Tag: weight loss
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Calorie Restricted Diet for Cancer Prevention ? Get serious !
The types of cancer that occur in older adults and not only adults determine morbidity and mortality and contribute to cancer care strategies. Restrictive diets with a reduction in daily caloric intake by 30-40% are generally not recommended for older adults with cancer. The beneficial effect of such a diet with reduced calories by 30-40%…
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Why I Lose Weight Without Dieting ?
Unexplained weight loss, without seeking it with a weight loss diet, can be dangerous to health. If we lose more than 10% of our weight in six months to a year, without seeking it, we should seek medical help to find the causes that caused the loss. Unexplained weight loss can happen to anyone but…
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AI for Nutritional Advises ? I’ll pass…
Artificial intelligence refers to learning and by extension the attempt of machines to reproduce the cognitive functions of a human, such as learning, planning, creativity. Artificial intelligence systems are capable of adapting their behavior, to a certain extent, by analyzing the stored information they have and the new information they receive. Artificial intelligence is usually…
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Very Low Energy Ketogenic Therapy (VLEKT) – Is it worth it? NOT worth it
Very Low Energy Ketogenic Therapy (VLEKT) is a nutritional approach used primarily for weight loss and management of obesity-related comorbidities. The characteristics of this diet (VLEKT) are a daily caloric intake of less than 800 calories. In these calories, the carbohydrate content should be less than 50 g, there should be a fat percentage of…
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Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 (also known as cobalamin) is a water-soluble vitamin involved in the metabolism of every cell in the human body, especially in the formation of red blood cells, the functioning of the nervous system, and the synthesis of DNA. Vitamin B12 is found ONLY in foods of animal origin and its absorption depends on…
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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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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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Water before food time, is it a weight loss tip ?
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, and helps treat constipation. Does drinking water before meals help suppress appetite? There is a possibility that some people have managed to lose weight…
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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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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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