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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #food • 6 years ago
Obesity and Diabetes - are not the only consequences of unhealthy eating
Fast, (or junk), food is very popular, with young children, and adolescents. Frequent consumption of this type of food, is associated with negative impacts, on nutrition and…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #water • 6 years ago
Dehydration: a fast route to short life
Water is a major and vital constituent of the human body. The average adult’s body is about 60% water, whilst an infant’s is 75% and an elderly person’s 55%. Even a few days…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #health • 6 years ago
Your health – what you eat
It is indisputable that what we eat is critical to our state of health. Nutrients provide the body with the raw materials and instructions on how to function. In other words food…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #vitamins • 7 years ago
The role of dietary vitamins and microelements.
Vitamins, dietary minerals and trace elements are essential to the healthy function of the human body. Vitamins are organic compounds that are vital to, but, not produced by the…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #nutrition • 7 years ago
Sugar or Honey?
Granulated Sugar, which is the most common type of sugar, used for sweetening our cups of tea and coffee, consists of a mixture, 50 percent glucose and 50 percent fructose, (the…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #supplements • 7 years ago
Are there dietary supplement side effects?
Dietary supplements have risks and side effects, in the same way that medicines do. Many supplements contain active ingredients that have strong biological effects in the body.…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #drink • 7 years ago
Sweet drinks lead to soured health
Sweet-tasting “soft” drinks are any beverage to which sugar or other low calorie sweeteners have been added. These include: • Sodas • Colas • Fruit punch • Lemonade…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #cooking • 7 years ago
Microwaving - a myth or real danger for our diet?
Microwave ovens are used daily, in restaurants, cafeterias, snack bars, and almost every household. This is despite the fact, that the full effect of microwaves on food is not…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #health • 7 years ago
Diet drinks on how to gain more weight
Logic would assume that consuming fewer calories would result in weight loss. However, in the case of artificial sweeteners, the paradox is true, it has been shown that they…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #health • 7 years ago
Smoked food: how is it made and how can it cause cancer?
The smoking process for meat, fish and cheese has been used for centuries in some countries. Its original purpose was for preservation, brought about by drying the food and…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #health • 7 years ago
Heating plastics - eating plastics?
Since plastics were first produced in the early 1900s, they have become ubiquitous in our daily lives. The term “plastic” covers an array of organic, and inorganic compounds.…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #health • 7 years ago
Fluoride supplementation: more harm than help
Fluoride is a mineral, and when present at the right level, it has long been believed to have two beneficial effects: preventing tooth decay and contributing to healthy bones.…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #health • 7 years ago
Plastics: a modern life poison
Plastic materials pervade every area of modern life. It is estimated that during the first ten years of this century, almost as much plastic was manufactured as during the whole…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #food • 7 years ago
Wholemeal vs non-wholemeal bread
Typically about 50% of calorific intake of the Western diet is from carbohydrates. Wholegrains and dietary fibre are healthy sources of carbohydrate that also contain…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #supplements • 7 years ago
Introduction to dietary supplements: the good, the bad and the ugly
There are two common misconceptions about dietary supplements: firstly that the more the better, and secondly that they can be taken to make up for a poor diet. Research into the…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #health • 7 years ago
The number of people that are overweight or obese continues to increase, resulting in poorer physical and mental health and potentially earlier death
The link between good nutrition and healthy weight, reduced chronic disease risk, and overall mental and physical health is too important to ignore. By taking steps to eating a…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #food • 7 years ago
Organic food: not much different on nutrition and safety but still better?
The general perception that organically produced foods provide a more nutritious, safer and healthier option is not necessarily the case. Scientific studies have not produced…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #children • 7 years ago
Chubby Children 1
There is no doubt that the number of overweight and obese children is increasing dramatically; (e.g. in the UK school year 2016/2017 more than a 1 in 3 year 6 primary school…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #personal • 7 years ago
Heavy Handicaps
I, (as most in my field) am always banging on (and no doubt always will!) about the health disadvantages of being over- weight so today am going to highlight some personal…
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eat-yourself-fit (36)in #health • 7 years ago
Choose Life
Contrary to what many people believe very few cancers are hereditary. According to the World Health Organization 85% of adult cancers are avoidable and approximately half of…
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