Bloated, tired, overweight? You may have nutritional blind spots
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Food is such an integral part of our day-to-day lives - and the festive season is one of the best times to let loose and enjoy the seasonal offerings. From artisanal mince pies to mouthwatering mulled wine, food is a massive part of celebrating, and particularly at this time of the year.
Believe it or not, the average person makes a whopping 200 food-based decisions per day, whether you’re deciding between porridge or eggs or breakfast, fine-tuning your smoothies so that they contain the perfect ratio of veg to fruit - or deliberating on that second helping of pigs in blankets.
We all have our own personal relationship with food, from self-imposed routines to inherent rules and specific dietary requirements which can impact how we digest ingredients and their respective nutrients. Even if you presume your choices are nothing but virtuous (granted that’s a long shot for most of us - especially at this time of year), you might find yourself falling short of some of the most important nutritional superstars without even knowing it.
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Nutritional blind spots are overlooked or misunderstood areas of health that can cause you to miss out on certain nutrients which can lead to stubborn weight gain, sluggishness and generally feeling rubbish. Here are the key things you need to know. The mathematical transaction of counting calories in versus energy out is a nuanced way of calculating the nutrients that you are consuming on a daily basis. Whilst calories can be an important diet marker for certain groups of people including athletes and obese individuals, fixating on numeracy over nutrients could lead to low energy, and nutritional deficiencies - so it’s counterintuitive to focus on how many star jumps in front of the telly you’ll need to burn off the canapés you tucked into the night before.
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