participants‚ researchers determined that vegetarians had a 12% lower risk of death compared with nonvegetarians. The effect held true for other specific vegetarian diets‚ according to the study‚ which is published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. For instance‚ vegans also had a lower risk of death compared to nonvegetarians. Vegetarian diets have been linked in prior research to a lower likelihood of developing chronic diseases like heart disease or diabetes Red meat has been fingered as a potential
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Maintaining a healthy balanced diet is important for maintaining optimal health throughout life. For women of childbearing age‚ good nutrition is important for preparing the body for the demands of pregnancy. During pregnancy‚ a woman’s macronutrient (energy) and micronutrient (e.g. vitamins‚ mineral) requirements increase‚ and it is even more important that she consumes food which will give her both the energy and the specific micronutrients which are essential for maintaining her and her growing
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCE DIET Good health is fundamental to leading a full and active life and getting the right nutrition is an important step towards good health. Diet consists of the food a person eats which provides energy and nourishment to live and enjoy life. Everyone needs a well balanced diet including plenty of roughage and fluids‚ enough of the various vitamins and minerals‚appropriate proportions of proteins‚ carbohydrates and fats and an appropriate number of calories for size
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Fitness and Diet Have you noticed that in society today‚ people being mindful of their fitness and diet seems to be non existance. With the technology field booming and junk food being soo easily accessible‚ our society has now been plunged into a new type of life where we have obese kids glued to their tablets and laptops with not even the thought of getting up to kick a ball. My brother seems to be the perfect example of how fitness and diet doesn’t play a major role in his life. Lounging around
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Brianna Mulhern Mr. Richard Kensinger LA 301 Connections III 29 September 2015 The Western Diet In the essay‚ Escape from the Western Diet‚ author Michael Pollan addresses the repulsiveness and utterly unhealthy aspects of the eating habits Americans exhibit. Pollan discusses a variety of issues related to the American food culture‚ including how the food industry and medical community contribute to these problems. In addition‚ Pollan presents his personal opinions and solutions for solving the
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Open Access Ketogenic diet does not affect strength performance in elite artistic gymnasts Antonio Paoli1‚2*‚ Keith Grimaldi3‚ Dominic D’Agostino4‚ Lorenzo Cenci5‚ Tatiana Moro1‚ Antonino Bianco6 and Antonio Palma6 Abstract Background: Despite the increasing use of very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets (VLCKD) in weight control and management of the metabolic syndrome there is a paucity of research about effects of VLCKD on sport performance. Ketogenic diets may be useful in sports that
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Recent research shows that the consumption of junk food is a major factor in poor diet and this is detrimental to health. Some people believe that better health education is the answer to this problem but others disagree. What is your opinion? A serious concern nowadays is how our eating habits can affect our health. In particular‚ it has been demonstrated that eating too much junk food can lead to health issues later in life. One sensible suggestion for dealing with this is to improve the level
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The Renal Diet 1.The kidneys: * The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs that lie on either side of the spine in the lower middle of the back. Each kidney weighs about ¼ pound. * It is important to keep the kidneys in good working order to allow them to work at an optimum level. * The main function of the kidneys is to remove waste products and excess water from the blood. The kidneys process about 200 l’s of blood every day and produce about 2 l’s of urine. * The kidneys
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An Impractical Diet In the article “Diet for a Warm Planet” Julia Whitty proposes a radical concept of the U.S. Cutting its carbon footprint as a whole. She uses first-hand knowledge provided by James Hansen from NASA to back up her supporting evidence and statistics. Whitty’s conceptualizes about putting the US on a diet; in the article‚ for the most part it is well written. She also states that we need to reduce our CO2 emissions from 385 ppm to 350 ppm. Whitty starts out with the perils
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Ninos Shammas Bio 113 September 10‚ 2013 The recommended intake of 2000 calories per day is an estimate of how many calories an average individual to intake should consume daily. There are‚ however‚ many other factors that are not taken into consideration. A basal metabolic rate‚ which is unique to each person‚ is how many calories are burned daily based on activity levels. There are other variables to consider‚ such as lean body mass‚ as is it metabolically active as opposed to fat‚ which is
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