Weight loss diets for women should focus on slow gradual weight loss. Slow gradual weight loss can be achieved by consuming a balanced diet which is well planned to include all the food groups. A well planned diet plan recommended by a qualified nutritionist or dietitian will cut 500 calories from your caloric requirement everyday, [...]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) It is characterized by slow progressive obstruction of the airways. COPD symptoms are subdivided into two categories: 1. Emphysema, a condition of the lung characterized by the chronic enlargement of the alveoli, accompanied with permanent changes in the walls without obvious fibrosis. Pulmonary disorders affect nutritional intake, often making patients [...]
Optimal nutrition throughout life promotes anatomic and physiologic function of the pulmonary system. The respiratory structures include nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveolar ducts and alveoli. Gas exchange is the major function of the pulmonary system. The lungs enable the body to obtain the oxygen needed to meet its cellular metabolic demands and to [...]
An apple a day keeps the doctor away but if the doctor’s handsome, do you keep the apple away? Jokes apart, apples are free of fat, cholesterol and sodium; but very high in fiber. Apples contain both soluble fiber in the form of pectins in the white fleshy part of the apple and the insoluble [...]
What is Cancer? Cancer involves unregulated cell growth. It is of two types; Malignant (with metastasis which means cancer cells spread and affect tissues and organs) and Benign (tumor cells which are localized to an organ and do not grow uncontrollably or spread to other tissues or organs in the body). Benign tumors are not [...]
Alternative Names of Vitamin D: Cholecalciferol; Vitamin D3; Ergocalciferol; Vitamin D2 Vitamin D Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body’s fatty tissue. Dietary vitamin D requires moderate amount of bile salts and fat for absorption. The body uses the two minerals – Calcium and Phosphate which are essential for [...]
Alternative Names of Vitamin A: Retinol; Retinal; Retinoic acid; Carotenoids Vitamin A and Carotenes Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin which requires bile salts and fats for absorption. It is stored in the liver. There are two categories of vitamin A, depending on whether the food source is an animal or a plant. In [...]
What are Omega-3 fats? Omega 3 or n-3 fatty acids are a type of PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids) that need to be supplied through the diet since the body cannot manufacture it. Important dietary omega-3 fatty acids (FA) are α-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). There are also omega-6 (n-6) FA [...]
Why is Junk Food Unhealthy? A junk food is one which is considered unhealthy as it has poor nutritional value. Poor nutritional value means that the food is low in vitamins and minerals and high in calories. Such foods are high fat, high sugar, high sodium. Junk foods are easily available, often cheap, easy to [...]
Vitamin Excess and Deficiency, Bioavailability and Anti nutritional Factors in Food Effects of Vitamin Overdose 1. Direct toxic effects of vitamin A, vitamin D, pyridoxine 2. Dependency and withdrawal An example has been observed in newborn infants when the mother ingested about 200 mg vitamin C per day during pregnancy. In utero, fetal tissues become [...]
