Asif Arif - Digest the Web -Top five sites for eating sensibly
The journal of Cyberpyschology and behavior report that just about 5% of all web traffic is for health related information. How can we be sure the info that we receive is reliable healthy and practical. In my work as a food consultant to some of the nation's leading media and sports stars I am frequently asked for top tips and shortcuts to a fit body and mind. After I have answered that there are no shortcuts I frequently refer my clients to my top 5 sites to gain more information before our next consultation.
When choosing these sites I thoroughly checked nutritional values and philosophy as you might expect but also made sure that I searched the web with a critical eye on support, the background of the writers and when it was posted.
OK let's go my top 5 ;
At number one I have chosen www.eatwell.gov.uk
. This is the official government agency web site of the Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom and as such has no commercial message to push and is a useful source of info. It has a handy section for those looking to shed some excess pounds that has a BMI ( Body Mass Index ) calculator as well as a truly great activity calculator that allows users to keep track of your daily calorie usage. The body shape comparison section allows you to compare with others without the use of binoculars or the risk of arrest!
At number 2 I'd place the May hospitals site www.mayoclinic.com A great site for weight loss recipes, low sodium, and healthy heart diets and absolutely piled high with all manner of useful nutritional sound info. It has a useful gizmo letting you work out your daily calorie duty based on age, activity level sex and current weight. Don't try dieting without this calculator - it'll keep you safe and in the longterm help you keep off the weight and avoid YoYo diet syndrome.
At number 3 in my top five is www.allrecipies.com . This site does exactly what it purports to do and stands above other recipe sites because of its diverse range of dishes and extensive search feature that permits you to search dependant on your preparation time, nutritional content and meal type. It's also the handiest and easy to use site i have found in part to its Iphone application DinnerSpinner that provides unlimited access to its entire and splendidly exciting recipe database.
Number four is the Canadian site www.eatcracker.ca designed and written by a number of the country's leading health executives it allows you to conduct a fast yet complete on line assessment and then provides tailored recommendation on improving eating habits and health. Registered users can monitor their progress toward a healthy sensible diet and life-style and share tips with others.
My final choice isn't quite to do with nourishment weight reduction or health of the individual but rather the condition of our planet and how our diet contributes toward this ; www.eatlowcarbon.org In the United Kingdom where I worked for many years, a longitudinal study of middle income house holds in Manchester concluded that almost a third of food bought was thrown away and supermarkets in the North West of England ( mainly the 2 big towns of Liverpool and Manchester ) dumped over a{ half| half of| 12 their veggies before they even reached the shelves because of unattractive shape or uneven coloring. I like to recommend that everyone spend at least fifteen mins on this site and drag and drop a small number of you favorite food s into the frying pan and be amazed at the carbon footprint that you are creating. I was startled at the diary and beef figures and they provide another excuse for maintaining a lean basically vegetable based diet for healthy living. So now eating healthy is helping to save the planet aswell as reducing your waistline.
Asif Arif is a well known lecturer and advisor at the school of Lahore and has worked and lectured across Europe. He has attended courses primarily in the United Kingdom in London, Bristol and Manchester and worked for some of the country's top health hospitals. He has re-designed the student canteen menu and introduced a fitness program to instill sound nutritive values for Pakistan's future leaders. Asif Arif has been a guest speaker at conferences in Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, as well as at the Stockholm Institute and several Scandinavian nutritional Colleges.
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