Isigaba Sokudla okunomsoco siphenya indima ebalulekile yokudla ekubumbeni impilo yomuntu, inhlalakahle, nokuphila isikhathi eside-ukubeka umsoco osekelwe ezitshalweni phakathi kwendlela ephelele yokuvimbela izifo kanye nokusebenza kahle komzimba. Isuselwa endikimbeni ekhulayo yocwaningo lwezokwelapha kanye nesayensi yezokudla okunomsoco, iqokomisa indlela ukudla okugxile ekudleni okutshalwe ngokuphelele—okunjengomdumba, imifino enamahlamvu, izithelo, okusanhlamvu okuphelele, imbewu, namantongomane—kunganciphisa ingozi yezifo ezingelapheki ezihlanganisa isifo senhliziyo, isifo sikashukela, ukukhuluphala, neminye imidlavuza ethile.
Lesi sigaba siphinde sibhekane nokukhathazeka okujwayelekile kokudla okunomsoco ngokwethula isiqondiso esisekelwe ebufakazini ezakhiweni ezibalulekile ezifana namaprotheni, uvithamini B12, insimbi, i-calcium, nama-acids abalulekile anamafutha. Igcizelela ukubaluleka kokukhetha ukudla okunokulinganisela, okuhlelwe kahle, okubonisa ukuthi ukudla kwe-vegan kungahlangabezana kanjani nezidingo zabantu kuzo zonke izigaba zokuphila, kusukela ebuntwaneni kuya ebudaleni obudala, kanye nokusekela ukusebenza okuphezulu kwabantu abakhuthele ngokomzimba.
Ngaphandle kwempilo yomuntu ngamunye, isigaba Sokudla sicubungula imithelela ebanzi yezimiso zokuziphatha nemvelo—ebonisa ukuthi ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kusinciphisa kanjani isidingo sokuxhashazwa kwezilwane futhi kwehlisa ngokuphawulekayo indawo yethu yemvelo. Ngokukhuthaza imikhuba yokudla enolwazi, nokuqaphela, lesi sigaba sinikeza abantu amandla okwenza izinqumo ezingezona nje ezondla umzimba kodwa ezihambisana nozwelo nokusimama.
I-calcium iyiminerali ebalulekile edlala indima ebalulekile ekugcineni impilo yamathambo. Kuyaziwa ukuthi imikhiqizo yobisi, njengobisi noshizi, iyimithombo ecebile ye-calcium. Kodwa-ke, njengoba abantu abaningi besebenzisa ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni ngenxa yezizathu ezihlukahlukene, kunokukhathazeka okukhulayo mayelana nokuthi lezi zidlo zinganikeza i-calcium eyanele ukuze ube nempilo enhle yamathambo. Lesi sihloko sivuse impikiswano phakathi kochwepheshe bezempilo, abanye bephikisana ngokuthi ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kungase kungahlinzeki nge-calcium eyanele, kuyilapho abanye bakholelwa ukuthi ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni okuhleliwe kahle kungahlangabezana nokudla okunconyiwe kwansuku zonke kwe-calcium. Inhloso yalesi sihloko ukuhlola ubufakazi obuphathelene nokudla kwe-calcium nempilo yamathambo ngokuphathelene nokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Ngokuhlola ucwaningo lwamanje kanye nemibono yochwepheshe, sihlose ukuphendula umbuzo: ingabe ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kunganikeza i-calcium eyanele ukuze ube nempilo enhle yamathambo? Njengoba singena kulesi sihloko, kubalulekile ukugcina…