7 tips for healthy eating
1. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables
2. Cut down on saturated fat
3. Cut down on sugar
4. Eat less salt: no more than 6g a day for adults
5. You need to drink plenty of fluids
6. Do not skip breakfast
7. Base your meals on higher fibre starchy carbohydrates
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Normal Health Numbers Every Adult Should Know:
1. Blood Pressure — 120/80 mmHg
2. Fasting Blood Sugar — 70 to 100 mg/dL
3. Resting Heart Rate — 60 to 100 beats per minute
4. Body Temperature — 36.5 to 37.5°C
5. Oxygen Saturation — 95 to 100%
6. Total Cholesterol — Below 200 mg/dL
7. HDL Cholesterol — Above 40 mg/dL in men, above 50 mg/dL in women
8. LDL Cholesterol — Below 100 mg/dL
9. Triglycerides — Below 150 mg/dL
10. Haemoglobin — 13.5 to 17.5 g/dL in men, 12 to 15.5 g/dL in women
11. Platelet Count — 150,000 to 400,000 per microliter
12. White Blood Cell Count — 4,500 to 11,000 per microliter
13. Creatinine — 0.7 to 1.3 mg/dL in men, 0.6 to 1.1 mg/dL in women
14. Uric Acid — 3.5 to 7.2 mg/dL
15. Thyroid TSH — 0.4 to 4.0 mIU/L
16. Vitamin D — 30 to 100 ng/mL
17. Vitamin B12 — 200 to 900 pg/mL
18. Ferritin — 12 to 300 ng/mL in men, 12 to 150 ng/mL in women
19. Sodium — 135 to 145 mEq/L
20. Potassium — 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L
21. Calcium — 8.5 to 10.5 mg/dL
22. BMI — 18.5 to 24.9
23. Waist Circumference — Below 94 cm in men, below 80 cm in women
24. Resting Respiratory Rate — 12 to 20 breaths per minute
25. Random Blood Sugar — Below 140 mg/dL
26. Post Meal Blood Sugar — Below 140 mg/dL at 2 hours after eating
27. Albumin — 3.5 to 5.0 g/dL
28. Total Bilirubin — 0.1 to 1.2 mg/dL
29. ALT Liver Enzyme — 7 to 56 units per litre
30. AST Liver Enzyme — 10 to 40 units per litre
Everyone should know their 👇🏽
🩸 Blood group
🧬 Blood genotype
🦠 HIV status
🦠 Hepatitis B & C status
🧠 Mental health status
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