Limit the Consumption of High-Fat Foods
According to the Community Nutrition Improvement Office of the Ministry of Health:
Based on nutrition science, all food items except water contain calories. Therefore, our daily caloric intake should match our needs. Exceeding this limit will result in weight gain and, consequently, obesity.
According to global nutrition guidelines, 25–30% of our daily energy intake should come from fats and oils. Fat must be included in our daily diet to ensure the body has the necessary resources to produce certain hormones and carry out essential activities that rely on fats, especially fatty acids.
Unfortunately, there is a widespread unhealthy culture among our people of consuming excessive high-fat foods. Fast food, rice and stews with excessive oil, butter, cream, and clotted cream are rich in saturated fats and fatty acids, which can pose a serious risk to our health. Therefore, the consumption of high-fat foods should be significantly limited.
It should be noted that while each gram of carbohydrates and protein provides 4 kilocalories of energy, each gram of fat provides 9 kilocalories—approximately twice as much as the previous two food groups. Hence, consuming too many fatty foods or using excessive oil in cooking results in high-fat meals that can lead to weight gain. If this unhealthy eating pattern continues, the long-term outcome will be various health problems.
Starting today, let’s decide to reduce the amount of oil in our meals.
