Are soups fattening?

If you are trying to lose weight choose recipes and shop bought soups which are vegetable based such as carrot and tomato soup, mushroom soup, butternut squash soup.  Calories per portion can vary hugely so it is important to check  for example a portion of homemade carrot and tomato soup can contain 110 calorie and a butternut squash soup 160 calories.

If you would like the recipes just email The Diet Practice.  If you decide to buy your soups check the labels for fat and salt content and go for the healthy choices such as slim a soups, reduced calorie, be good to yourself, Weight Watchers ranges etc.  Alternatively look on the Covent Garden Soup website as they have details of all their soups and calories per portion.   A slice of bread would make the soup more filling for lunch and add approximately 100 calories.  Alternatively you can boil up a portion of rice or pasta, drain and then add the can of soup.

Is soup fattening??

Diet, Diabetes & Cardiovascular disease

Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, including raised blood pressure, raised cholesterol and strokes

Our diet has a profound effect on diabetes and cardiovascular disease. At Bartholomew Clinic analysis of your dietary intake will identify areas of your diet which can be modified to help recovery and increase prevention of further physiological deterioration.

You have probably been prescribed a diet to follow such as to change the type of fat you are eating from predominantly saturated fat to monounsaturated and polyunsaturated oils and are wondering what these fats are and how you can incorporate these into your dietary regimen. At the clinic these confusions can be explained clearly to you, and together a dietary regimen can be planned to suit your requirements.

A diagnosis of diabetes in its various forms (raised blood sugar level, type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus) will mean that your dietary intake will play a vital role. Many sufferers of diabetes do not understand the importance of maintaining a healthy and stable blood sugar and blood-fat level. At the clinic time can be spent explaining how these systems work to cause bodily deterioration. Time can be spent to discuss how your diet can to be modified to current recommendations in a form achievable to you.

A diagnosis of raised blood pressure may be associated with you feeling fine and leaving you wondering why you should make dietary changes. Stroke is a major cause of disability in the UK, with raised blood pressure being a major contributor. It is imperative that alcohol consumption, salt and body weight be addressed – all of which can be discussed, with practical and achievable dietary aims and objectives negotiated.

Web links:

British Heart Foundation
www.bhf.org.uk

Familial Hyperlipidaemia Association
Family Heart Association
www.familyheart.org

Diabetes UK
www.diabetes.org.uk

eat well plate

Thanks to the FSA for this great healthy eating plate image

polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a distressing disease that can often be associated with weight gain and diabetes.

At Bartholomew Clinic we can spend time analysing your dietary habits to assist with attaining a desired weight and help regulate raised sugar level and blood fat imbalances.

A link to the Polycystic ovary syndrome association

diabetes

Links to the wikipedia description of Diabetes and Diabetes UK