The new book by Nicola Sorrentino , a medical specialist in Nutrition and Dietetics, addresses a problem that is burdensome for many people, namely swelling, which can be intestinal, which can affect the legs or relate to fluid retention. In his new book, published by Mondadori, “We are swollen, we are not fat” , the doctor explains how to eradicate swelling depending on where it is located, with the correct diet and the right foods. In this article I give you a small preview.

WE ARE SWELLED WE ARE NOT FAT
Sorrentino proposes four dietary schemes, addressing the issue of swelling as a symptom: that swelling that often makes our weight fluctuate, and that pushes us to drastic diets in the fear that that weight is body fat, when it would be enough to adopt a ‘targeted nutrition according to the symptom. A scheme for those with swollen stomachs, one for those who swell all over the body, one for those with swollen legs, one for those suffering from water retention .

The schematization between thin or fat people as a parameter to evaluate health and metabolism is in fact often simplistic: on the one hand, some overweight people show better health than those who are thin but with localized adiposity around the abdomen (the so-called Obesity Paradox ): ” Several studies seem to show that overweight people die of diseases such as stroke or heart attack significantly less than normal weight people affected by the same events, ”he explains. In fact, people who experience swelling and retention often have a state of malaise that has been silent for years, and when they go to the doctor they are already sick.
But what is swelling related to?It can be a symptom of a wrong diet, a hormonal imbalance, little movement and a sedentary lifestyle, menopause in women, water retention. To combat it, Sorrentino offers a seven-day program to be strictly followed depending on the type of swelling , and then make healthy and feasible changes in diet and lifestyle that work over the long term, such as the Fodmap protocol you will find. I have already spoken.
The 7-day programs are:  “flat stomach”, “deflated legs”, “cut one size in menopause” and “water friendly”.
Among the tips to combat swelling some simple rules to be implemented every day are:
eat slowly, avoid drinking through a straw or avoid chewing gum, reduce or avoid fizzy drinks, foods that are too sweet, alcoholic, eat small and easily digestible meals (explain how), take some friendly herbal teas before going to bed and don’t have a late dinner , drink the right kind of water.