| Healthy Diet is always important for all people in any | | | | build its own protein. Since our body can not store |
| age and even more important for a couple trying to | | | | protein, we require to take them regularly. |
| conceive. Most of the couple can be conceive | | | | Researchers found that intake of plant base protein |
| naturally without changing their diet at all, but for | | | | is more healthy than animal base protein, because it |
| some couples it may require some determination and | | | | helps to prevent high blood pressure, reduce |
| affords, especially if you have try to conceive after | | | | cholesterol, heart diseases and strokes, if taking |
| a few months without success. Nutrients deficiency | | | | together with complex carbohydrate. |
| or intake of wrong kinds of nutrient may be the | | | | 3. Fat |
| causes, because bearing a baby requires a lots of | | | | Fat is generally included triester of glycerol and fatty |
| nutrients and co operation of the all the reproductive | | | | acids. and can be souble or insolable under room |
| organs as well as your brain and glands. | | | | temperature. Because of mis understanding, we most |
| Most people view nutrients are something good for | | | | view fat is bad for our body while we continuously |
| our body. In fact there are 2 types of nutrients, | | | | includes them in our diet. In fact, besides serving as |
| some are good, some are so so and some are very | | | | energy stores for the body, it helps to maintain our |
| bad for our body, specially for women trying to | | | | body temperature, and promote healthy cell function |
| conceive. | | | | as well as enhancing healthy skin and hair. There are |
| I. Macro-nutrients | | | | 4 kinds of fat and some of them good to our |
| 1. Carbohydratecarbohydrate is also known as sugar, | | | | body.a) The good fati) Mono unsaturated fat |
| it provide us with the largest percentage of energy | | | | Mono saturated fat can be found in oliver oil, peanut |
| between 40 to 55% of total calories. It can be | | | | oil, canola oil and other sources such as nut and |
| classified into 2 typesa) Simple sugar | | | | avocado. it is said that it helps to lower the bad |
| It is made up with monosaccharides (single sugar) | | | | cholesterol LDL and raise the levels of HDL in some |
| such as glucose, frutose and disaccharides ( 2 single | | | | cases.ii) Polyunsaturated fat |
| sugars connected together)such as sucrcrose, lastose | | | | Polyunsaturated fat can be found in vegetable oils, |
| and maltose.b) Complex sugar | | | | soybean, etc. It is said that polyunsaturated fat |
| It is made up with polysacchirades ( many simple | | | | reduces both bad and good levels of cholesterol. |
| sugars connected together) such as starches and | | | | Over eating polyunsaturated oil may increase the risk |
| modified starches, and non starch polysaccharides | | | | of cancer.b) The bad fat |
| (fiber). | | | | Trans fat is considered as devil of all fat, it can be |
| The difference between complex sugar and simple | | | | found vegetable shortening, margarines and all oil |
| sugar is the long chain of sugar and how it effect the | | | | heated in high temperature. It is said trans fat lower |
| sugar levels in the bloodstream after intake. | | | | good cholesterol and raises the bad cholesterol.c) The |
| Remember, all of them provide us with energy | | | | one in between |
| through liver carbohydrate metabolism. | | | | Saturated fat can be found in all meas, whole milk, |
| 2. Protein | | | | cheese, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, etc. It is said that |
| Protein is also known as polypeptides, they are are | | | | saturated fat raise both LDL and HDL, thereby |
| organic compounds made of amino acids and can be | | | | reducing intake of saturated fat will decrease the risk |
| found in meat, beans, milk, eggs or any source of | | | | of stroke and heart diseases and arterial clotting. |
| food which provides our body the raw materials to | | | | |