Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
The foods you eat can affect the health of many different organs in your body, including your thyroid gland. There are some concerns about the safety of soy products for people with thyroid diseases, including Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
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Fungi may seem like something you’d never want to eat. However, people commonly eat fungi, such as mushrooms, in their favorite dishes. However, if you accidentally eat unsafe fungi, such as mold that grows on soft or porous foods, it can make you ill.
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If you always throw away the seeds you find in squash, you are missing out on a number of potential nutritional benefits. Squash seeds are high in calories and rich in a number of nutrients, including unsaturated fat.
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Many people enjoy staple Chinese food dishes like fried rice, wonton soup and beef and broccoli. Unfortunately, many of the most popular Chinese foods are loaded with sodium.
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The chemical names of potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide are KOH and NaOH, respectively. Neither of these chemicals has any nutritional uses, as both would be extraordinarily dangerous to take internally.
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The glycemic index is a scale that rates how quickly a given carbohydrate causes blood sugar to rise. The faster that blood sugar rises, the faster that insulin is released. Insulin is a hormone that removes sugars from the blood.
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Activia yogurt comes in many different flavors and varieties, including regular, Greek, light and fiber-fortified yogurt. All contain a mixture of probiotic bacteria, which are live cultures that contribute to the health of your gastrointestinal tract and immune system.
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It's well known that coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. More than 83 percent of American adults enjoy coffee in some form, according to 2013 data from the National Coffee Association. Coffee affects its drinkers differently, but a single cup can often help keep you awake for several hours.
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Your kidneys filter out a lot of toxins in your body. Some of those toxins are simply byproducts of digestion, while others are chemical components of the foods and drinks you take in.
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Your shinbone connects to your knee bone. Your knee bone connects to your thighbone. Your ligaments connect these bones to each other. The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, runs diagonally across the middle of your knee.
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When it comes to food and behavior, there are no clear cut answers. Meat consumption may have either positive or negative affects on behavior, or none. If you're concerned about how your food choices affect your mood and behavior, consult your doctor to discuss your diet and health.
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Losing weight can be a challenge because diets often restrict the variety of foods you can consume. Shrimp provides nutrients such as vitamin B12, vitamin E, niacin and omega-3 fatty acids. Shrimp is also low in saturated fat.
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Monosodium glutamate may have a toxic effect on certain brain cells that may be responsible for the adverse effects some people experience after consuming MSG, reports a preliminary study published in the "International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine" in 2009.
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Filling up on protein to build muscle or slim your waistline may cause adverse effects, including increased body fat. As with all calories -- whether they come from carbohydrates, protein or fats -- your body converts what you don't need for energy into stored fat, which will remain until you burn it off.
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Rhubarb, although synonymous with fruit pie fillings, is actually a vegetable. In the garden it is recognized by its large, dark-green leaves and greenish-red stalks. However, rhubarb isn't the only plant in the garden that fits this description.
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Anxiety is a feeling of worry that occurs as a natural reaction to stress. If you experience anxiety for no particular reason or feel anxious or panicked from everyday events, you may have an anxiety disorder.
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Balsamic vinegar is a thick, strongly flavored type of vinegar that is produced from grapes. Balsamic vinegar is a low-fat alternative to many more processed salad dressings and is a source of several important nutrients; however, it is also high in sugar.
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Vitamin B12 is part of the B-complex of vitamins that are integral to many of the body’s functions. One of the most important roles of vitamin B12 is in the production of red blood cells. These cells carry oxygen throughout the body with the help of a protein called hemoglobin.
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You consume a protein shake right after your workout to help with recovery and muscle growth. If you've worked hard, though, this shake isn't going to hold you for long. Your body craves and needs more energy in the form of calories.
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Calcium plays an important role in regulating blood pressure and hormones and is the most common mineral in your body. Your bones are made primarily of calcium. Doctors most commonly prescribe calcium supplements to help prevent or slow the bone loss that occurs as people age.
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