Avocado, chia seeds, fish: These and many other products will be the focus of the Germany-wide day of healthy eating on Saturday. Many experts in the district are also convinced that the right diet helps to increase vitality.
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen - vegan, low-carb or vegetarian: the range of nutritional trends seems endless. It is controversial whether all these currents can be recommended in absolute terms from a medical point of view. What is certain is that a balanced diet is essential for staying fit.
Health expert Maria Pischeltsrieder notes that interest has grown in the district: "It is striking that many people want to live more health-conscious," says the Wolfratshauser. The everyday implementation is often a problem. Care should also be taken when shopping. The expert warns: “Health pulls as an advertising medium. There are many overpriced products that advertise ingredients that are healthy per se, but are not really healthy. ”Pischeltsrieder cites protein chocolate puddings as an example.
Caution: "Health draws as an advertising medium"
She is critical of extreme diets and advocates a balanced eating culture with lots of regional vegetables. "You should know that the best metabolic booster is sport." A tip from the expert: "Arrange the plate, leave the pots on the stove and first put the valuable ingredients of the dish on the plate." For those who have little time , recommends pre-cooking and freezing them. This is how to avoid the finished product trap.
Vinzenz Benz is a nutritionist in Bad Tölz. He also notes that "the issue is becoming increasingly important in rural areas too". He sees a problem in the fact that "the landscape of recommendations is very large" and that there are many disputes about the various trends even in the scientific sector. Benz recommends eating flexibly.
Turmeric and ginger as boosters for sugar metabolism
You should try out a few things, but: “You shouldn't stiffen up. For example, veganism is extremely emotional at the moment. ”He emphasizes that it is important to“ use the diversity of plants and eat a lot of vegetables ”. In general, it is advisable to reduce sugar, red meat and cereals and to eat a maximum of two to three meals a day. Turmeric and ginger are good for the sugar metabolism.
Hemp products are currently in great demand
Florian Helgert, Michael Maurer and Stefan Gritzbach have been running the organic business "Biodelikat" in Bad Tölz since 2010. You notice especially at the beginning of the year that the customers inform themselves more precisely about ingredients. They keep monitoring nutritional trends: “Five years ago, it was chia seeds. Suddenly they went away like hot cakes, and then the range of products on offer increased. “Such phases would usually not last long, says Gritzbach. "At the moment, hemp products are particularly in demand," explains Helgert. Both pay attention to organic food and like to use so-called super food. "These are simply products that have a high nutrient density," says Gritzbach. He recommends regional super food such as blueberries or hemp seeds.
For nutritional supplements, it is better to seek advice from the pharmacy
Christopher Hummel, spokesman for the pharmacists in the district, has noticed for several years that the customer demand for dietary supplements is increasing. However, general recommendations are difficult to make here, since the need for vitamins, minerals and Co. is individual. “The metabolism in men and women and also in younger and older people is different.” Food supplements are “good support” in certain situations, for example after an antibiotic treatment or after a long illness. "Even in the dark season it is not bad to help with vitamins." However, the pharmacist warns against blind purchases on the Internet. You should "in any case get expert advice before taking it".
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