Children’s Diet
June 24, 2011 by admin2
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Since the 1960’s, child obesity has been very common. Because of this, weight loss diets for children have surfaced. Native American, Hispanic and black children have higher rates of obesity compared to other populations.
Here are the recommended healthy snack foods for children.
- Apples or pears and low-fat cheese
- Unsweetened apple sauce
- Baby celery and carrots
- Baked potato
Child Nutrition
June 20, 2011 by admin2
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Childhood nutrition is the dietary needs of children from 2 years old to 11 years old. Children of this age should be provided proper nutrition with essential fiber, nutrients and energy that are sufficient enough to maintain a child’s proper growth as well as promote a child’s health and maximize cognitive development. Children should be informed about the balance regarding the foods that are consumed. For instance, foods… Continue reading
Carotenoids
June 6, 2011 by admin2
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Carotenoids are fat-soluble and highly colored plant pigments usually found in many vegetables.
These carotenoids should be dissolved in a little amount of fat so that the intestine can absorb them. As for the dietary supplements, carotenoids include oil which helps them more available to the body compared to the carotenoids in food. In order to absorb carotenoids from vegetables, it is best to cook them… Continue reading
Carbohydrates
June 2, 2011 by admin2
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Carbohydrates are compounds which consist hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. These compounds are linked together by energy-containing bonds. There are two types of carbohydrates. These are the complex carbohydrates and simple carbohydrates. The complex carbohydrates such as fiber and starch are also known as the polysaccharides. The simple carbohydrates are called either monosaccharides (one sugar molecule) or disaccharides (two sugar molecules). Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose in the… Continue reading
Breastfeeding
May 11, 2011 by admin2
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Breastfeeding is practiced by most others after they give birth. Breastfeeding is the feeding of milk to infants through a mother’s breast. According to a study, a human’s milk is a living fluid. It helps protect babies from diseases and it also helps contribute to every system of a baby’s body development. Breastfeeding also helps stimulate a baby’s immune system thus protecting babies from infection and diarrhea. While… Continue reading
The Beverly Hills Diet
May 11, 2011 by admin2
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The Beverly Hills Diet
Judy Mazel designed a diet known as the Beverly Hills diet. It is said that this is a food combination diet. In Beverly Hills diet, weight loss is achieved by eating foods in correct order and in proper combinations. One who eats a lot gains weight. In Beverly Hills diet, it doesn’t matter what you eat and how much you eat, for… Continue reading
Body Mass index
May 7, 2011 by admin2
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Body Mass index
A calculation used to determine one’s amount of body fat is called Body mass index (BMI). It is also known as Quetelet Index. More than a hundred years ago, a Belgian mathematician and scientist named Lambert Adolphe Quetelet developed the formula used to calculate BMI. The formula for BMI calculation was not usually used in the United States but interests increased in the… Continue reading
Body Image
May 5, 2011 by admin2
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Body Image
The body image is a person’s mental description or opinion of their physical appearance. The body image also involves other people’s reaction towards a certain person’s physical body. Reactions may be based on what is seen. Over time, the concept of one’s body image slowly develops which generally begins in infancy. Perception to one’s body image may range from being positive to being negative… Continue reading
Body for Life Diet Program
May 3, 2011 by admin2
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Body for Life Diet Program
Body for life is comprised of a rigorous excise program and a 12-week diet program created by Bill Phillips, a former competitive bodybuilder. The 12-week diet program is quite simple. It offers some benefits compared to the other plans in a sense that it doesn’t require careful measuring of food or counting calories. The program guaranties that individuals following it religiously… Continue reading
Bob Greene’s Diet
May 1, 2011 by admin2
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Bob Greene’s Diet
Bob Greene’s diet is created by Bob Greene, a personal trainer with credentials in exercise physiology and physical education. Bob Greene’s diet consists of two separate but similar programs -Get with the Program! (GWTP!) and The Best life Diet.
GWTP! is made up of four phases which focuses on the slow and gradual development of new exercise and eating habits of… Continue reading
