Demi
Wed, Oct-27-04, 15:18
Daily Mail, UK
Wednesday, 27 October, 2004
The days of eating bread for breakfast could be toast after a new survey found people who consume too much wheat have low energy and motivation levels.
The MyNutrition.co.uk Optimum Nutrition UK survey - released today in London - polled more than 30,000 adults to examine how diet affects how people feel.
The web-based questionnaire showed people - most of whom were not ill - who eat large amounts of wheat, sugar or salt-based snacks, dairy products and caffeine often suffered side-effects.
About 44% of those polled reported a range of symptoms including low energy, irregular bowel movements, high stress, bloating, and depression.
Only 6% reported no side-effects from eating large amounts of these foods, the survey showed.
The survey showed people with the highest health scores consumed less sugar, refined foods, caffeinated drinks, less wheat, dairy products and salt while consuming more fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fish and water.
People who ate lots of sugar-based snacks reported low energy, weight gain and difficulty in concentration, while red meat was linked with PMS, reduced libido, fertility problems and weight gain.
People with a high intake of dairy products said they had weight problems, headaches, and tiredness, while wheat was linked to feeling unmotivated and low energy levels.
According to the poll, salty snacks were associated with indigestion, bad breath and irritability while too much caffeine was linked to joint stiffness, loss of energy and loss of sex drive.
Lorraine Perretta, MyNutrition.co.uk senior nutritionist, said general wellbeing deteriorated the more the "negative" food was consumed. However, the survey did not suggest these foods be cut out of diets completely.
"These 'negative' foods should be eaten in moderation alongside increasing consumption of the 'positive' foods which include fruit, vegetables, fresh raw nuts and seeds, oily fish and plenty of fresh water," she said.
"The good news is that everyday symptoms like low energy, weight gain, headaches, bloating, PMS and depression can be relieved by very simple changes in food intake."
The survey showed a sugar-based snack a day or a cup of tea or coffee halves the likelihood of optimum health, while people who drink eight glasses of water a day are twice as likely to have top health scores.
Those who eat little wheat and dairy products are twice as likely to be in optimum health than people who eat large amounts, the survey also showed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/dietfitness.html?in_article_id=323693&in_page_id=1798
Wednesday, 27 October, 2004
The days of eating bread for breakfast could be toast after a new survey found people who consume too much wheat have low energy and motivation levels.
The MyNutrition.co.uk Optimum Nutrition UK survey - released today in London - polled more than 30,000 adults to examine how diet affects how people feel.
The web-based questionnaire showed people - most of whom were not ill - who eat large amounts of wheat, sugar or salt-based snacks, dairy products and caffeine often suffered side-effects.
About 44% of those polled reported a range of symptoms including low energy, irregular bowel movements, high stress, bloating, and depression.
Only 6% reported no side-effects from eating large amounts of these foods, the survey showed.
The survey showed people with the highest health scores consumed less sugar, refined foods, caffeinated drinks, less wheat, dairy products and salt while consuming more fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fish and water.
People who ate lots of sugar-based snacks reported low energy, weight gain and difficulty in concentration, while red meat was linked with PMS, reduced libido, fertility problems and weight gain.
People with a high intake of dairy products said they had weight problems, headaches, and tiredness, while wheat was linked to feeling unmotivated and low energy levels.
According to the poll, salty snacks were associated with indigestion, bad breath and irritability while too much caffeine was linked to joint stiffness, loss of energy and loss of sex drive.
Lorraine Perretta, MyNutrition.co.uk senior nutritionist, said general wellbeing deteriorated the more the "negative" food was consumed. However, the survey did not suggest these foods be cut out of diets completely.
"These 'negative' foods should be eaten in moderation alongside increasing consumption of the 'positive' foods which include fruit, vegetables, fresh raw nuts and seeds, oily fish and plenty of fresh water," she said.
"The good news is that everyday symptoms like low energy, weight gain, headaches, bloating, PMS and depression can be relieved by very simple changes in food intake."
The survey showed a sugar-based snack a day or a cup of tea or coffee halves the likelihood of optimum health, while people who drink eight glasses of water a day are twice as likely to have top health scores.
Those who eat little wheat and dairy products are twice as likely to be in optimum health than people who eat large amounts, the survey also showed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/dietfitness.html?in_article_id=323693&in_page_id=1798