British Women Not Eating The Right Things

many women who were of childbearing age lack vitamin D

Diets in the UK are getting worse according to nutritional experts who examined data from more than 100 different scientific research studies done in Great Britain which focused specifically on what women eat.

The study review which was done by the Health Supplements Information Service (HSIS) confirmed that the United Kingdom is addicted to junk food and is seriously lacking in balanced nutrition. They noted that the problem started early on with many females between the age of eleven and eighteen not getting the right amount of minerals which are normally found in fruits and vegetables. Twenty five percent did not get enough zinc, over 50 percent did not get enough magnesium, 30 percent were deficient in potassium and almost half were lacking in iron.

The study also stressed that many women who were of childbearing age lack vitamin D which is essential for the strengthening of bones in babies and was known to lessen the risk of having underweight births. We all know that the biggest motivation for women to lose weight is to look good and that their health is a secondary concern but there’s no reason why you cannot lose and maintain weight healthily. Instead of just focusing on what it says on the scales women need to wake up to the fact that if they want to maintain youthful looks as they grow older they need to look at the bigger picture.

Women must remember that the older they get the more important it is to be healthy not only to improve their skin, hair and overall appearance but also to keep them fertile. Research has shown that being overweight, smoking and generally being unhealthy brings on menopause earlier in women and that if you want to increase the chances of bearing children naturally as you grow older you need to focus on not only looking good but being healthy.

One of the researchers for the study Dr Carrie Ruxton explained that women tended to eat too much salt and saturated fat and not enough fruit, veg, fibre and fish rich in Omega-3 fatty acids. Her study which she co-authored with Dr Emma Derbyshire from the Manchester Metropolitan University was published in the medical journal Nutrition Bulletin.