Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
Fissures are small tears in the soft tissue lining your anus or lower rectum. Learn how a healthy diet can help prevent and heal anal fissures, constipation, and bowel pain by avoiding foods like enriched flour, added sugars, dairy products, and fatty meats.
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While not eating enough calories in one day can make your stomach hurt, not eating enough over a long period of time -- weeks or months -- can have harmful effects on your body. Your body requires certain nutrients to stay healthy and keep your muscles working and your bones strong.
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Sugar-free candy, nutrition bars, cookies, cakes and other sweets might be sugar-free, but they do contain sugar substitutes, many of which can cause diarrhea, especially sugar alcohols.
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Creatine kinase is also known as creatine phosphokinase or phosphocreatine kinase. An enzyme involved in the synthesis and use of energy-providing molecules, it's predominantly found in the cells of the heart, skeletal muscles and brain.
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An omelet is a protein-rich dish that can also supply fiber, potassium and vitamin C, depending on what ingredients you add to the eggs. The butter usually used to cook the omelet adds a good deal of saturated fat to the final product.
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Your body is a tapestry of thousands of different proteins. Your skin, muscles, organs and even your fat cells contain protein. Your dietary protein intake supports the formation and maintenance of all of these proteins.
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Americans don't get enough health-promoting seafood in their diet, according to the publication "Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010." Eating 8 ounces of seafood a week reduces your risk of heart disease.
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Red meat offers solid nutritional benefits: It’s high in quality protein and a good source of vitamin B-12, iron and zinc. On the other hand, it’s high in saturated fat and cholesterol. You can limit unhealthy fats by choosing lean cuts of meat, but that doesn’t help other health concerns.
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Kosher dill pickles are made from small cucumbers known as gherkins. Made in the traditional Jewish manner using dill, garlic and salt brine to give the characteristic mouth-puckering, sour, pungent flavor, Kosher dills have few calories and few nutrients, unless you eat them by the barrel full.
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Folate, or folic acid, is an essential B vitamin that is needed for the proper formation of red blood cells and their division and DNA synthesis. This vitamin shares an important, but somewhat indirect relationship with a condition known as hypothryoidism.
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Chicken can be a low-fat, good source of protein, but when it's prepared in unhealthy ways, the fat content is increased due to fried coatings and creamy sauces. To retain the healthy nature of chicken, it's important that you cook it in a way that does not use extra fat.
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Iron deficiency is the result of blood loss, your body's inability to store or use iron efficiently or because your diet is lacking in iron-rich foods. As iron stores diminish, your body loses red blood cells. Healthy red blood cells carry oxygen and other nutrients to every cell in the body.
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Fiber consists of the carbohydrates that are not broken down or absorbed by your digestive tract. Because increasing your dietary fiber can benefit your body in many ways, many manufacturers have begun to add fiber sources, such as inulin, to their products to boost the fiber content.
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Protein bars are convenient, tasty and can provide quick nutrients for recovery after a workout. There are advantages to occasionally reaching for a bar to help you refuel, but before you do, it’s worth learning more about what different bars have to offer and how they stack up against protein-rich whole foods.
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Tilapia and halibut are both flaky white fish with a mild flavor. Tilapia is the fourth most commonly consumed fish in the United States, according to 2010 information provided by SeafoodHealthFacts.org. Halibut is popular as well, but tends to have a slightly higher price.
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MSM is a dietary supplement called methylsulfonylmethane. It is often paired with glucosamine and has several benefits. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that comes from certain citrus fruits and vegetables like peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, and greens. It can also be taken as a supplement.
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Hang around bodybuilders long enough and you'll hear all sorts of different advice on what dieting methods are optimal. One aspect that seems to split the training community down the middle is eating before bed.
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Although vegetarian diets aren’t for everybody and take careful planning to ensure your daily nutrient needs are met, those who follow a vegetarian meal plan can expect several health benefits.
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Sugar substitutes can help you get the sweet taste you desire without adding quite so many calories to your diet. Splenda and stevia are two of the available options, each with its own benefits and considerations.
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Amino acids are important building blocks for making proteins or they are oxidized to provide energy for the body. Amino acids exist as branched-chain amino acids, such as glutamine and glycine that are produced naturally in the body.
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