The book supports the theory that we are what we eat. In the, Jorge Dotto talks about the fact that food can be the best medicine and that it is necessary that we all know what we eat, but that this must also be learned from a very young age so that there is finally a change in society.
In fact, Food is so important that if you eat healthy, life can be extended for ten more years and in optimal conditionsavoiding various diseases that usually affect mainly in old age.
But the book of Dotto It also demolishes a myth and that is that it proves that to eat well it is not necessary to have a large income, nor to abandon barbecues or a glass of alcohol, you just have to eat healthy and not commit excesses.
“I suggest that eating healthy is not expensive. If you buy fruits and vegetables, you spend less than when you go to the supermarket. What happens is that the culture was instilled in us that if we go to this, we will save money and time and it is not like that, ”said Dotto, in dialogue with Diario UNO.
According to the specialist, it is necessary for people to know what they eat and to do so in moderation. “It is not bad to eat meat, but it is not the best for health. It is necessary to install that the products have a dose, a sufficient quantity, ”he said, but it is not the only concept that must be banished.
In fact, Dotto, in his book, also speaks out against the use of the word diet and, in parallel, against generic diets and offers some tips for healthy eating. These are:
- Eat starchy carbohydrates
- Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables
- eat more fish
- Reduce consumption of saturated fat and sugar
- eat less healthy
- Maintain a healthy weight
- not be thirsty
- Don’t skip breakfast
Educate healthy eating
Jorge Dotto is a staunch defender of the Labeling Law that Congress approved and that forces products to describe what they contain, but theirs goes much further. For him, there needs to be a subject that teaches from kindergarten to high school how to eat healthy.
“The education of seasonal fruits and vegetables should be a compulsory subject. The key to everything is to have an informed decision. It is key that it is something that comes from school, ”she explained, and assured that eating is something so daily that it should be taught to do it correctly.
In fact, in recent times, due to the Covid pandemic and confinement, inquiries about forms of food have increased. This also added to the fact that obesity or some diseases aggravated the consequences of Covid-19.
“Today we understand the mechanisms that impact the immune system. There is a point of understanding of all. Before they said they were going to have pain all their lives and today they want to understand the reasons and not have them. People turned to understand, ”explained the specialist, looking at the positive side that the pandemic showed in terms of food.