Carbohydrates: The new fat? “Fat makes you fat” is no more. Today the focus is on carbohydrates. The new miracle diets come from America and include the low-carb diet, low GI diet, South Beach diet or the Atkins diet. These are diets where carbohydrates are hardly absorbed and where fat and protein are no problem. …
Children copy their eating behavior Children copy their eating behavior to that of their peers. This is evident from the doctoral research of Kirsten Bevelander of the Radboud University Nijmegen. The behavioral scientist investigated whether peers influence each other in choice of food (healthy or unhealthy) and food intake (many or few sweets). They did …
Elderly: I’m getting smaller, what about my BMI? Many older people get smaller, but keep a stable weight. This means that the BMI can increase significantly. Is this bad and is it necessary to lose weight? You only need to lose weight if it’s important for your own comfort and health. If your weight is …
The ideal weight for women Today’s media generally present a false representation of the perfect figure of women. It has now become so far that the minimum healthy BMI value of 18.5 is considered by many women to be the perfect body weight. Under the influence of the media, many women therefore aim for a …
Men and BMI In the morning I wake up nice and fresh. Of course it makes a big difference that I haven’t had a drink last night. The index was developed by the Belgian mathematician Adolphe Quetelet in the mid-1800s. Today, it is still being used by doctors. Since then, the body mass index has …
Diet – Day 2 In the morning I wake up nice and fresh. Of course it makes a big difference that I haven’t had a drink last night. Fresh and fruity I get out and bed. The children have to go to school and I am going to eat something that at first glance looks …
Diet – Day 3
Diet – Day 4
Diet – Day 1