Category: Foods
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET II – Foods containing flesh (meat, fish, seafood)
Meat ¨Regarding animals intended for food, everyone should know the following: Beef is tonic, astringent and indigestible. Its meat is heavy for the body, as is its milk. Goat meat is lighter than beef and more laxative. Pork gives the body more strength than beef and goat meat and facilitates bowel movements quite a bit.…
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The Immune System is DIRECTLY Related to Obesity
Obesity is a state of chronic low-grade inflammation, termed “meta-inflammation” (metabolically driven inflammation), which results from complex interactions between the immune system, adipose tissue, and metabolic organs. This persistent inflammation creates a persistent immune activation that contributes to insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and an increased risk of cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and metabolic diseases. Adipose Tissue Excess…
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UC-II Collagen Supplement for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease with altered homeostasis of articular cartilage and subchondral bone tissues. Osteoarthritis usually focuses on the lower extremities, especially the knee and hip joints. It can be initiated by genetic factors, environmental factors, metabolic and traumatic factors with the presence of micro- and macro-injuries that create inflammation. The incidence of…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET I
“Many people, when they hear someone analyze a subject, refuse to listen to someone else analyze the same subject. They do not know that the mind can understand what has been said correctly and discover for itself what has not yet been said.” “I believe that anyone who is going to write correctly about human…
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Ultra-processed Foods and the Unbreakable Bond to Visceral Fat
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are very prevalent in modern diets due to their convenience and variety. UPFs are defined by the NOVA classification system, which categorizes foods into four groups based on the nature, extent and purpose of industrial processing: Group 1 Unprocessed or minimally processed foods that have been refrigerated, washed or dried, e.g. fresh…
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10 Highly Nutritious Vegetables
Some of the most nutritious vegetables, in alphabetical order, that we can find and buy are the following: 1. Asparagus Asparagus contains B vitamins, which act as coenzymes in energy production processes in cells, and especially folic acid, which takes part in the synthesis of nucleic acid and amino acids. It also contains potassium, phosphorus,…
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Maintaining High Vitamin D Levels with Regular Physical Exercise
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that has the unique property of being able to be produced by the body from sunlight and does not depend solely on its intake through diet. Approximately 75% of the world’s population has vitamin D levels below the normal limit of 30 ng/ml in the blood. 30 ng/ml in…
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Advanced Hydration in Older Adults
Hydration is important throughout our lives. Aging alters our ability to regulate and retain water in our bodies. As we age, our total body water decreases, our thirst decreases, resulting in less desire to hydrate. Due to inadequate hydration, water and nutrient absorption is altered, and our ability to regulate water and sodium levels in…
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Pregnancy, Copper, Manganese, B12 and Blood Pressure 20 years later
Pregnant women whose blood contains higher levels of vitamin B12, manganese and copper may face a lower risk of high blood pressure nearly two decades after giving birth. A cohort study that began in 1999 and ended in 2021 examined blood samples collected between 1999 and 2002 during the early stages of women’s pregnancies for…
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Iron Deficiency Anemia and its Relationship to Zinc
Iron deficiency anemia accounts for over 60% of the global incidence of anemia. Among women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years), the percentage of the global incidence of anemia due to iron deficiency anemia ranges from 35% to 71%, and among preschool children (aged under 4 years), it ranges from 30% to 58%. Due to…
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