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.

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Maasai Tribe Diet

The Maasai are a seminomadic tribe that lives in northern Tanzania and southern Kenya. They have traditionally relied on their livestock, mainly cows, for most of their nutritional and other needs.

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Supplements

Vitamins to Increase the Appetite

Getting the right amount of certain vitamins in your diet can help you regulate your appetite. In some cases, getting too much or too little of a vitamin can cause you to lose your appetite or experience an increased appetite. Generally, vitamins aren't likely to greatly affect your appetite either way.

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Chicken with cumin seeds

Chicken Drumstick Nutritional Values

Chicken drumsticks tend to be a favorite of kids and adults alike. How you prepare them, however, makes a big difference in their nutritional value. Baked drumsticks without the skin are much healthier than battered and fried drumsticks with the skin on.

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Salmon and spices

How Much Fat Per Day Is Needed to Lose Weight?

While you may think that the best way to lose weight is to limit fat as much as possible, this isn't necessarily the case. You need some fat in your diet to stay healthy, and it can make your food more satisfying and your diet easier to stick with.

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Homemade Cinnamon Roll Pastry

The Calories in Cinnamon Rolls

While a small cinnamon roll can be relatively easy to fit into a healthy diet as an occasional indulgence, the extra-large, frosting-covered options can contain almost half of your daily calorie allotment. A mini roll can give you a taste of this treat without all of the calories.

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Low Carb Diet & Yogurt

Going on a low-carb diet can greatly limit the type and amount of foods you can eat, but this doesn't necessarily mean that you'll need to give up yogurt. If you choose a version of the low-carb diet with an induction phase, you may have to wait until the next phase, however, to get your yogurt fix.

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fried squid rings breaded with lemon

The Calories in Calamari

Squid, also called calamari, is one of the types of seafood with the lowest levels of mercury contamination, making it a potentially healthy choice. It's also an environmentally friendly seafood option.

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spaghetti with meatballs in tomato sauce

Calories in Spaghetti and Meatballs

The family-favorite spaghetti and meatballs can contain a reasonable amount of calories for a meal if you watch your portion size. Fill your whole plate with this dish, however, and you may wind up getting more than half of your recommended calories for the day.

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Approximately How Many Calories Do You Need to Survive?

Most people are familiar with the concept that if you eat less, you'll lose weight; however, you don't want to take the idea too far. While it's possible to survive for days without actually eating as long as you continue to drink water, a fast this long can damage your body; plus, it will slow your metabolism.

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Pile of red sweet potato

What Can You Eat on the No White Diet?

Eating large amounts of highly processed foods may increase your risk for weight gain, according to a study published in "Health Economics" in February 2011. One way to limit the amount of processed foods you eat -- and generally eat healthier -- is to try the No White Foods Diet.

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Calories in Flavored Vodka

You can add more flavor to your mixed drinks by using flavored vodkas without worrying about increasing the drinks' calorie content. Choosing a light vodka can decrease the calories even more. Don't forget that any mixers you add, such as soda or fruit juice, will further increase the calories in your drink.

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sandwich with jam

Does Toasting Bread Change Its Nutritional Value?

A slice of warm, buttered toast can really hit the spot at breakfast. Although toasting bread doesn't have a large effect on the amount of essential nutrients in the bread, it does cause some chemical changes that affect how healthy the bread is. Lightly toasted bread is a better choice than darker toast.

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Diet. Glass jar of apricots dried fruits.

What Is the Percentage of Sugar in Dried Fruits?

Dried fruits provide essential nutrients including fiber, potassium, folate and vitamins A and C. They are also good sources of a type of antioxidant called polyphenols. Some people may worry about the high sugar content of dried fruit, however, which may keep them from including these nutritious fruits in their diet.

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Taco Salad

Calories in a Taco Salad

Taco salads are often served in crispy fried tortilla bowls and loaded with tasty toppings, including meat, cheese and sour cream. Unfortunately, this salad can end up being very high in calories and fat.

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Pizza

Veggie Pizza Calories

While vegetable pizzas are more nutritious than meat pizzas, especially if you get a pizza with a whole-wheat crust, they can still contain a lot of calories. Choose a thin-crust pizza to save calories, or make your pizza at home for more control over the ingredients -- and thus the calories of the resulting pizza.

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Facts About Oolong Tea and Weight Loss

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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Banana Smoothie

How Many Calories Are in a Banana Smoothie?

Smoothies can be a healthy breakfast or snack food. Depending on the ingredients, they can also be high in calories. You can make a basic banana smoothie with yogurt, milk and banana, or add other ingredients to increase the nutrient content and vary the flavor.

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How Many Calories Are in a Cheeseburger?

Cheeseburgers are an indulgence, but knowing how many calories they contain can help you fit them into your diet occasionally. This is easiest to do if you opt for a small regular cheeseburger instead of a large double cheeseburger.

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Homemade Lobster Bisque Soup

Calories in Lobster Bisque

Soups can be a nutritious way to start off a meal, helping to fill you up so you eat fewer calories overall during your meal. Unlike most types of liquids, soups are actually as filling as solid foods, according to a study published in "Physiology & Behavior" in January 2005.

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