During the month of Ramadan, there were some changes outside of our habits in feeding times, food types and amounts, and physical activity. Some of us ate large amounts of food suddenly, due to the psychological effect of being hungry all day long, as well as with the instinct of rewarding ourselves, while for some of us, eating became continuous without any particular order, eating something constantly from iftar to sahur.
Uncontrolled and uncontrolled. Eating large amounts of food, as well as eating and sleeping, can cause many health problems. It makes it difficult to control some chronic and other diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), heart disease, and digestive system diseases.
It will be beneficial to avoid wrong habits that threaten our health during the holidays. You should not act with the thought of rewarding yourself, especially by thinking about the period during which you fasted and only ate nothing. Having an unhealthy attitude can endanger the condition of those with chronic diseases, cause many digestive system problems, and weight gain becomes inevitable.
Eid is also a process in which social relations increase, visits and therefore treats intensify. For this reason, finishing the treats in every place you visit will not be the right approach, especially for people with health problems.
For this reason:
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Avoid eating during the day for a certain period of time. And we should not immediately force the body that is used to not moving. Meals should be made more frequent during the day and the amount eaten at one meal should be reduced.
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The day should be started with the right choice, that is, with a healthy, balanced breakfast. At breakfast; Foods such as seasonal vegetables, low-fat white cheese, green olives and boiled eggs should be included.
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Animal foods such as cheese, milk, yoghurt and meat should be preferred with low fat ones, and the cooking method should be preferred. Frying should not be done.
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Foods such as seasonal fruits, yoghurt and milk can be preferred among meals.
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Soup, Vegetable dish or meat dish, salad, yoghurt and whole wheat bread. It should be taken into account, and attention should be paid to moderation in everything eaten.
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Especially the consumption of sugary, fatty and high-salt foods should be restricted as much as possible.
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Fluid consumption should be increased. For this; The amount of water drunk should be increased (especially if there has been a decrease in the amount of water drunk during Ramadan), buttermilk and compote (unsweetened or with little sugar) should be preferred for snacks.
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This has become a tradition of this holiday. Consumption of baklava, chocolate, sugar, tea and coffee, which are among the treats and treats, should be taken into consideration and limited as much as possible. It should not be accepted every time it is offered, or it should be taken in very small quantities for tasting.
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Those with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease should not deviate from their healthy eating patterns as much as possible during the holiday.
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Care should be taken to consume 2-3 liters of water daily.
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Time should be allocated for physical activity. Benefits can be gained from the visits by adding walking-oriented practices. For distances that can be covered by walking, walking should be preferred instead of driving.
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