Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.
Weight control is all about calories in vs. calories out. To gain weight, you'll need to take in more calories than you burn, and gaining 2 pounds per week requires eating 1,000 extra calories each day. Exactly how many calories you'll need overall, however, depends on your body size, activity level, age and gender.
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If you're craving a cold beer but don't want to consume the alcohol, you could choose a non-alcoholic beer. Brands like Kirin, Paulaner, St. Pauli, MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch feature non-alcoholic beer choices. In the U.S., non-alcoholic beers must have less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume.
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Sam-E (also spelled SAMe) is a naturally occurring chemical found in the human body that helps regulate mood and energy levels, and also helps manage pain. People with low levels of Sam-E may benefit from taking Sam-E supplements, available over the counter in natural food stores and certain pharmacies.
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A turkey sandwich on whole-wheat bread can be low in calories and saturated fats and can be eaten more often than higher-fat choices such as cheeseburgers, tacos or other fried food.
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Red Bull Sugar Free is an energy drink that contains all the ingredients of the original Red Bull except sugar, which is replaced by aspartame and sucralose sweeteners. According to Red Bull, Red Bull Sugar Free increases performance, metabolism and mental alertness, and it improves emotional status.
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Coffee is a low-calorie drink. Turkish coffee, however, is made with sugar to be intensely sweet. The calorie content of Turkish coffee will vary with the amount of sugar you like to use.
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Learn how to control yeast growth on a candida diet, including whether bananas are allowed. Find tips for success, benefits of a low-carb diet, and reasons to avoid certain foods.
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Smirnoff vodka is a staple in bars across the country. In a blind taste held by "The New York Times" in January 2005, 21 vodkas from around the world were sampled and Smirnoff was chosen as the best.
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Cucumbers are not only a crunchy, refreshing topping for a salad, they can be made into a healthy juice that fits into your weight-loss plan. Juicing fresh cucumbers in a blender will let you keep the dietary fiber content of the vegetable, making it an even more nutritious beverage.
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One of the simplest places to cut calories in your diet is through your drinks. If you are looking for something with a bit more flavor than water, tea is the next best choice for its nearly nonexistent calories and heart-healthy benefits.
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Oreo cookies are a classic prepackaged snack, well-loved among adults and children alike. Kraft Foods touts the Oreo as the "World's Favorite Cookie.'' It is no wonder these cookies have been around for over 100 years. With the first ingredient as sugar, it can calm (or reignite) a sweet-tooth in an instant.
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Beverages can play a role in your weight loss efforts, with some adding calories to your daily totals and making weight loss more difficult, and some providing a calorie-free way to rehydrate.
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Fish oil may be beneficial for teenagers, but you should use it with caution and only if recommended by a doctor. There are many beneficial effects of fish oil on blood pressure, heart disease and brain growth in adults. Preliminary research shows that fish oil has similar benefits for teenagers.
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Nutrition labels list the volume of carbohydrates, fat, and protein in a food, rather than the calories derived from these nutrients. In order to ascertain how many calories come from carbohydrates, you need to know the calories per gram of carbs.
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Pediasure is designed to provide essential nutrients to finicky children, ages 2 to 13 years. Abbott Laboratories makes Similac infant formula and Ensure for adults.
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Have you ever let a cracker sit in your mouth without chewing it and noticed a sweet flavor building on your tongue? That taste is the result of an enzyme trying to break down the cracker.
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Honey can be used to sweeten baked goods, tea, ice cream and cereal, not to mention serving as a syrupy spread for pancakes, waffles and toast. Derived from honey bees, this nectar comes in more than 300 varieties in the United States.
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Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body. It is also one of the hardest minerals to absorb from dietary sources. Dr. Elson Haas, author of "Staying Healthy with Nutrition," estimates that 30 to 80 percent of dietary calcium isn't absorbed by the body.
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While there is no book or website promoting an official “Lentil Diet,” you may have seen it mentioned briefly in online weight-loss forums. This is a fad diet—one that encourages you to eat one food for a short period of time to spur quick weight loss, much like the grapefruit, cookie or cabbage soup diet.
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You can lose weight by eliminating carbs for 14 days, but there’s no guarantee you’ll drop any pounds if you don’t watch calories. Carbs account for half or more of total daily calories for most people.
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