FAQs - Diet & Disease

Question :
I would like to know if there is a malaysian food (breakfast) which contains high complex carbohydrates.
What is your recommendation (dietary) for people with stress?

Answer :
You can make several local breakfast with high complex carbohydrates. Basically, many plant products contain high complex carbohydrate eg those based on cereals (eg rice products and wheat products). Tubers also contain high complex carbohydrates and can be used for breakfast. Several of these products also contain high sugar content. Choose varieties with less sugar or make your own.
There is no special dietary recommendations for people with stress. They must still have a balanced diet with a variety of food items. They should eat well and exercise to control the stress.
Question :
In Malaysia, the food products sold in the market contains high amount of sugars. Need less to say, high sugarg is not very good. But there is no choice. In Japan I could buy a fizzy drink having only 19 cal in a bottle. In other countries Milo is being sold without sugar and one can add sugar as per taste or requirement. At first I will like that your kind of organisation should advise to the govt for taking steps for promotion of food products with less or no sugar.
Secondly please advise any health product/powder which can be mixed in milk by a diabetic or heart pataient. Pure malt is good, but the products available in the market all contain sugar. thanks.

Answer :
Thanks for your suggestion. Indeed, we are already working with the Ministry of Health in promoting less sugar consumption. But the most important thing is the total amount of sugar and other foods that contain calories that are consumed in a whole day. It is also of extreme importance to increase physical activity to use up the calories consumed.
There is no special health food or product that is good for diabetic or heart patients. These patients can also consume "normal" foods, according to the food guide pyramid. Individual dietary counselling will have to be carried out with a dietitian.
Question :
I am having lower back pain so much that I feel very sore at my lower back when I do my regular morning jog. Even brisk walking gives me a slight but tolerable discomfort. and I can only sleep for not more that 6 hours at a stretch as I usually wake up with a intolerable discomfort at my lower back region. I am 55 years of age and sleep on a slumberland pocket spring mattresss which I acquire about 6 months ago.
Please advise on any remedial course to eliminate or relief and cure on the above suffering.

Answer :
This is a nutrition website, not a medical website. Please consult a doctor for your condition. You would have to visit a doctor in his clinic to get proper consultation, not through the internet.
Thank you for visiting nutriweb.
Question :
My mother is 60 years old, she is diabetic and she has hypertension as well. She always complain about pain in the join, numbness on both hands and both feet and lately she has been experiencing night cramp on both of her legs. She has been on medication for the past more than 10 years now. She goes for her appointment once in 4 months at the govt hospitals.
Can please explain to me why all these things is happening to her?

Answer :
I am afraid it is extremely difficult to give you advise on the internet, based on such minimal information you have provided. Furthermore, this is a site for nutrition advise, not medical advise. It is best to discuss her condition thoroughly with the doctors who are treating her. The doctor has to explain to you fully whatever they think is wrong with your mother. You also have a choice of seeking opinion from other doctors.