Tag: eggs
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Low Protein Intake Causes Functional Impairment in Older Adults

A recent cohort study published on March 26, 2026 in MDPI titled Low Protein Intake Is Associated with the Risk of Functional Impairment in Older Adults in an Age- and Gender-Specific Manner: A SHARE-Based Study clearly shows that lower than normal protein intake is associated with a higher likelihood of short-term muscle weakness and functional…
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How Long do Animal Protein Foods Last in our refrigerator ?

We should set the refrigerator to operate at 4°C. We should set the freezer to -18°C. Fresh meat & poultry(raw) Refrigerator/Freezer Beef 2-4 days / 10-12 month Pork 2-4 days / 8-12 months Lamb 2-4 days / 8-12 months Veal 3-4 days / 8-12 months Ground meat 1-2 days / 2-3 months Chicken/turkey – whole 2-3 days / 1 year…
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Essential and BCAA Amino Acids as a Valuable Supplement in Cancer Treatments

Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are essential for many functions of the body, such as tissue growth and repair, nutrient transport and muscle performance enhancement. Amino acids are divided into essential (which the body must obtain from food) and non-essential (which it can synthesize on its own). The essential amino acids are: leucine,…
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Nutrition for Candidiasis

Candidiasis is an infection by the Candida fungus and can affect parts of the body such as the skin, mouth, throat, genitals and blood. The Candida fungus is present in small inactive amounts in the human body, but can, with the decline of the body’s defenses, develop in warm and moist parts of the body.…
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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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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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5 Food Categories for when we’re Really Hungry

Hunger is the body’s natural need to eat in order to gain energy and continue performing its basic functions and meet its nutritional needs. Hunger appears gradually and can be postponed, unless too many hours have passed without food intake. When we are hungry, there is no desire and need for a specific food. A…
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Protein for Preschoolers

Recommendations for children’s nutrition are not like those for adults with specific, precise amounts of grams, they are mainly educational and research in nature because, like adults, babies do not all have the same body size, the same needs, the same metabolism. There is no clear scientific documentation on the exact amount of protein or…
