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Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute launches inaugural Nourish Ireland Week

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The Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute (INDI) has launched its inaugural Nourish Ireland Week (From Monday the 9th until Saturday the 14th June 2014) and this year the theme is ‘Improving the nation’s health through Food and Nutrition’

With the recent news that the UK is the third fattest nation in Western Europe and Britain’s women are the most overweight in the continent local health expert Brian Roache from Total Fitness Solutions is hoping that people in Ireland sit up and take notice this week to start to make lifestyle changes they need to prevent serious health issues.

Brian says: “The links between obesity and Type 2 Diabetes is undeniable – Diabesity is a blend of diabetes and obesity and is in the Oxford English Dictionary.

“Whether you already have the condition or are at risk by being overweight you need to step up to the plate and do something about it.”

“If you exercise regularly and eat more sensibly you will be able to prevent or even reverse Type 2 Diabetes if you follow proper structured advice and have the determination for change.

Here is Brian’s Top 5 Tips to prevent Type 2 Diabetes:

 

  1. Exercise Regularly: Around 6-10 hours of physical activity through the week helps manage weight, speed up your metabolism, reduce blood glucose levels and may also improve blood pressure and cholesterol.

  2. Manage My Weight: Excess body fat, especially around the belly, can increase the body’s resistance to insulin and this can lead to type 2 diabetes.

  3. Stop Drinking Sugary Soft Drinks: Sugary drinks have a high glycemic load, and drinking more of this sugary stuff is associated with increased risk of diabetes. In the Nurses’ Health Study II, women who drank one or more sugar-sweetened beverages per day had an 83 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes, compared to women who drank less than one sugar-sweetened beverage per month.

  4. Reduce Bad fats: Most weight-reduction diets will involve reducing your intake of high fat foods and sugary foods like fried food and confectionary, while increasing your intake of fruit and vegetables.
    Research also suggests the use of foods with a low glycaemic index (GI) – foods that release their energy more slowly.

  5. Control Your Stress: Stress can get in the way of taking care of yourself and managing your diabetes. Find out what’s causing stress in your life. Learn ways to reduce or cope with daily stressors. Schedule something fun for yourself on a regular basis.