Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi lokho esikubeka epuletini lethu kunomthelela empilweni yethu. Ukudla okunosawoti omningi, amafutha agcwele kanye noshukela kwandisa ingozi yesifo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Thola ukuthi yikuphi ukudla okufanele ukugweme ukuze ube nenhliziyo enempilo.

Abantu abaningi badla amagremu angu-9 kuya kwangu-12 kasawoti ngosuku, okuwumthamo ophindwe kabili kunawo wonke onconywayo. Kodwa-ke, ukudla usawoti omningi kwandisa umfutho wegazi ophezulu kanye nobungozi besifo senhliziyo, isifo sohlangothi kanye ne-myocardial infarction. Empeleni, i-WHO incoma ukudla okungaphansi kwamagremu angu-5 kasawoti ngosuku kubantu abadala, noma okulingana nethisipuni. Inkinga iwukuthi usawoti ucashe yonke indawo (ushizi, inyama ebandayo, amasobho, ama-pizza, ama-quiches, ukudla osekulungile, amasoso, amakhekhe, inyama nezinkukhu). Ngakho-ke intshisekelo yokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwemikhiqizo yezimboni kanye nokuthanda imikhiqizo yasekhaya.

Inyama eningi iyingozi empilweni yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Ngokohlelo lukazwelonke lokudla okunempilo kwezempilo, ukudla kwethu inyama (ngaphandle kwezinkukhu) kufanele kukhawulelwe kumagremu angu-500 ngesonto, okuhambisana nama-steaks amathathu noma amane. Ukudla kakhulu inyama yenkomo, ingulube, yenkomo, yemvu, yemvu kanye ne-offal kwandisa ingozi yokuba nesifo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi, ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwawo okuphezulu kwama-acids agcwele amafutha akhuphula amazinga e-cholesterol.

Ngokusho kwe-WHO, ukudla kwethu ushukela kufanele kube ngaphansi kwamagremu angama-25 ngosuku, noma okulingana namathisipuni ayi-6. Nokho, ithini elingu-33cl le-Coke liqukethe amagremu angu-28 kashukela, okuyinani elicishe lingeqiwe ngosuku. Ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kwama-sodas kuholela ekuzuzeni isisindo ngakho-ke kwandisa ingozi yokuthola isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, umfutho wegazi ophakeme kanye nesifo senhliziyo. Qaphela futhi amajusi ezithelo, anothe ngoshukela. Kungcono ukusebenzisa izithelo ukuze uzikhame kanye namanzi anambitheka angenaswidi!

Amasoseji, ubhekeni, ubhekeni, i-salami, i-ham… Inyama yedeli nenyama egayiwe inothe ngamafutha agcwele ama-asidi nosawoti. I-cocktail eyingozi empilweni yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Isibonelo, izingcezu ezi-5 kuya kwezi-6 zesoseji ziqukethe amagremu angu-5 kasawoti, okuwumkhawulo wokusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke otuswa yi-WHO. Ngokohlelo lukazwelonke lokudla okunempilo kwezempilo, ukudla kwethu inyama ebandayo kufanele kulinganiselwe kumagremu angu-150 ngesonto, okuhambisana nezingcezu ezintathu zenyama emhlophe.

Ngokwendawo evela eMnyangweni weSolidarity and Health esakazwa kuthelevishini nasezinkundleni zokuxhumana zevidiyo, “Utshwala buyiziphuzo ezi-2 ngosuku hhayi zonke izinsuku”. Izingozi zomdlavuza, ukopha ebuchosheni kanye nomfutho wegazi ophakeme zikhona ngisho nalapho uphuza utshwala obuphansi. Ngakho-ke kufanele ukugcinele ukuphuza kwakho utshwala ngezikhathi ezikhethekile.