This Eating Stuff is Hard Work: Cystic Fibrosis Recipe Book
by Cystic Fibrosis CenterA highly nutritious, well balanced diet is important for everyone, and the CF patient is no exception. This means getting an adequate amount of each of the food groups. This is a simple way to ensure that the body is getting enough of the essential nutrients needed to maintain good health.
Diet and Health
Our bodies adapt to the amount of energy the amount of sustenance they’re given. If we don’t get enough of what we need, then gradually our bodies change shape to do without. If we eat too many calories, we store them as fats. If we consume too much sugar, we become less sensitive to insulin... So understand this: our bodies are constantly changing. The only question then is whether you want to be growing and improving, or deteriorating. The biggest deciding factor in determining this outcome? That would be your diet!
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Swallowing can become a significant problem for patients with ALS; and the joys and pleasures of eating become replaced with discomfort and anxiety.
Probably one of the truest sayings in life is “You are what you eat.” If you feed a growing child good healthy tucker, there is a much better chance that child will grow up big and strong.
We improve each child’s prospects when the easy choice in a school cafeteria is also the nutritious one. It’s a win all around: better focus, clearer thinking, improved health, and greater resilience. It’s easy to observe in daily life, and it’s backed up by solid scientific evidence.
The perception that thin people are healthy people could not be further from the truth; though in contrast fat people are really mostly unhealthy people are quite true. Therefore in order to be healthy and stay healthy one should really concentrate on the nutritional value of the foods being consumed rather than the amounts. Better your health here.
To stay healthy, it is important to eat the right foods and drink plenty of fluids. In this book, we’ll show you that cooking at home can be fun, quick, and a lot less expensive than eating out. We encourage you try new things and be creative when cooking, and we hope you will enjoy using this book.