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"Mr. Zhang, are you going to treat potatoes as a staple food?" The doctor's words broke the silence in the consultation room, and Zhang Yuanan smiled a little awkwardly.
The beginning of the story goes back to the weekend a week ago. That day, because the price of crayfish in the market was not expensive, Zhang Yuanan bought a lot and prepared to go home to show his cooking skills.
After dinner, the family sat around the living room and chatted about health. Zhang Yuanan's wife asked with concern: "Yuan'an, why do you always feel tired lately, and your face is not good-looking?"
Zhang Yuanan is an authentic potato lover, and the company of potatoes is indispensable for every meal.
Whether it's stews, soups, or salads, potatoes always appear on his table in various forms.
However, he himself felt unwell, and he felt uncomfortable without eating potatoes every day, and even had slight dizziness and nausea.
Considering this situation, Zhang Yuanan decided to go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination to see if there were really any health problems as his family feared.
After a series of examinations, the doctor's brows tightened, apparently a little surprised by the results of Zhang Yuanan's examination.
Zhang Yuanan's profession is an urban planner, and he often needs to work overtime, which makes his life stressful.
His work often makes him feel tired, and potatoes, as a high-carbohydrate food, relieves his hunger and fatigue to a certain extent, which is why he can't give up potatoes.
The doctor explained that although potatoes are a highly nutritious food and rich in minerals such as vitamins C and B6 and potassium, excessive intake can also cause problems.
Consuming large amounts of potatoes over a long period of time, especially if not in moderation with other vegetables and proteins, can lead to nutritional imbalances.
This is the case with Zhang Yuanan. Excessive potato intake led to a deficiency of other essential nutrients in his body, which triggered physical discomfort.
In addition, the amount of potassium contained in potatoes, although very helpful for maintaining heart and muscle function, can also be a burden on the kidneys after excessive intake, especially if he does not exercise regularly.
The doctor added that it is not uncommon for cases like Zhang Yuan'an to have nutritional imbalances caused by a partial diet of certain foods.
He once had a case of anemia caused by the blockage of iron absorption in the body due to the long-term consumption of large amounts of tomatoes.
These cases remind us that we should have a variety of diets and mix them appropriately.
From Zhang Yuanan's example, we can see that even common ingredients should not be consumed in excess.
A healthy diet should be varied and should include whole grains, meat, vegetables, fruits, etc., to ensure that the body can absorb the nutrients it needs from a variety of foods.
Now, Zhang Yuanan is gradually adjusting his eating habits, trying to reduce his intake of potatoes and adding more other types of vegetables and proteins, hoping to restore his health.
Based on the above, we can ask a question: if a person has a nutritional imbalance caused by a partial diet of a certain food, how should the diet be adjusted to gradually restore the normal nutritional level of the body?
In response to this problem, the first thing that needs to be clear is that the nutritional imbalance caused by picky eating needs to be adjusted under the guidance of a doctor.
The first step in adjusting your diet is to gradually reduce your intake of picky foods while increasing the proportion of other types of foods.
For example, it is possible to provide more vitamins and minerals by increasing the intake of vegetables and adding meat or legumes to provide enough protein.
In addition, it is important to have regular blood and nutrition check-ups to monitor the progress of nutritional recovery and adjust the diet plan in a timely manner.
Through these steps, the nutritional imbalance caused by picky eating can be gradually corrected and good health can be restored.
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