Category: Foods
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning it requires fat for proper absorption and is stored in adipose tissue and the liver. It consists of eight compounds, but only alpha tocopherol is the most absorbable form, and mainly its natural form as it is more absorbable than its synthetic form. The role of vitamin E…
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Omega-3 in Children’s Nutrition
Omega-3 fatty acids provide significant health benefits for our body. They are very important for the proper functioning of our eyes, as well as for parts of the brain related to memory, learning, concentration and logical sequence. In insufficient intake of these essential fatty acids for the body, there will be reduced function in these…
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10 Quick and Easy Tips to Cut Calories from Your Nutrition
Weight loss requires effort. We must reduce the calories we consume in our diet in order to be able to lose weight, whether or not we exercise, and this is a form of deprivation. Those who say that low-calorie diets for weight loss are not deprivation should probably think again. If, for example, out of…
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Hunger or Craving for Food ?
Hunger and cravings are completely different. Hunger can affect food cravings, but cravings do not mean that we are hungry. A food craving is an intense and persistent desire for a specific food. Our hunger can be satisfied by eating almost any food simply by filling our stomach. Cravings can usually only be satisfied with…
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Constipation – Foods that cause and aggravate it
Constipation is a bowel dysfunction and includes one or more of the following, defecation up to 2 times a week, difficulty in defecation, small amount of stool, hard stool. Constipation can occur in the following diseases: endocrine and metabolic disorders such as hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Hirschsprung’s disease, spinal cord…
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Foods for a better Breastfeeding
During breastfeeding, the breastfeeding mother should follow a balanced diet with a variety of foods and adequate hydration. The coverage of the breastfeeding mother in components such as calcium, folic acid, vitamin D3, iron, iodine, omega-3 fatty acids is important for successful milk production during the breastfeeding period. Foods that enhance milk production in breastfeeding…
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Foods for Asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways of the respiratory system that can cause a decrease in airflow to and from the lungs. The main treatment of asthma is with pharmacotherapy, but non-pharmacological interventions, such as diet, can help significantly. Obesity and asthma Obesity in patients with asthma is associated with increased severity…
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7 Water Intake Advice in Elderly
Water is essential in all biochemical processes that take place in our body. Water helps transport nutrients to the body’s tissues, eliminates harmful metabolic products, maintains healthy joints, controls body temperature. Older adults have a reduced sense of thirst. Also, when our bodies don’t have enough fluids, we become even less thirsty and drink less…
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KETO Diet is it… Ηealthy ?
The ketogenic diet is aimed at high fat intake, protein restriction, and almost complete exclusion of carbohydrates. Only 5% of calories are allowed from carbohydrates (including vegetables that are low in carbohydrates), it excludes carbohydrate-rich foods such as grains, legumes, fruits, and starchy vegetables. This means about 20 – 30 grams of carbohydrates per day.…
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15 Nutritional Advice for Kidney Patients on Dialysis
Nutritional support for patients undergoing dialysis is not only of great importance but also crucial for the course of the disease. The diet of kidney patients is very restrictive, but in the dialysis stage there is considerably more freedom in forming the nutritional plan that the patient will follow compared to the previous stages of…
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