders. Author Information: |
| why these foods are serious health hazards over | | | | Detect the symptoms early and take precautions |
| a period of time. Using readymade foods deprives | | | | to avoid irreparable damage to your health. |
| one of essential vitamins and minerals which are | | | | |