Healthy eating

I bet fats are the macronutrient you’ve heard the most myths and conflicting opinions about. Your aunt is probably trying to eliminate them completely from her diet to lose weight. Your cousin goes from one ketogenic diet to another, proclaiming their benefits at every family dinner. And your coworker is convinced that using plenty of olive oil daily is the key to longevity.

Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) is the most prevalent nutritional disorder worldwide, affecting approximately 1.92 billion people as of 2021. This condition significantly impacts health, well-being, and economic productivity across both low- and high-income countries.

In recent years, concern about heavy metal poisoning has grown, with particular focus on mercury in fish. But where does it come from, and what health risks does it pose? In this article, I answer these questions with a brief summary of mercury’s effects and how to reduce exposure.

In recent years, more and more people are choosing to eliminate animal products from their diet, motivated by ethical, environmental, and health reasons. At the same time, the number of scientific studies on the topic has increased exponentially. In this article, I briefly summarize how to structure a healthy vegan or vegetarian diet and what health benefits it can offer.

Continuing the series on healthy eating after the Mediterranean Diet, today I’d like to talk about the Nordic Diet. In recent years, several studies have explored nutrition in Nordic countries. Let’s take a closer look at its key foods, unique characteristics, and potential health benefits.

Which foods make a diet balanced, and more importantly, in what quantities should we consume them to maximize health benefits? Today, I begin a series of three articles in which I will summarize the fundamental principles of healthy eating, whether Mediterranean, Nordic, vegetarian, or vegan.