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To avoid a swollen belly, just eat the right foods – Italian Cuisine

There swollen belly is one of the most common hassles, both for women and for men: it is a common fate for 20% of Italians, or 12 million people. In addition to the unpleasant sensation, the style effect is added: containing the belly inside the buttons of skirts and trousers sometimes seems an impossible mission.

An Italian study has shown that eliminating from the diet some foods you can get rid of the abdominal swelling and regularize the intestine, keeping FODMAP at bay, foods that ferment too much in the intestine and cause belly swelling. The most common mistake is to confuse the swelling with being greased: this is not always the case. If losing weight is more complicated operation – even if it can be enough even one day! – deflate the belly is easier and faster. To avoid the problem of swelling, in fact, it is sufficient to examine what we put in the plate and replace the foods that dilate, with those that on the contrary help to deflate.

Attention to fermentation
If fermentation is a technique that can add nutrients and taste to foods – in fact fermented foods such as miso, but also the yeast made with the sourdough, bring clear digestive benefits (yogurt, probiotics and fermented milk are friends of the intestine , you know), we must not even confuse this with it the fermenting capacity of foods in our belly. It is she who causes swollen belly and gas production, and those responsible in particular are oligosaccharides, fructose, lactose and polyols.

Here are some foods in which:

THE legumes they have high fermentation capacity; so be careful to consume chickpeas, lentils, beans, broad beans and peas. Also there fruit has the habit of fermenting during digestion, in the basket better not to have too many apples and pears and (unfortunately) also the sweet summer fruit (apricots, peaches, watermelons, plums and prunes).

The vegetable is not far behind. In the list of vegetables that inflate there are: artichokes, asparagus, beets, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, fennel, garlic and shallot. To complete the list, add the milk and soft and fresh cheeses. In addition, eye to carbohydrates, starting from those coming from wheat, but also rice and rye, especially if they are baked goods leavened. Finally, most of the sweetening substances like the very common honey and fructose. And also the sweeteners found in many packaged products such as sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol and corn syrup.

A note: it is not just what foods to eat, but also how and how many. There distribution of meals it's very important: breakfast should not be underestimated; much better to do one spezzafame snack – for example munching dried fruit – that arrive on the table voracious; in the evening, really limit the carbohydrates.

The foods that help
The picture may discourage. In reality there is still a lot of choice. For example i seasoned cheesesi and the hard ones. The animal milk can be replaced with soy or rice drinks. All the fruit are indicated among the fruit citrus fruits (which we can also use for cooking!), kiwi, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and bananas (which also make the heart so good).

Among the vegetables have effects that limit the swelling celery, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines and green beans. To close in sweetness, glucose and maple juice are sweeteners that do not swell.

After having done a skimming of the products that are brought to the table, within ten days, the first benefits should be noted. Otherwise, the swelling could be an important indicator of irritation to the colon or some intolerance, which must be diagnosed by a qualified specialist and that can also be treated by eating.

Barbara Roncarolo
March 8, 2016
updated by Carola Traverso Saibante
February 2019

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What to eat to lower high cholesterol – Italian Cuisine

The bad one, LDL, is the enemy of heart health and arteries. Here's what foods to choose at the table to fight it

Cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart attack, are the leading cause of death in the world. Among the main risk factors that favor the onset there is the cholesterol high. High levels of the bad one, also called LDL, promote the formation of plaques on the walls of blood vessels that make the flow of blood to the heart more difficult over time. This is a widespread problem that can be controlled and prevented by a healthy diet. Let's see with the help of the Nutritionist Nicoletta Bocchino, what to eat to lower dangerous cholesterol and favor the good one.

The foods yes

"To keep bad cholesterol (LDL) low and increase" good "cholesterol (HDL) it is important to consume more fiber, eating lots of vegetables, whole grains, especially those rich in beta-glucans such as oats and legumes. At the table you should not miss the "good" fats of which are excellent sources for example bluefish (herring, mackerel, sardines and anchovies), nuts (nuts, hazelnuts, almonds) and oil seeds: they promote health of vessels and arteries, making the blood more fluid . As the nutritionist Nicoletta Bocchino suggests, they help to fight excess dangerous cholesterol even foods rich in antioxidants. "Vitamin E, for example, rich in olive oil, whole grains, sunflower seeds, according to some studies would inhibit the synthesis of harmful cholesterol".

