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.

Daily duty of every mother

My Newborn's Poop Looks Like Seeds

It is natural to be worried about your newborn’s bodily functions. A newborn's stool changes in her initial days of life and varies depending on what she eats and what Mom eats if she's breastfeeding. Breastfed babies’ bowel movements contain what look like tiny seeds -- and this is completely normal.

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Copper Pots

Is It Safe to Cook in Copper Pots?

Copper pots have benefits and disadvantages. Copper is attractive and shiny when used on the outside of pots and pans and copper is an excellent conductor of heat. Because of its look and superior heat conduction, copper cookware tends to be more expensive than other types of cookware.

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Close-up of shish kebab

How Long After Thawing Meat Must You Cook It?

Once meat is thawed, it is subject to bacterial growth. The amount of time you have to cook meat varies depending on how it was thawed. There are three ways you can safely thaw meat. If you need to thaw something quick, you can use the microwave. You can thaw meat in the refrigerator with some planning ahead.

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Extreme dieting

Exercise & Starvation

Starvation occurs when your body suffers a lack of nutrients necessary for the maintenance of life. During starvation, your body uses stored glucose and fat, then eventually metabolizes muscles, tissues and organs in an attempt to get needed nutrients.

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