Abanye abantu bathola ukuzuza kwesisindo okungachazeki lapho belandela ukudla kwemifino. Kungani abanye abadla imifino bekhuluphala kunokuba behlise isisindo ngokushintshela ekudleni kwemifino? Ama-calories kushizi avame ukuchaza ukuzuzwa kwesisindo sabantu abadla imifino.
Ukudla inyama encane nezithelo nemifino eminingi kuhle ekwehliseni isisindo, kodwa abanye abadla imifino bayakubona ukukhuluphala. Futhi isizathu esiyinhloko ukwanda kwama-calories asetshenzisiwe. Avelaphi lawa ma-calorie engeziwe? Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi zivela ikakhulukazi emikhiqizweni yobisi, ikakhulukazi ushizi nebhotela.
Akulona iqiniso ukuthi abantu abadla imifino kufanele badle ushizi ukuze bathole amaprotheni anele, kodwa abantu abaningi abadla imifino bacabanga ukuthi kunjalo.
Ngo-1950, umthengi ojwayelekile wase-US wayedla kuphela amakhilogremu angu-7,7 kashizi ngonyaka, ngokusho kwe-USDA. Ngo-2004, abantu baseMelika abavamile badla amakhilogremu angu-31,3 kashizi, ngakho sibona ukwanda okungama-300% ekusetshenzisweni kukashizi. Amaphawundi angamashumi amathathu nanye akuzwakali kubi kakhulu, kodwa lokho kungaphezu kuka-52 kilojoule namaphawundi angu-500 wamafutha. Ngolunye usuku lokhu kungase kuphenduke amakhilogremu angu-4 engeziwe okhalweni lwakho.
Ingabe abathengi badla izingcezu ezinkulu zikashizi? Okunye kwakho, kodwa ngale kwalokho, izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zikashizi owudlayo zitholakala ekudleni okugayiwe njengama-pizza aqandisiwe, amasoso, izitsha ze-pasta, ama-succulents, ophaya, nokudla okulula. Ngokuvamile asazi nokuthi ushizi usekudleni kwethu.
Lezi yizindaba ezinhle ngempela kulabo abazimisele ukunciphisa ushizi. Ukugwema ushizi kusikhuthaza ukuba sidle ukudla okungokwemvelo kakhulu nokugaywe kancane okufana nezithelo nemifino. Lokhu kusho ukunciphisa inani lamakhemikhali, amafutha agcwele kanye namafutha e-hydrogenated - i-trio yezinto eziyingozi ekudleni kwethu.