By Christine Blanchette – Excerpt:
Dr. Aly Lakhani, who practices internal medicine, offered valuable tips on how to change your eating patterns or your approach to eating. I had the privilege to speak with Dr. Lakhani, who works at UHN Hospitals including Toronto Western Hospital.
The engaging Dr. Lakhani said, “The way to a healthy lifestyle is through exercise and a healthy diet. There are misconceptions as to what healthy or unhealthy eating is. A muffin sounds healthy but it, just like a fast-food hamburger bun, contains a lot of high-fructose corn syrup, which is an unhealthy substance that is found in all processed foods and makes us want to eat more.
“With substances like high-fructose corn syrup found in the foods we consume, it can affect our moods or perhaps bring on the onset of diseases.” Dr. Lakhani explained, “Cardiovascular disease is becoming more and more common – it is a disease that is seen in times of plenty – times like ours.”
The message here is to follow a well-balanced diet including protein and complex carbohydrates. Dr. Lakhani noted, “Our pre-historic ancestors ate mostly vegetables and didn’t have much cardiovascular disease. Now we have access to a lot of high fat and high calorie food that we tend to store as fat when we eat it. It is no wonder we have so much more cardiovascular disease.”
Source: http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/08/21/132504/
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