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An analysis upon health
S
ince the oldest times, health has been
one of the main objectives of human
kind and during those times, it was
based on providing food which was obtained with
great physical effort. Because of the importance
of health, people used to greet each other with
saying that contained the word “health/healthy” in
them, like: “Glad to find you healthy!”, “May God
keep you healthy!”, “Stay healthy!”, “Come back
in good health!”
The industrial revolution led to the develop-
ment of agriculture and to the appearance of food
industry which brings along an abundance of
foods for which people don’t have to put in the
same amount of physical effort in order to pro-
duce.
The abundance in food richer and richer in cal-
ories and people’s inadaptability to the marketing
schemes of businesses which produce food, led
to the increased number of overweight and even
obese people.
In Romania, after the studies carried out by the
National Institute of Public Health and a survey in
the eating habits which was conducted in 2010
on 836 subjects, the results were that 62% of
them were overweight, and in 2011, the same
survey, carried out on 1071 subjects, showed that
60% were overweight and obese. The subjects
on which the study was carried out, excessively
consumed meat and meat based products, dairy
products, eggs and sugar and they consumed
very little fish, vegetables, fruit and natural juices.
Their alimentation was enriched with salt, used in
a quantity almost double to the one recommend-
ed. Furthermore, 25% of the subjects suffered
from hyper blood pressure.
From this study and others conducted on over-
weight subjects, we can draw the conclusion that
there is a strong relation between excessive eat-
ing and the nutrition and cardiovascular diseases
which this can lead to not only for adults but also
for children.
The excess in alimentation is usually done be-
cause people place firstly the tasty kinds of food
and secondly the healthy ones. The taste of food
is given by the saturated fats fried in oil or animal
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fat, grilled or roasted.
When we consume foods rich in choles-
terol and saturated fatty acids, lipids
(triglycerides, cholesterol) accumulate on
the walls of arteries, they form arterioscle-
rotic layers thus leading to the narrowing of
arteries, a reduction in blood pressure and a
frail elasticity of the arterial walls which can
all cause Atherosclerosis. This disease af-
fects the heart, the brain and can also affect
the femoral and renal arteries.
Within the prophylaxis of degenerative
diseases like Atherosclerosis, the antioxi-
dants that can be found in fruits and vegeta-
bles play a very important role.
In order to prevent overweight, we should
bear in mind the food pyramid from which to
consume moderately and to exercise daily.
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Bibliography:
National Health Report of children and youngsters in
Romania, Carol Davila Publishing House, 2015
Activity Report 2010-2016, National Health Institute
China Study, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell
II, Advent Rm. Valcea Publishing House, 2007
Teacher Diana Elena DIACONU
National College
"Ienăchiță Văcărescu"