Tag: Vitamins

• Counting ONLY Calories on a Weight Loss Diet – A Bad Habit

  

  Counting ONLY calories on a diet is NOT the right method for achieving weight loss and overall health. Reducing calories is undoubtedly important for creating a calorie deficit for weight loss, but the quality of the calories consumed is more important. Diets that focus ONLY on a low number of calories are very likely to…

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  9 July 2025

  Foods, Thoughts & Opinions

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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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  17 June 2025

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• Vitamins and Minerals for Women of Reproductive Age

  

  Adult women of reproductive age, that is, women from the end of puberty to menopause, in addition to the needs they have as adults, also have specific nutritional needs due to menstruation and other factors. These specific nutritional needs in vitamins and minerals are the following: Calcium and vitamin D Calcium and vitamin D are…

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  23 May 2025

  Elements and minerals, Foods, Vegan/Vegetarian, Vitamins

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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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  20 May 2025

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• Apple – Νutritional Value and Benefits

  

  Apples are one of the most popular fruits in the world. Apples are rich in fiber, contain vitamin C and various antioxidants. A medium-sized apple, about 180 – 200 grams, contains: calories: 90 grams of which protein: 0.5 grams, carbohydrates: 23.5 grams (sugar: 19 grams, fiber: 4.5 grams) and fat: 0.3 grams. Carbohydrates in apples…

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  22 April 2025

  Foods, IPSC Nutrition, Vegan/Vegetarian

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• Tips for better Absorption of Vitamins

  

  Vitamins are organic molecules essential for our metabolism. The way we take vitamins can affect their absorption and effectiveness. Vitamin absorption occurs in the intestine. Impaired intestinal absorption of vitamins can be due to factors such as intestinal disease, genetic disorders of transport molecules, excessive alcohol consumption, and drug interactions. Absorption of water-soluble vitamins (B…

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  9 April 2025

  Foods, IPSC Nutrition, Supplements, Vitamins

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