DIET, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND OBESITY
Consuming a balanced diet and eating the recommended amounts of nutrients will help maintain normal immune function.
Vitamins A, C, and D, and minerals — including zinc — play a role in the functioning of the immune system. If you eat a balanced diet, you will have no need to take supplements of these vitamins and minerals and taking extra will not particularly help your immune system.
Populations that are malnourished are known to be more susceptible to infection, and there is some evidence that deficiencies in certain micronutrients alter immune responses.
Just like eating a healthy diet, regular physical activity contributes to overall good health and, therefore, a healthy immune system. Exercise promotes efficient blood circulation, which keeps the cells of the immune system moving so that they can effectively do their job.
One study revealed that just 30 minutes of moderate exercise stimulated the immune system, which, in turn, produced an anti-inflammatory cellular response.
The investigators noted that their finding has encouraging implications for people with chronic diseases — including arthritis and fibromyalgia — and most of all obesity.
To follow a complete diet adapted to your needs and to adopt new healthier food and behavioural habits, nothing better than contacting a nutritionist that will personalize to you a regime of food practices and habits that will allow you to live longer and in better health.
At Clínica do Tempo® the Food Reeducation and Behavioural Program and Body Modelling, with the Body Composition Analysis and the biological age evaluation, permits an individualisation of the alimentary plan and the weight control and the extra fat reduction, in a healthy and permanent way. And so t is possible to timely prevent different pathologies, of genetic origin or related to the lifestyle and life experiences, thus prolonging longevity.
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