Toyo Matsuri festival of oriental culture takes place this weekend at Freedom

On December 5th and 6th, the 47th Toyo Matsuri Festival will take place in Praça da Liberdade, São Paulo. The open air event features Eastern culture shows such as dance, martial arts, music and typical gastronomy.

The party is traditional in the central region of São Paulo and is confused with the history of the city and the neighborhood of Liberdade, a place with great concentration of immigrants, cuisine and Japanese culture.

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Do you really know everything about Japanese cuisine?

Japanese food goes far beyond raw fish and cold food, and can encompass a wide variety of flavors and temperatures .

"Japanese cuisine is undoubtedly very healthy. Fish, mushrooms, vegetables and soy are some of the rich foods. in nutrients that protect our body against diseases, "explains nutritionist Giovanna Arcuri of the Gionutri clinic. But attention, fried foods with cream cheese or mayonnaise increase calories and should be avoided by those who want to lose weight.

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Drinking water before eating helps to lose weight

Once again science has shown that the liquid causes you to eat less and lose weight. This was the case with 49 volunteers in a study at the University of Oxford in England who drank approximately 500 ml of water before each meal. Volunteers who had a habit of moisturizing before meal lost 1.5 kilo, on average, after 12 weeks.

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Avocado: health benefits and how to include in the diet

For a long time avocado was considered a true enemy of food, seen as a fatty and caloric fruit. However, it is now known that fats found in avocado, even being caloric, are responsible for the reduction of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the body, which can prevent heart disease and even cancer.

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