HOW CAN I TAKE CARE OF WHAT I EAT ON MY TRAVELS

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WHAT TO EAT ON TRAVEL TO TURKEY AND ABROAD?

Other cities and overseas trips or vacations, a destination for tourism purposes when the recognition of cultural values on behalf of sightseeing and shopping when you are dealing with a weighted intensive business meetings, conferences, customer visits, trade fairs and commercial activities; sports, hobby when he was skiing with sports activities such as scuba diving, the limited time continues with the fast tempo. Naturally, while we are experiencing these intense activities, our eating style, the time and quality devoted to food are falling.

Turkey Medicals member and department center the Expert Dietitian, she made nutritional recommendations for foreigner and international travelers to Turkey.

The time difference during long-term plane trips The climate difference also affects our metabolism. As is known, the body has a natural rhythm that we call the biological clock, which is set to sleep at night and be active during the day. If this balance is disturbed for some reason, it leads to problems such as distraction, exhaustion, weakness, loss of appetite. If the trip is going to be abroad, the culinary Turkish culture of the country we are going to, the food also affects us quite a lot, and when it comes to it, we come across negative pictures.

  1. Before going on a trip to Turkey, you should eat something light, you should not be too full or, conversely, too hungry on an empty stomach.
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  2. The pressure exerted on the aircraft causes water loss. You should avoid drinks that cause fluid loss; alcohol, Turkish coffee or tea, caffeinated drinks.
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  3. It will be healthier to eat sandwiches prepared with salads or wholemeal breads during the plane trip.
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  4. Let the last meal before departure be carbohydrate-rich, protein-poor. To get rid of the Jet-Lag effect, consume light foods on the day the trip ends. Be sure to include Turkish foods rich in protein such as milk, cheese, eggs for breakfast the next morning and drink plenty of fluids.
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  5. If you have any metabolic diseases or a condition such as pregnancy, talking to your doctor before traveling will help you minimize the possible risks.

Be sure to find out in advance about the cuisine of the place where you are going to travel. For example, the intense flavors of Chinese cuisine, sweet, salty, sour, bitter, sometimes several of which are juxtaposed, the soy oil they use may not suit your taste buds. Insect-dominated nutrition in Singaporean culture, food cooked in the open. Exotic fruits in the Philippines or seafood algae in other Far Eastern cuisines can cause food allergies, poisoning. If you are going to countries with very different eating habits than Turkish cuisine, do not consume raw foods that have a different taste, smell, appearance, do not know the content, are sold in the open, are not well cooked. If you are traveling to areas where hygiene rules are not paid much attention to, you should prefer bottled water, boxed and known brand juices, and if it gets too hot, do not add ice that you don’t know how to prepare to your drinks.

It is also necessary to be aware of the diseases that will be transmitted from pools, the sea, air conditioners. The most common diseases observed during travel are diseases such as tourist diarrhea, cholera, typhoid fever, pneumonia. During trips, there may also be intestinal problems such as constipation. You can solve this problem by consuming fruits, eating fibrous foods, and drinking plenty of water.

In places where western culinary culture prevails, such as Europe- America, or in large cities where the population is cosmopolitan, especially in 5-star hotels, you will hardly have problems, as you will have the opportunity to choose the products of several culinary cultures. The problem here is the buffet products. The food offered 24 hours a day within the framework of the all-inclusive program, alcohol without limit, badly affects your eating limits and nutrition. You need to be in control of your choices. In the between meals, you need to avoid cream, mayonnaise, chips, dip sauces, nuts and excessively fatty foods. Fruits and yogurts, dried apricots, walnuts, whole wheat biscuits are ideal for meals, provided that they are not overdo it. If it is difficult to find these foods during the trip, you can put one or two packages in your suitcase. Preference should be given to vegetables in one of the two main meals. Here you should choose your food choice in the style in which cooking methods such as grill-stewing are applied. If you are afraid of the content of pork, it would be more appropriate for you to make choices such as fish-chicken, salad, boiled vegetables and fruits. You should take care not to skip meals.

It is necessary to start the day with a good breakfast. Instead of butter omelets, cheeses with a very high fat content, and deli products, you can prefer the addition of milk or yogurt with low-fat cottage cheese, boiled eggs, cucumbers, tomatoes, or breakfast cereals such as fresh fruit, oats, muesli. However, be prepared for surprises, breakfast habits are also very different in many countries. For example, the French consume cheese not for breakfast, but after eating, the Spaniards have breakfast twice, and in the Far East they start their day by eating rice or even eating fish.

During the holidays with half-board accommodation, the wrong two meals are usually weighed and the dec meals are switched. Especially in organizations where buffet meals are served for evening meals, there is an increasing tendency to consume heavy fatty and sweet foods with an uncontrollable feeling of hunger. Remember, frequent and little-by-little nutrition speeds up the metabolism, as well as allows you to control blood sugar.

Allocatable more time in the lunch meal, pasta, pizza or other food supplements such as foods you can consume on their own without without heavy sauces, spices and lemon, sweeteners in your salad or turkey meat, tuna, greens, added whole wheat bread or sandwiches prepared with whole grains also might be a good choice. It is the right move to stay away from fast food menus that contain giant calories every serving. In the evening, you should consume quality proteins, grilled meat, fish, pasta next to chicken, salad instead of rice, boiled vegetables, appetizers with yogurt, vegetables with olive oil, you can choose fruits on top of the meal.

The calorie and cholesterol values of shellfish are very high. Perhaps you can have this freedom on vacation, provided that you limit it to one meal.

It is also necessary to consume alcohol in a controlled manner. it would be appropriate to limit yourself to 2 glasses. If you miss the measure, consume plenty of water the next day, eat fish, dark green leafy vegetables rich in potassium at main meals, and weigh fruit at Turkish meals. Since the vegetable is high in potassium, it regulates your lymph circulation and helps to quickly remove alcohol from the body. Also be careful not to consume any other alcohol on that day as the Raki can be the no no…
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Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.

Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.

In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.

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Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.

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Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .

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American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.

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