Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – During pandemic Covid-19Most of the community activities are only carried out at home. Unfortunately, being at home alone triggers it eating patterns during a pandemic, namely poorly maintained diet and an increase in the amount of food consumption. This must be watched out because of the risk of increasing body weight, obesity, causing various degenerative disease other.
CEO and President Director of Re.juve, Richard Anthony said, there have been many studies linking data on significant weight gain in society due to reduced outdoor activity, increased stress levels, and poor diet during the pandemic. This phenomenon certainly becomes alarm, kBecause the combination of these three things can be bad for health, such as obesity and degenerative diseases.
“This should be watched out for. Given the pandemic requires a system body immunity the strong one. Therefore, during this pandemic, it is very important to maintain a balanced nutritional intake, pay attention to physical activity, and manage stress properly in order to avoid various diseases, “said Richarddi during the Re.Juve webinar entitled Flexitarian: Sustaining the Healthy Habits with Real Food, Thursday (3/12/2020).
Richard explained, the trend of healthy eating methods continues to grow and there are more choices. Although not new, the flexitarian method is not as popular as other healthy eating methods in Indonesia.
“In fact, the method that focuses on increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables without actually eliminating the consumption of animal protein, carbohydrates, and other additional nutrients is considered quite ideal in a pandemic like today, to maintain endurance,” he explained.
According to Richard, eating carbohydrates and protein alone can lead to a high risk of avitaminosis or nutritional deficiencies. In fact, the body also needs a variety of vitamins and minerals that can only be obtained from vegetables and fruit to maintain organ function and endurance.
“Therefore, we consider a balanced combination of consumption of animal protein but with reduced portions, as well as increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables, as in the flexitarian method, we consider it the most ideal consumption pattern,” he said.
Meanwhile, a nutrition consultant, Dr. Rita Ramayulis DCN MKes, said that to maintain endurance, people must be more careful in choosing a healthier but more flexible diet. “The goal is that people can get the best benefit from the type of diet they choose without worrying about lack of nutrition and energy,” said Rita.
According to Rita, as many as 93.6 percent of Indonesians do not consume enough fruits and vegetables every day for the body. The flexitarian method can be a fairly easy choice for people who are just starting out with a healthy and sustainable lifestyle to adopt.
“By consistently consuming fruit and vegetables as the main portion every day, people can experience various good benefits from this method. One of the benefits of flexitarian is the reduced risk of various degenerative diseases such as heart disease by up to 32 percent, stable and consistent weight loss, and survival. memory skills, “said Rita.
Source: BeritaSatu.com
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