Archive for the 'Nutrition Basics' Category
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Nutrition of Fats and Oils: Good Fats to Poisonous Fats
Can Fats and Oils be Good for You?
Good fats?? It is hard to accept that fat can be good. Most of us grew up when fat was bad, low-fat was good, and no-fat was supposed to be the best. This picture has been shown to be wrong, we actually need fat, at least the good [...]
Published by on July 5th, 2008 tagged Nutrition Basics | Comment now »
The Major Nutrients: Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats
In Anatomy & Physiology text books, you will discover the body is made up primarily of four different organic compound groups. These are proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and nucleic acids. To a scientist, organic means that the chemicals are carbon-based. It has nothing to do with being pesticide free.
A brief review of these major compounds appears [...]
Published by on June 22nd, 2008 tagged Nutrition Basics | Comment now »
Nutrition, Diets and Aging
Aging and Body Changes: Loss of Muscle
Sarcopenia is a technical word, literally meaning a decrease in the flesh. It is now widely used to mean the loss of muscle mass during aging, and the related loss of strength. After age 30, we lose three to five percent of our muscle mass every ten years. This [...]
Published by on June 21st, 2008 tagged Nutrition Basics | 1 Comment »
Nutrition of Proteins: Poor Digestion with Drugs?
Proteins are critical for building the body, rebuilding our body, and causing all of the chemical reactions called metabolism. For the most part, Americans eat enough protein every day. But many do not absorb enough of the building blocks of protein, the amino acids, into their blood.
Without sufficient levels of amino acids, the body can [...]
Published by on June 21st, 2008 tagged Enhancing Health, Nutrition Basics | Comment now »
Sugar can Drive you into a Wall
What could cause a long vehicle to suddenly leave the road and crash into a bridge abutment or tree? Often, the driver just slipped into a mental stupor or dozed off. Why? Probably low blood sugar, perhaps from a poor-quality meal or snack consumed earlier. Here’s how that happens:
Sugar and Blood Sugar
While there are several [...]
Published by on June 16th, 2008 tagged Enhancing Health, Nutrition Basics | Comment now »
A Dozen Keys to Healthy Eating & Healthy Living
Enjoying a healthy life is not as hard as many people assume. Just follow these keys to healthy eating and living, and you will add years to your life. More importantly, those years will be active and enjoyable years as you experience good health. Simply begin by choosing a key, practice it until it is [...]