Today, October 7, 2014, Dr. Billy C. Johnson, MD, PhD, FWACS Chief Medical Officer of the John F. Kennedy Hospital served as our distinguished presenter at the Daily MICAT press briefing on Ebola. His presentation was focused on some healthy foods to help fight Inflammation (Diabetes Hypertension, Heart Attack & Cancer as well as Ebola. He encouraged Liberians to eat more food with soluble fibers. He indicated the below listed foods as being good for daily consumption: Foods in High in Soluble Fiber: FOOD Total grams of Fiber Grams of Soluble fiber Quaker Oatmeal Control, 1 pkt ---------------------6------------4 Quaker Oatmeal (Old fashion), ½ cup-------------4------------2 Weight Watchers Flakers /Fiber Oats, ½ cup----9------------3 Quaker Oat Bran, ½ cup, hot cereal----------------6------------3 Barley, ½ cup, cooked----------------------------------5-----------2 Kidney beans, ½ cup------------------------------------5-----------2 Broccoli, ½ cup cooked---------------------------------1.5--------1 Strawberries, ½ cup-------------------------------------3-----------1 Brussels sprout, ½ cup cooked-----------------------3-----------2 Orang, 3” diameter -------------------------------------4------------3 Kashi GOLEAN, ¾ cup-----------------------------------10--------1 Apple, 3” diameter--------------------------------------5-------------1.5 Green beans, ½ cup, cooked--------------------------2------------1 Ground Flaxseeds, 1 tbsp------------------------------3------------1 Quinoa Roland, ¼ cup dry or 1 cup cooked--------11----------high OTHER FOODS & ACTIVITIES • Vegetables, Fruits, Legumes, Whole grains, Protein, Fats, healthy, Butter & Margarine, Vegetable Oils, Omega-3 rich oils, Healthy Cooking Oils, Avocado, Spices, water, Nut & Seeds, Supplements, Cinnamon ground, Soy, Low-fat, Low-sugar dairy, Vegetable juices, Green tea or Black tea, Ground flaxseeds, Wheat germ, Animal fat, Processed foods. ETC. For my part, while serving as presiding officer, I informed the audience about the President’s visit to Nimba County, and her efforts to motivate and inspire health workers across the country.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 18:24:36 +0000
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