Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

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.

Pile of Sugar Cubes over Wooden Background

The Effect of Refined Sugar on the Body

Refined sugar is made from sucrose extracted from raw sugar cane or sugar beets. Often added to processed foods and beverages, refined sugar has several forms such as granulated white sugar, brown sugar, fructose, sucrose, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup and malt syrup. The average American consumes about 22 tsp.

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fried shrimps

How to Heat Cooked Shrimp

Cold cooked shrimp are tasty when served with cocktail sauce or added to salads. You can also heat cooked shrimp in just a few minutes. Heat cooked shrimp carefully to preserve their taste and texture, writes Fred Thompson in "The Big Book of Fish and Shellfish."

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Wholegrain pasta with green beans, zucchini and Brussels sprouts

Can Eating Too Much Pasta Be Bad?

Pasta is a refined product made from grains, which contribute to a balanced diet. Although grains provide essential nutrients, such as magnesium, potassium and selenium, the refinement process reduces many of these essential nutrients, according to the May 2011 issue of the "Journal of Nutrition."

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