The foods no

"To keep cholesterol under control it is necessary to limit the consumption of foods containing trans fats to the table, of which margarine and saturated foods such as cheese, red meat, cured meats and butter are particularly rich: all foods that, if consumed in excess, can cause the increase of bad LDL cholesterol and decrease of that good HDL .

Would you like to know more? Here are the foods that help lower high cholesterol

Avocado
It is an excellent source of good fats including Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9, which promote the production of good HDL cholesterol and keep the levels of the bad LDL under control. In addition, it provides many fibers, minerals such as potassium and magnesium and antioxidants such as vitamin E, allies of proper blood circulation.

walnuts
They are excellent sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids that lower cholesterol and other antioxidants, including vitamin E that protect the health of blood vessels.

Raspberry
It has a good content of flavonoids, antioxidant substances that protect blood vessels from excess cholesterol.

Oats
Oats contain beta-glucan, a particular fiber that helps defend against bad cholesterol.

Flax seed
They are a mine of phytosterols, precious for fighting hypercholesterolemia.

Kiwi
Provides vitamin C and minerals like potassium and magnesium that fight fat storage in the blood.

Apple
Provides soluble fiber, which helps keep high cholesterol and triglycerides away.

Beet
The pulp contains high amounts of carotenoids, which promote good HDL cholesterol, counteracting high blood pressure and triglycerides.

Wild salmon
Contains many good fats that protect the health of the cardiovascular system.

Garlic
Garlic is rich in sulfur compounds which fluidize the blood and help counteract the accumulation of fat in the arteries.

What do you eat at the Oscar ceremony? – Italian Cuisine

The stars await the award ceremony on an empty stomach. But then they are repaid by a menu … from Oscar, of course

It's when the spotlights turn off that the real show starts. Even at the night of the Oscars where, exhausted by the anxiety and the speeches on the stage, the guests can finally enjoy a well-earned rest and an excellent dinner. Unlike what happens at the Golden Globe delivery, with the candidates banqueting round tables already during the ceremony, the Oscars foresee that for the food there is a moment apart. It happens at the Governors Ball after party: an opportunity to congratulate the winners, pose for the usual photos and, above all, put something under the teeth. But what exactly provides a Oscar menu?

The evening, which every year takes place at the Ray Dolby Ballroom with about 1500 people including actors, actresses, directors, producers, candidates, stars and starlettes to feed, finally allows to refresh as it would be. The ceremony at the Dolby Theater, traditionally, makes them stay stubborn and the only, very welcome, exception was the initiative of the presenter Ellen DeGeneres who, in 2014, thought well to order pizza for everyone. Meryl Streep, the actress with the highest number of nominations in the history of cinema, came to the top of the steaming cartoons, but there was certainly no problem raising a slice even at the risk of getting her dress dirty. In 2018, chef Wolfgang Puck, who has been guiding the Oscars "stoves" since 1994, made sure that the guests were welcomed by an ice bar where they served a parfait of caviar with golden leaves, crab claws, lobster and raw scallops.

Following the menu was a Japanese Wagyu beef tartare with black rice, taro tocos (a typical Polynesian root) decorated with lime wedges and aubergines. With the stars, however, it is better to arrive prepared, and here is also the vegan option, with baked pasta with late truffle and cheese and homemade spinach bells with peas, baby onions and baked tomatoes. As a dessert, Puck's proposal, which in Los Angeles has made an important name thanks to its restaurant WP24 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the result of the contamination between Californian and Asian cuisine, was all about the petite pâtisserie: macarons, tartelletes pink and litchi and seven thousand chocolate figurines in the shape of an Oscar winner. The classic, however, never dies and the images stolen in 2016 by Leonardo DiCaprio that was stuffed with grain donuts shortly after winning the Oscar will remain epic. And that the best wins.