Tag: vegetables
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Truth or False about Foods and Nutrition
1. We can only eat vegetables or only fruits (or vice versa) because they are the same foods. False Vegetables have nutrients that fruits do not have, such as high fiber content and several vitamins and minerals. They help in the proper functioning of the digestive system and help in better weight management. Fruits also…
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Celiac – Foods that DOES NOT contain Gluten
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. Any food made from wheat, barley or rye products contains gluten, some foods less and some more. Many people are sensitive to gluten, that is, to all products that contain it, but they do not cause damage to the small intestine as they do to…
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Fruits or vegetables or… both ? Do they have differences?
Fruits and vegetables are usually classified based on their botanical structure. Fruits contain seeds and come from the flowering part of the plant. Vegetables are the edible parts of a plant, its leaves or roots, its bulbs, its stems. Both fruits and vegetables contain mainly vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients. Botanists classify certain “savory”…
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Antioxidant Intake from Food or Supplements ?
Antioxidants are substances that protect our cells from the effects of free radicals, thus contributing to the prevention of diseases. Free radicals are produced by our own body, mainly during metabolism, but their excessive accumulation in the body exceeds the body’s ability to neutralize them and is believed to be the main cause of worsening…
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The 5:2 Diet
The 5:2 diet means eating a normal amount of food (not excessive) 5 days of the week and 2 days of eating a very small amount. The 2 days that we will eat a very small amount of food should NOT be consecutive days. In the 5:2 diet, the normal amount of food that we…
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Nutrition for Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that affects the liver, causing inflammation and damage, and over time, chronic liver disease can develop. The liver’s main functions are to filter the blood, process and store nutrients, help synthesize bile, and convert harmful substances into harmless ones. It is an essential organ in the body and plays…
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10 nutritional tips for a better response to Depression
Depression is a disorder that affects our mood, thoughts and behavior. It can start with a loss of interest and pleasure and develop into a daily feeling of anxiety, sadness and/or melancholy for a long time, resulting in abstinence from our social and interpersonal relationships. Depression is not combated with a special diet and needs…
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10 Habits or Advice we SHOULD NOT Follow
As we try to pay attention to our diet in order to have wellness and health, we hear and read a lot. Some of it is correct and some is completely wrong. Habits or advice that we should NOT follow: 1. We eat only when we are hungry When the feeling of hunger comes, blood…
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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 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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