2008/6/26 mario rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> MSG TO GOANS - Someone is looking at handsome, beautiful, good goansso
> stay tunedBE SMART lookingoh..but how to stay fit,
> Dad, my son asked :-
>
> 1. Is there place to walk on beach?
> 2. Is there good sleep with mosquitoes singing all night long?
> 3. Is someone guiding me or preparing or bringing..pau/bhaji, Pezz, Fish,
> Cocount Water, Moira Bananas, green salad at home? My baile have taught me
> to eat bhelpuri, pizza, kfc, pepsi, foreign chocolates, french fries, chips,
> and drink more glasses of COP, smoke imported brands
> Rgds
> Mario A
>
> PANAJI: Goan adults are far more overweight than other Indians and this is
> causing a serious concern among health professionals
RESPONSE:
There could be more to it; rich Indian food which Goans increasingly
partake; the MLA's food bills, tell it all! How many of the Goa MLA's
would be termed seriously obese?
Not to difficult to draw up a list I am sure. Here is a piece in
todays Sky News:-
Cut The Fat! Call For Takeaway Labelling
Updated:07:32, Thursday June 26, 2008
Fans of curry have been warned that more than a whole day's worth of
saturated fat can be hidden in a single Indian takeaway meal.
Takeaway curry
Curry: high in saturated fat
An average portion from an Indian takeout was found to contain a
whopping 23.2g of saturated fat - the type that raises the risk of
heart disease if eaten in excess.
Nutritionists recommend that women to eat no more than 20g of
saturated fat in one day, while men may eat up to 30g.
Researchers from consumer organisation Which? also tested Chinese food
and pizza from takeaways for their fat, sugar and calorie content.
In comparison to the Indian food, the Chinese takeaways had lower
saturated fat content but contained nearly three times as much sugar -
in one Which? portion there was over 19 teaspoons.
Takeaways aren't legally required to tell customers the nutritional
breakdown of their food - so people may not know if there are
low-calorie or low-salt options available.
For example, Indian takeaway fans may not be aware that naan bread
contains more calories, weight for weight, than chicken tikka masala,
according to the meals Which tested.
Some pizza chains, such as Pizza Hut and Domino's, do voluntarily give
nutritional information on their websites.
However, in one case the details differed substantially to Which?'s
results - the four Domino's cheese and tomato pizzas tested had at
least 50% more fat per 100g than the website stated.
Which? editor Neil Fowler said: "We don't want to be killjoys when it
comes to takeaways, everyone's entitled to enjoy a treat while they're
watching the footy or a movie, but we would like people to be aware of
just how much of their daily food intake comes in just one meal.
"A day's worth of fat or sugar shouldn't be ignored!
"Unlike at the supermarket, it's almost impossible to work out the
nutritional content of a takeaway.
"Highlighting healthier options is useful, but ultimately we want
consumers to have much clearer information about fat, sugar and salt
levels."
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91251-1320071,00.html
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DEV BOREM KORUM.
Gabe Menezes.
London, England
