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How much is too much?
PROTEIN obtained from food is essential for health but requirements vary, depending on a person’s age, activity levels and weight.
Most should aim for between 1.2 and 1.6 grammes of protein for every kilo of body weight per day.
Consuming more than two grammes could lead to problems involving the digestive system, blood vessels and kidneys, doctors warn, although some suggest that people may need more as they age.
A 2016 study concluded that the elderly should ideally consume between 1.2 and two grammes or even higher per kilo of body weight daily, to prevent age related muscle loss.
The famous five
TAKE heart, because you will find some of them where you’d least expect.
Ninety five per cent of UK resi dents told interviewers for a survey by recipe box firm, Gousto, that they were unaware the tomatobased sauce that topped their pizza was one of those essential daily five.
Gousto also found that few
Bottom line
people knew that olives entered the equation, along with baked beans, sweet potatoes (boniatos in Spanish), lentils, vegetable juice, onions, dried fruit and tinned fruit.
At the same time Gousto discovered that others were under the incorrect impression that hummus counted as one of the required five vegetables, along with nuts, potatoes, fruit cake, jam and yams.
SLIMMERS who lose weight rapidly thanks to semaglutide medication must later contend with the flab.
Many experience what they call the ‘Ozempic bum’ with backsides they compare to a pancake. Videos highlighting the sideeffect abound on social media but Dr Simon Cork, a senior Physiology lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, explained this demonstrated the efficacy of the semaglutide drugs.
“The buttocks are an area where we deposit excess fat,” he said.
“So, as they lose weight some people will see this come off their buttocks faster than elsewhere.”
Pearly whites
APPROXIMATELY 40 per cent of the people who use an electric toothbrush risk getting gum disease, periodontitis.
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Spain is in world for life expectancy.
According to a recent survey carried out in the UK out for the wellness brand SURI, they admitted failing to change their toothbrush head regularly.
Three per cent of the 1,000 Britons surveyed said did they not change their electric toothbrush head at all.
Once the bristles are splayed and not at a right angle, that means it’s time to replace it, a dental hygienist will tell you.
HOT FLUSHES are bad at the best of times but worse when temperatures soar.
Dr Naomi Potter, founder of Menopause Care and coauthor with Davina McCall of best seller, Menopausing, calculates that 80 per cent of women going through the menopause will experience hot flushes at some time.
Don’t forget, Dr Potter said, to carry a fan and water in an insulated bottle while out walking or using public transport this summer.
Also, stick to linen and cotton clothing, plus big knickers in a natural fibre.
