carry a balanced diet and rich in nutrients is essential to take care of our health. And food has a key impact on the proper functioning of the body, since it is its primary source of energy.
Furthermore, a correct diet helps prevent chronic diseasessuch as obesity, diabetes or hypertension. A diet rich in nutrients also helps strengthen the immune system and prevent infections.
However, diet also directly influences our mental health. In this sense, there is a type of food that helps improve our emotional well-being, as the nutritionist has explained. Pablo Ojeda.
What foods that improve mental health
In an interview on the Las Mañanas KISS radio program, Ojeda explained the great benefits of fermented foodsone of “the most nutritionally interesting foods that we can find.”
Fermented foods, that is, those transformed by the action of microorganisms such as molds, bacteria or yeasts, have been shown to They do not “only improve digestion”but also influence inflammation in the body, as the nutritionist points out.
However, beyond its benefits on the health of the body, they also report improvements in emotional well-being. «What surprises me most is that can influence our mood», assures Pablo Ojeda.
The benefit of fermented foods on mental health is explained in its high probiotic content. «The main characteristic that fermented foods have is the amount of positive bacteria for the intestinal flora, the famous microbiota», he assures.
According to the nutritionist, the microbiota is responsible, among other things, for the secretion of 90% of serotonin“the famous hormone of happiness.” And, says Ojeda, “it has been proven that a poor diet can lead to a greater tendency to suffer. depression».
The most common examples of fermented foods are yogurt, kefir and cheese. In the latter case, explains Ojeda, “the longer it is cured, the less sugar and lactose it has.”
However, the nutritionist highlights the benefits of a type of fermented food: the pickles. “I love them, I’m passionate about them,” he says. This is because “they have very few calories, they are useful for losing weight.” “A jar of pickles has around 34 calories,” he points out.
“I call ‘crontol foods’. You are leaving the classic diet, but the benefits of these fermented foods… include them in your diet, you will notice a lot of improvement,” the nutritionist concludes by advising.
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