The Pyramid NAOS Is a version of the pyramid of the Mediterranean diet that includes the exercises and sports recommended to lead a healthy life. It is used in restaurants, homes, schools...
To this day, the behaviors of a poor diet among the smallest of the house are increasing. As a result of this, and without going further, different studies have confirmed that in 2030 Europe will face an epidemic of overweight and obesity.
As a result, the high figure of 80% of adults currently suffering from obesity in Spain also suffered during their childhood. Given this, the Pyramid NAOS What it tries is that the number of affected diminishes considerably during the next years. We are facing a transcendental issue without a doubt. That is why you will then discover what this interesting teaching material consists of.
What is the NAOS pyramid?
Obesity and overweight are a problem that is trying to alleviate in different ways and in different ways for the sake of the health of young people. Thus, 11 years ago (2005), the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) published a food pyramid within the framework of the NAOS Strategy; Strategy for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Prevention of Obesity in a way that would be transmitted as a new typology of nutrition education and awareness for the different schools of the State.
In addition we are faced with the first pyramid published in Spain that combines nutritional and physical activity in parallel, making it a complete table of recommendations for adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Its main function is based on trying to sensitize the population on these transcendental issues making a dent in the lives of children. In the words of the official document submitted by AESAN , The pyramid has to be very well organized because the small ones are in a period of growth and of formation of bones and muscles??.
So that, physical exercise Becomes something essential for life. If you proceed to a routine, this will become something normal, and after this in a hobby for it, eventually end up in the life of the person forever.
The same goes for food, since if a child gets used to eating with a wide range of food in a dosed and responsible manner, will capture this ability for the rest of his life. The institute emphasizes that if we are able to unite these two habits in a fun and enjoyable way, we will protect them against a great number of diseases.
As we have said, the pyramid transforms and unites exercise as routine on the one hand and proper nutrition on the other. All this in a way never before seen, since it is not based on the traditional food pyramid where food was piled up to tell you what you should and should not eat.
On this occasion, the pyramid is divided into different sections with the habits that we have to do daily at the base until we reach the top where we restrict the habits we must decrease. Its composition is based on the set of necessary foods with a balance between Carbohydrates , Proteins , Fats , Vitamins , Minerals And liquid.
Layout
On the left side we see the area corresponding to food, and therefore, if we move to the right, we observe the physical activities that we should do. But let us describe it in more detail:
Left area
- First and beginning with the upper area, we see how it has been filled under a purple color occasional food, referring to different types of pastries, goodies, fritters, refreshments, etc??
- Secondly and with an orange tone, we find the food that we must reproduce several times a week, but be careful, not every day. Here, white and blue fish, legumes, eggs, meats, sausages and nuts are important.
- As an antechamber of the lower zone we see how a greenish color represents foods as important in our daily lives as fruits, vegetables and vegetables, cereals, dairy products, bread and olive oil. This is what we should eat daily as the vast majority of the population knows.
- Finally, and of course, the water is placed. The base is filled with blue so nobody will forget that we should drink a minimum of two liters of water a day.
Right zone
- With the same colors, it is obvious at the top of the sedentary activity, something that we have to avoid almost completely. Mainly because it is one of the most important reasons in gaining weight by not burning fat.
- In the upper middle, we see the sport activity itself. Here comes the habit of doing it several times a week. The ideal would be to practice different sports like running, swimming, tennis or cycling among the great diversity where we can choose.
- Flanking the end of our NAOS pyramid again, there appears the physical activity that we must perform daily, the most common, current and important. Here the ideal would be a minimum of half an hour walking, going to work or school walking, taking the dog for a walk or facing the typical infinite stairs that cost us so much to climb on foot instead of using the escalators.
- Finally, and to finish describing this monument related to the feeding of new water is represented. Definitely, what we are clear of all this is that the foundations are supported by this liquid.
Concluding this schematization, we can deduce that what has to prevail is rationalism, leaving aside the most harmful foods for health, just as it happens with the sedentarismo (that does not mean that we have to stop ingesting them) and to promote the habits of Exercise and sports in a larger amount as do foods rich in protein and nutrients. All this with water as the basis of life, with which the rest would not be possible.
Benefits
It is constantly reiterated that the performance of physical exercise, coupled with good eating behavior, means that our body is able to create a weight regulation in an effective and bearable.
On the other hand, we can also prevent cardiovascular diseases, improving blood flow and oxygen circulation through our body. Degenerative disorders such as arteriosclerosis Will also reduce their likelihood of appearance in the future in the body of young people. Other aspects that are gradually improved if we follow good routines are the different functions of the hormonal, respiratory, or immune type. Metabolism will also benefit from our habits.
It is also true that it seeks to promote the Mediterranean diet, a food style that is rich in content as Vitamin E Y Carotenes . It also helps us exponentially reduce blood pressure, hypercholesterolemia, and delay the Cognitive impairment . The practice of physical exercise linked to our diet par excellence is characterized by preventing a disease as marked as Alzheimer's .
As we see, all are advantages if this pyramid is successfully achieved. By exercising we help ourselves to delay fatigue in our body, to improve our breathing, concentration and of course our resistance to our daily life.