Part 1 1. a. Proteins • made of amino acids • main functions - cell synthesis and repair‚ energy as needed • examples - soy‚ beans‚ legumes‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ animal products (milk‚ meats‚ cottage cheese‚ etc.) b. Carbohydrates • made of carbon‚ hydrogen‚ oxygen • main functions - primary energy source‚ fat and protein metabolism‚ energy reserves in stored glycogen‚ blood glucose fuels brain and CNS • examples - starch‚ sugars (breads‚ pasta‚ starchy vegetables‚ fruit sugars‚ simple sugars
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Living Healthy with a Balanced Diet A Balanced diet is a wholesome meal that essentially contains all of the basic ingredients needed for sustenance of a healthy life in appropriate amounts. These basic ingredients include Carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ fats‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ fibre and water. In other terms it is means eating a variety of foods in correct proportions and drinking enough fluids to achieve and maintain weight that is in accordance with the Body Mass Index. Food groups are broadly classified
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2011 Dangerous Fad Diets Fad diets today continue to increase in popularity all America. They are popular due to the fact that they work in the short-term‚ meaning the results of one’s weight loss show immediately in abundant amounts. However‚ the diets do not work long-term because they are hard to follow‚ and once an individual stops the fad diet‚ they will usually gain the weight back. They seem restrictive in calories or exclusive in certain types of foods. Many fad diets can be dangerous
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What is the Paleo Diet and how can I Make the Diet Work for Me Caveman‚ Stone Age‚ hunter-gatherer – all of these words are synonymous with the Paleo diet. Also known as the caveman‚ or Stone Age‚ diet‚ the Paleo diet operates on the premise that if a caveman didn’t eat it‚ then neither should you. While following the Paleo diet‚ you are expected to adhere to a diet similar to that which humans would have eaten during the Paleolithic Era. Adherence to Paleo principles‚ however‚ varies widely across
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The Fallacies of Fad Diets The people will live on. The learning and blundering people will live on. They will be tricked and sold and again sold. And go back to the nourishing earth for rootholds. − Carl Sandburg‚ The People Speak “How did Jennifer Lopez lose 40 pounds after having twin babies? The Dukan Diet is the answer!” or “Jennifer Hudson lost 80 Lbs! Thanks to Weight Watchers!” − thumb through any supermarket tabloid or spend only an hour in front of TV and you ’ll catch a glimpse
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difference between no carb diets and low carb diets. The no carb diet is where there is total elimination of all carbohydrates in everyday meals. This means that the person has to rely on fats from animal source foods as the main source of energy. This diet is particularly well suited for people who need to go on ketogenic diets‚ particularly a small number of epileptic children with difficult-to-cure conditions. People often mistake this kind of diet with the low carb diets. It should be noted here
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Change the feel in you by paleo diet before and after In the world of today there are various kinds of food items and drinks which contain both healthy foods and junk food. The paleo diet is a healthy way of eating food which can make your body healthy‚ fit and strong. The modern foods like fast foods‚ refined foods‚ and fatty foods are the most dangerous one that can cause various diseases. Healthy way of planning your diet You need to be healthy for living a healthy diet; this helps your body to protect
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Nutritional Status of Children with Epilepsy on Ketogenic Diet: A Preliminary Prospective Long-term Study Yeou-mei Christiana Liu1 (christiana.liu@sickkids.ca)‚ Elke Sengmueller2‚ and Rosalind Curtis1 1The Hospital for Sick Children‚ Toronto and Bloorview Macmillan Children’s Centre‚ Toronto and 2Ketogenic Diet Program‚ Bloorview Site‚ Bloorview Macmillan Children’s Centre‚ 25 Buchan Court‚ Willowdale‚ Ontario‚ Canada M2J 4S9 Background: The ketogenic diet is one of the most effective therapies for intractable
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SOUTH BEACH DIET Developed by a Cardiologist‚ Dr. Arthur Agatston‚ South Beach Diet teaches to rely on the right carbohydrates and the right fats (Agatston 3). Dr. Arthur Agatston is an associate professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He was also elected to serve on the board of directors of The American Dietetic Association Foundation. Dr. Agatston claimed to have created the diet for many of his clients that were suffering from obesity‚ metabolic syndrome‚ diabetes
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generally better health may be found by following the Paleo Diet. * How does the Paleo Diet work? Contrary to some contemporary published information on how to eat for your best heart health‚ the Paleo Diet is low in grains and carbohydrates and considerably higher in non-saturated fats. The caveat is that the fats are carefully chosen for their benefit to the body. This diet can improve your health greatly at the basic bio-chemical level. The diet is named for the Paleolithic era about two million years
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