Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
While eating almonds in moderation is unlikely to cause gas, eating too many of them could lead to gassiness if your diet is packed with a lot of gas-causing foods. The fiber in almonds can be gas-causing when consumed in excess.
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Vitamin D, also sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin,” is essential for healthy bone production and growth, since it helps your body absorb more dietary calcium. Not having enough vitamin D in your system means you will absorb almost 50 percent less dietary calcium than you would otherwise.
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Milk can be used as a way to stay hydrated during exercise and recover after a workout session. Milk is acceptable to consume before a workout session as long as you allow enough time for digestion before you exercise.
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Vitamin B-12 intake can have a significant impact on the everyday function of your body, including nervous system function, DNA replication and mood regulation. Vitamin B-12 deficiency can occur in people who do not eat a significant amount of animal-based foods, such as vegans.
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Vegetables can easily be overlooked in a bodybuilding diet. When you're so focused on getting your protein and carbohydrates in, concentrating on more calorie-dense foods like steak, oats, eggs and rice, vegetables often fall by the wayside.
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When you're young, you may not give nutrition much thought. But what you eat as a young adult can affect your energy, your appearance and your health. It's important that you eat a variety of foods from all the food groups so that you get all the essential nutrients your body needs to function at its best.
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Indian and Asian cooking experts use turmeric in the form of curry powder to add spice and color to their dishes, but this powder is also widely used in folk medicine. Its uses have extended to digestive problems, wound healing, skin diseases and liver conditions.
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Sodium is an important nutrient in the diet. However, the modern American diet contains excessive amounts of salt, which can affect many different parts of the body. For example, eating too much sodium in your diet can cause negative effects on the skin that can make you not look and feel your best.
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Pierogies are half-moon shaped dough pockets that are stuffed with mashed potatoes and other ingredients such as cheese, sauerkraut and vegetables. Common pierogi preparations include boiling, sauteing and deep frying.
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Daikon radishes come in a variety of shapes, and some are spicier than regular red radishes. Your local grocer, however, most likely carries the type of daikon that resembles a very large, white carrot. These daikons have a mild flavor compared to red radishes, and they're more adaptable in the kitchen.
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Thyroidectomy is the removal of all, or part, of your thyroid gland. The surgical procedure is performed to address certain diseases, like cancer, a goiter or hyperthyroidism. The thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate all aspects of metabolic functioning.
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Vitamin B-12 is one of the 13 essential vitamins your body needs to maintain a healthy nervous system and to make blood cells. Although generally considered safe, high doses of vitamin B-12 can cause diarrhea, blood clots, itching and serious allergic reactions.
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All three of the basic macronutrients -- carbohydrates, fat and protein -- are used as fuel in the body. Usually, the exact fuel your body is using at any given time is a mixture of the three, but the balance changes depending upon the circumstances.
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Your digestive process can be as individual as your personality, and a number of factors depend on how food passes from your mouth to your esophagus, stomach, intestines and outside your body.
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New York strip, filet mignon and rib-eye are three different cuts of beef that are frequently used to make a juicy and delicious steak. Both the New York strip and the filet mignon are cut from the tenderloin portion of the cow, while the rib-eye is cut from the rib portion.
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Sodium benzoate is a preservative found in a variety of foods, beverages and condiments. While it is generally recognized as safe in small doses, sodium benzoate may cause harmful health effects under certain conditions. Learning the facts on sodium benzoate allows you to assess its risks and benefits more accurately.
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You may be most familiar with the red beet, but beets come in a variety of colors. One variety is orange, and is known as the golden beet. A descendant of a sea vegetable, orange beets are a nutrient-rich food low in calories and high in fiber and potassium.
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It’s rare to encounter someone who has never skipped a meal. Some people skip regularly, thinking that if they eat fewer meals, they’ll take in fewer total calories and lose weight more successfully. Others simply have no food available or no time to eat when they’re hungry.
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Gum diseases range from simple infection and inflammation of the gums, known as gingivitis, to damage of the tissue supporting the teeth, which can lead to tooth loss.
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L-arginine is a semi-essential or conditionally non-essential amino acid, meaning that it is not required in a healthy diet. While it qualifies as a non-essential amino acid because it is produced in humans, supplementation is sometimes beneficial, especially for athletes and bodybuilders.
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