This is how you should change your diet as you are 30, 40 or 50 years old

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Face it: you are not the same person as when you were 20 years old. As you get older, it changes from your brain to your metabolism. Your body is in continuous transformation and that's why your diet should be too. With each decade that passes, the risk increases that you can suffer serious health problems and your diet plays a very important role in the prevention of many diseases. The good news is that the sooner you start concentrating on building new eating habits, the more your life expectancy will grow. We should be great, but the reality is very different. By following some lightning diets we come across the well-known "rebound effect" because we eat the same thing once we lose the weight we wanted ... And when you reach 40, the impact is much greater than before.

As we approach middle age, the metabolism slows down and muscle mass is lost, which means that the regimens of years ago no longer serve us just for nothing. Quiet, you just have to start to follow the tricks to lose weight appropriate to your age as those collected by 'Men's Health'.

 

At 30: eat for your heart

 

Life hits you. You no longer feel like a youngster and the responsibility of work and independence (if you have been lucky) keeps you busy and less active, which can reduce your energy and metabolism and make you gain weight more easily. And the more fat, the higher your blood pressure will be. Your task is to eat a balanced diet and several snacks throughout the day. This will ensure that your brain has a constant supply of nutrients when you need it. Since hypertension is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and deaths, control of blood pressure is a valuable prognostic to prevent major problems. The choice of a proper diet is essential to prevent it and especially for those people with genetic predisposition to have high blood pressure. Most cases can be controlled by changes in lifestyle.

 

A diet low in sodium and rich in potassium reduces the vasoconstrictor effect on the blood vessels produced by adrenaline. Angel Planells, spokesperson for the US Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, mentions that it is an obligation to consume plenty of seasonal vegetables rich in potassium: especially garlic and onion, parsley, watercress, carrots, cabbage, spinach, tomato and cucumbers. Also legumes, whole grains and blue fish. On the other hand Planells ensures that cereals and refined flours, milk and dairy products, red meats, saturated fats (such as butter or pork fat) alcohol, sugar, sausages, coffee and spices like pepper and curry are the ones that should be avoided .

 

At 40: devours fruits

 

After 40 years, it is easier and faster to take weight and more difficult to get rid of them. Thanks to the deceleration of the metabolism, you could be burning 300 fewer calories than when you were 20 years old, according to the American Council on Exercise. While at an early age, diseases such as cancer or cardiovascular problems are not a concern, the risk rises after 40. In fact, cancer is the leading cause of death in women between 40 and 50 years old. , followed by heart disease, diabetes and stroke.

 

At 50: eat for your bones

 

After 50, most people lose interest in taking care of themselves and when they want to realize they weigh 15 kilos more and are not able to take them off. In the case of men, testosterone plays an important role, since it is a hydrophobic molecule, which adheres to body fat and helps build muscle. It also keeps insulin regulated in the body, which helps prevent diabetes. The problem? That the levels of testosterone decrease with the years, at a rate of around 1% per year after 50 years, which considerably facilitates the storage of fat, especially in the abdominal area.