Beware Of Diabetes, Check Out Culinary Tourism Tips During Holidays So You Don't Eat Excessively

JAKARTA - While on vacation abroad or out of town, special culinary tours are often done by many people. However, culinary travel must be done carefully because it can have a bad impact on the body.

One of them is that it can increase the risk of developing diabetes. This was conveyed by the Internal Medicine Specialist & Travel Health Expert Eka Hospital BSD, dr. Rudy Kurniawan, Sp.PD, MM, MARS, Dip.TH, Dip.SN, DCD, FRSPH.

Doctor Rudy said that while on a culinary tour while libuting someone will consume a lot of unhealthy foods. Starting from foods that contain a lot of sugar, salt, to fat, which will increase the risk of diabetes.

"Outside of diabetes patients, outside of people, it means people who don't have diabetes but are at risk, of course study says people who travel with unhealthy foods for a long time, that's a risk (diabetes) will rise," said Doctor Rudy Kurniawan when met in the Serpong area, Tangerang, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.

"Just logic if every day culinary tours eat a lot of sugar, salt, fat, go home fatter, high cholesterol, diabetes risk also increases," he added.

In addition to diabetes, consuming unhealthy foods during culinary tourism can also cause other diseases. Starting from hypertension to obesity.

Those who travel are 'unhealthy' on average will increase metabolic syndrome, one of which is diabetes. Not only diabetes actually, there is hypertension, cholesterol, overweight risk or obesistas," he explained.

Therefore, when traveling, culinary must be wiser in consuming every food. It is recommended not to spend one portion of food at once, especially if you want to try other foods.

"Perhaps the easiest strategy is when we try culinary tourism, not to spend a full portion. Especially if you want to try out the next foods," he said.

If you go on vacation with your colleagues, you can share food or taste food from each other. For solo travelers, you must limit yourself to culinary tourism to prevent the risk of diabetes.

"So reduce the portion, if not solo travelers can share with their friends, try each other, one for two," he said.

"If you eat a lot, exercise must also be increased. If solo travelers limit themselves (to eat while traveling) yes, or invite friends they usually have a community," concluded Doctor Rudy Kurniawan.