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Doctor Ginsburg: reducing the calorie content of meals with age helps prolong life

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Dietician and psychotherapist Mikhail Ginzburg: to prolong life with age, you need to eat as little fat and sugar as possible.

Doctor Ginzburg shared the principles of nutrition , which is associated with longevity. The expert stated: first of all, you need to practice moderation in eating. Reducing the calorie content of dishes with age helps prolong life, he emphasized, speaking at Yandex. Zen.”

“How to avoid aging too quickly and remain active and efficient even in old age? First of all, we need to slow down the appearance of age-related changes by limiting calorie intake,” Ginzburg shared his opinion.
The doctor added that the diet of many Russians is made unhealthy by the presence of a large number of sweet and fatty foods. The expert stated: their use interferes with the control of satiety, and their amount in the diet should be strictly minimal. Such food causes sharp fluctuations in blood sugar levels, which result in increased appetite and severe hunger, prompting a person to greedily pounce on food and overeat. To prolong life, Ginzburg recommended reducing the content of foods that have a high glycemic index in the diet – all sweets, white bread, pastries and flour dishes, rice and potatoes cooked with butter. The expert said that addiction to such food after 40 years contributes to the incidence of cancer.

You should eat vegetables and lean protein with every meal – this helps make your overall diet less caloric and prevents outbreaks of increased appetite. If possible, you should eat legumes and replace them with potatoes.

“To reduce the calorie content of dishes, you can refuse some meals, eat in small portions, and have dinner early,” the specialist added.
Formerly the MedikForum portal. ru wrote that doctor Mark Gadzian called excess fat in the body its main “killer”.

Important!< /b> Information provided for reference purposes. Ask a specialist about contraindications and side effects and under no circumstances self-medicate. At the first signs of illness, consult a doctor.

Mikhail Ginzburg Mikhail Ginzburg Healthy lifestyle Director of the Samara Research Institute of Dietetics and Diet Therapy, Doctor of Medical Sciences