{"id":126939,"date":"2019-02-20T09:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T09:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=126939"},"modified":"2019-02-21T03:42:43","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T03:42:43","slug":"keeping-healthy-in-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=126939","title":{"rendered":"Keeping healthy in campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>By Ariani Mohd Nor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To some, it may sound absurd just talking about eating clean and healthy food in campus. Furthermore, you are studying in an international university where foods from many different places of the world are within your reach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with the ideal daily calorie intake of 8,400 kJ for females and 10,500 kJ for males, eating healthy in IIUM is not the hardest thing you can do \u201c when you have the will, there will always be a way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are five tips on how you can try to maintain a healthy diet, even in campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Stock up on healthy snacks<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As university students, we dont\nhave much free time in our hands \u201c hence, the binge snacking we find ourselves\ndoing in the middle of completing our assignments. Unfortunately, the usual\nsnacks that we consume are most commonly high-sodium junk food and will most\ndefinitely crumble our goal to eat healthy. Alternatives such as granola bars,\ndried fruits, and rice snacks are highly recommended as these options are not\nonly healthy, but they also have long shelf life without using the refrigerator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fruits that do not ripe easily such as apples and oranges are also great addition to your healthy snack pile and can even be taken as your in-dorm breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Avoid sugar as much as possible<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sugars are great for a quick energy\nrush, but not only too much of it is bad for you, the aftermath of the sugar\nrush can leave you unnecessarily tired and groggy, which will then leave you\nlittle to no energy for the rest of the day. Especially during deadline periods\nor exam season, where students might think they need coffee, soft drinks, and\nenergy drinks to keep them awake to study at night. As an alternative, a tall\nglass of mineral water will do the trick for you \u201c and is also much better! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drinking more water is also a good\nalternative to any drink \u201c keeping a small water bottle with you or simply\npurchasing the RM1 bottled water around campus will help you throughout your\nday with your sugary drink cravings. It is also a known fact that the optimal\ndaily water intake is eight glasses per day, so substituting sugary drinks with\nwater altogether will definitely help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Add one serving of fruits or vegetables for every meal<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been a known fact that most people, in general, lack fruits and vegetables. It might have been a habit, or the fact that some of us dont have an appeal towards fruits and veggies \u201c which is sad, because they can be delicious if you know which fruits and veggies you prefer. I suggest that you start slow with the fruits and veggies intake; in an event where you go to a restaurant and have the option to choose your own dishes over rice, try some vegetables of your choice! Or for dessert, you might prefer fruits with a bit of <em>assam <\/em>powder to freshen up your day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Exercise<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Exercise is not necessarily eating\n\u201c but eating healthy food and maintaining a healthy diet would be almost\nuseless if exercise is neglected. Exercising obviously does not always mean\nhaving to do work-outs every day in the gym; simple exercises such as walking\nto class or swimming in the campus pool can really loosen up the muscles in\nyour body and burn off some of those calories! If you dont walk to class,\ntaking one to two hours of your day to stretch and burn off those unnecessary\nfat will be vital for your journey towards eating healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Remember to eat!<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Always remember that eating healthy\nand putting up a strict diet does not mean starving yourself. Remember to\nalways eat three meals a day, and breakfast will always be the most important\none! Eating three meals a day and having the proper portions will not only decrease\nyour snack cravings but also keep you away from digestive problems such as\ngastritis. Eating will not only keep your body satisfied, but you will also\nfuel your brain for your study sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eating healthy away from home may\nnot be the easiest, but you can do it once you put your head into it! Being\nhealthy should not be a choice but rather a priority, because our bodies are\nours to be taken care of as long as we live. You cannot achieve much when your\nbody fails you, even if you have acquired good grades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, start eating smart and spend your money in the right way! ***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo credit University of Washington-Madison<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ariani Mohd Nor To some, it may sound absurd just talking about eating clean and healthy food in campus. 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