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  • The Dietary Pyramid for Men
  • The physical constitution of men can be always threatened by various elements, such as high pressure in life and long-term fatigue. Therefore, it is necessary for men to adjust the diet actively so as to maintain the physical health as far as possible. Nowadays, the nutritional experts have advised a kind of dietary pyramid for men. 

    The dietary pyramid is built on the basis of the relationship between foods and health. It has mended the mistakes of the daily diet and raised good advice for men. The healthy pyramid can help the human body keep healthy and maintain reasonable weight. Generally speaking, the pyramid is mainly composed of whole-wheat food, plant oil, vegetables and fruits, fish and eggs, nuts, dairy products, red meat and cream.

    Whole-wheat food can provide carbohydrates for the human body. It usually takes a long time for people to consume whole wheat, which can stabilize the levels of blood sugar and insulin inside the human body. Thus, the hungry feeling can be well controlled and diabetes can be effectively prevented.

    Plant oil can provide healthy unsaturated fatty acid for people. The healthy fat can not only improve the level of cholesterol but also prevent the heart disease for the human body. People can absorb high-quality fat from the oil made of olive, soy bean, and peanut and so on.

    Vegetables and fruits play important roles in protecting the human body. They can not only prevent the heart disease, avoid cancer, alleviate the intestinal diseases, but also deal with cataract and glaucoma for the aged men. It is known to all that cataract and glaucoma are two important reasons of causing ablepsia.

    Fish and eggs can provide protein for people. According to the medical research, the adequate intake of fish can decrease the risks of getting the heart disease for men. Although the content of cholesterols in the eggs is rather high, the nutritional value of eggs is indeed high.

    Nuts can effectively provide vegetarian protein, vegetarian fibers, vitamins and mineral substances for men. They also contain abundant high-quality fat which is beneficial to the heart.

    Dairy products contain abundant calcium and vitamin D. Therefore, men can deal with osteoporosis by drinking milk. Except dairy products, the foods like substitute calcium can also provide calcium for the human body.

    Red meat and cream are put on the top of the pyramid, as they contain abundant saturated fat. If men always eat red meat in daily life, they can use fish or chicken to take the place of red meat. They can also use the olive oil to take the place of cream.


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