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 ATHLETE’S DIET I think that this topic is many important‚ not only for the athletes‚ also for all of us because we are the second country with obesity nowadays. So what I think about the diets in general‚ is that they are goods because with all of those meals we have to eat we will be healthier and with the right weight according to our organism. Many teenagers specially the girls make diets only for lose weight but they do not go with a nutriologist and of course they don’t know how to make
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On my three-day diet study I consumed 2‚213 calories‚ which is 93.2% of my DRI. I am basically maintaining my weight‚ without losing any. My Body Mass Index (BMI) is 23.4%‚ which is in the normal weight range. My lifetime weight history have always been normal. Before having a baby I weight a lot less‚ but my weight always fluctuated from 120 pounds to 130. After having my baby at 28‚ I gained weight and stayed at a much heavier side at 150. Three years after having my son‚ I decided to change
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Over the last few months there has been a lot of talk about the best diet. (Check out U.S. News’ evaluation of 20 popular diets‚ for instance -- the DASH diet came out on top.) But what about those diets that didn’t make the cut ... by a longshot? While it’s great to know what we should be doing to make healthy eating choices (especially since 66 percent of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese)‚ it’s clear that societal pressures to look a certain way (read: thin) push people to look for quick
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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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1. “I Hate Exercise” Health authorities recommend a minimum of 30 minutes exercise per day. Many people plan exercise but then fail to commit to it. Try introducing more ‘incidental’ activity into your day. Take the stairs‚ walk instead of taking the car. Try wearing a pedometer to see how active you really are. 2. “I Don’t Have Time to Eat Healthy” Do you have the time to be sick? Taking time out to look after your body is time well spent. This includes always making adequate time for breakfast
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ATKINS DIET ANALYSIS Phuong Nguyen NUTR 1322 Friday 6pm What is Atkins Diet? The Atkins Diet is also known as the Atkins Nutritional Approach. It was made by Dr. Atkins‚ an American cardiologist. Atkins Diet was developed by reducing one’s carbohydrate intake. The body is an engine; carbs are the gas that makes it go. Low carb –Atkins is a modern and science diet based on energy metabolism. The principle of this mode is to cut the total amount of carbohydrates in the body because carbohydrates
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thousands of diets today‚ some prove to be more beneficial to others‚ and then there are some diets that stand out because of such a high success rate. Two diets that I believe are extremely beneficial for improving ones health‚ and has been proved successful time and time again are: the DASH diet‚ and the Flexitarian diet. By changing the way you eat‚ both diets have extraordinary benefits for your health‚ and prevent diseases such as cancer‚ heart disease‚ and high cholesterol. The DASH diet is a diet
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NO FAD DIETS Americans are obsessed with dieting. They willingly try the latest diet appearing in popular magazines‚ discussed on talk shows‚ and displayed on the shelves of a local bookstore. The basic premises to a healthy life seem simple‚ and Americans are even given specific guidelines- outlined in the food pyramid- as to how much of each food group to eat. If this is so‚ why then‚ is obesity one of the leading health risks confronting Americans? It may be because the simple and healthy
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The Atkins Diet: Is it Safe and Effective? People in today ’s society all want to find the perfect solution to their weight problems. They are looking for a diet which would allow them to eat all the foods they love and still loose weight. Dr. Robert Atkins‚ founder of the Atkins Diet‚ devised a diet that allows people to eat such food as fried eggs‚ bacon‚ steak and other high-fat foods as long as they drastically reduced the amount of carbohydrates they consumed. Is this a safe and effective
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