Contents INTRODUCTION 3 BALANCED DIET 4 FOOD GROUPS 5 CARBOHYDRATES 5 MAIN SOURCES 5 FUNCTIONS 5 ENERGY SUPPLY 5 PROTEINS 6 MAIN SOURCES 6 DIETARY IMPORTANCE (FUNCTIONS) 6 ENERGY SUPPLY 6 LIPIDS 7 PRINCIPAL SOURCES 7 DIETARY IMPORTANCE (FUNCTIONS) 7 ENERGY SUPPLY 7 VITAMINS 8 MINERALS 9 WATER 10 FUNCTIONS 10 DIETARY FIBER /ROUGHAGE 11 FUNCTIONS 11 PROBLEMS OF AN UNBALANCED DIET 12 MALNUTRITION 12 EFFECTS OF MALNUTRITION 12 CONSTIPATION 13 HEART DISEASE 13 OBESITY 14 STARVATION 15 Poverty 15 Over
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New diet programs seem to crop up almost every month‚ so much so that at times I find it difficult to remember all of them. A new kid on the block is the Ketogenic Diet. You may or may not have heard of it because it hasn’t been able to reach the popularity levels of Atkins Diet or South Beach diet. Nonetheless‚ weight loss has little to do with the popularity of a particular diet program. In my experience I have found that people have lost weight with little known diet programs‚ and the opposite
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how to lose weight fast because they don’t have the patience to follow a diet and see the results in more than one month. They either want to look great for a special event‚ or they are so frustrated and tired of their situation that they absolutely need a quick solution. In this case‚ one of the best options is the ketogenic diet because it is not as restrictive as others and it allows you to eat most of the foods you like. What is the Ketogenic Diet? The ketogenic diet is a high-fat‚ adequate-protein
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balanced diet? Eating well is important for all of us. In the short-term‚ it can help us to feel good‚ look our best and stay at a healthy weight. In the long-term‚ a healthy‚ balanced diet can reduce our risk of heart disease‚ diabetes‚ osteoporosis and some cancers. But what exactly is a healthy‚ balanced diet? To eat a balanced diet you need to combine several different types of foods - from each of the main food groups - in the right amounts so your body gets all the nutrients it needs while
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Human Needs Stephanie Humphrey‚ Travis Cooper‚ James Casteel‚ Keevi Hicks PSY/211 September 11‚ 2012 Courtney Boyer Human Needs Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs is a basic need at the bottom. Starting from the bottom of the pyramid and moving towards the top we start with physiological‚ safety‚ love/belonging‚ esteem‚ and at the top with self-actualization. With these steps Maslow describes the pattern that human motivation generally moves through. The four most fundamental layers of the pyramid
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Who is drinks diet sodas and who concocted the beverage? According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition‚ children consume more than double the amount of diet sodas than the last decade and consumption of it among adults has grown by 25%. People who are trying to watch their figure are also big consumers of diet soda because it has “no sugar” and “zero calories.” The American people are the main consumers of these harmful drinks. As for who created the diet soda‚ it began with Kirsch Bottling
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Sensible Diet vs. Crash Diet Seeking the right amount of calorie and nutrition is essential to weight losing. There are two main categories of diets: crash diet and sensible. People who want fast result pick crash diet‚ which is unwise and potentially dangerous‚ rather than sensible diet‚ which is health and safe. Food fasting is one type of crash diet‚ and it is the most dangerous method of all because overly done can lead to disturbances of heart rhythm or even death. During a fast‚ a person
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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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Speech Title: Eat Less Meat! General Purpose: Persuasive Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to eat less meat. Thesis Statement: Eating meat is becoming an increasing demand and issue in society‚ it can be solve with the help of all of us. I. "Meat is a symbol of affluence‚ and it becomes an addiction and a habit‚" says Henry Spira‚ coordinator of Animal Rights International” The average meat eater is responsible for the deaths of some 2‚400 animals during his or her lifetime
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Weaning Diet Introduction Breast milk always the best nutritional supplement for baby at the first six months‚ especially for those premature. The mother should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months. However‚ the parents should take note into the correct timing on when to wean their child. What is weaning diet? Kelly Bonyata (2011) stated that weaning process start when the first time a baby takes food from a source other than breast milk. It can be formula milk from bottle or mashed
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