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.
Spirulina is a nutrient-rich blue-green algae sometimes used to improve nutrition or as a form of alternative medicine, although there isn't enough scientific evidence to recommend it for treating any health condition, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
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Beef pho is a traditional Vietnamese soup made with beef broth, rice noodles, spices and thinly sliced beef. Some recipes also call for vegetables, such as snow peas and sprouts. Diners often consume beef pho on its own as a meal.
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If you've heard of the cabbage soup diet, you may be under the impression that cabbage soup is low in calories. In some cases this is true, but the calories in cabbage soup can vary considerably depending on what ingredients you use to make it.
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Sulfites, such as sulfur dioxide, not only help prevent foods from becoming discolored, they also discourage the growth of bacteria. Additionally, they can soften dough or bleach foods.
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Sardines provide plenty of essential nutrients, earning them a place in a "Diabetes Forecast" list of five superfoods you should be eating.
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Sangria, a mix of wine and fruit that may also contain other alcohols and fruit juice, varies in calories based on the recipe used. Larger servings and drinks made with a higher alcohol content have more calories than those containing more fruit juice and less alcohol.
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People with liver disease sometimes develop cirrhosis, which is scarring of the liver. In the United States, cirrhosis is most commonly caused by drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, but it can also be due to certain medications or illnesses, such as hepatitis B or C or cystic fibrosis.
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A dirty martini is a mix of gin and dry vermouth with a small amount of olive juice and an olive for a garnish. You can also get a dirty vodka martini, which uses vodka instead of gin. The calories in your martini will depend on the size of the drink.
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Baked goods, such as sheet cakes, can be notoriously high in calories. Sheet cakes are typically covered in large amounts of frosting, which is essentially a mix of fat and sugar, two things you need to limit in a healthy diet.
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A sub sandwich is typically made on a long roll and can be either relatively low or relatively high in calories depending on the size of the sandwich and what you put in it.
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Vegetable lo mein, which typically consists of spaghetti-type noodles and vegetables with a soy-based sauce, can fit into a healthy diet if you watch your portion size. The vegetable version is lower in calories than the house version, which can have as many as 1,100 calories per order.
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You might be surprised to learn that a number of foods contain yeast. If you're allergic to yeast, it's important to know which foods do not contain yeast.
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People who are lactose-intolerant don't make enough of the enzyme responsible for breaking down the sugar lactose, which is found in milk and dairy products. While they may be able to consume small amounts of dairy products, large amounts may cause side effects, such as gas, bloating, stomach pain, nausea and diarrhea.
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Calzones aren't exactly healthy food, especially if they are stuffed with meat and large amounts of cheese. A calzone typically uses the same amount of pizza dough as a pizza crust and is meant to serve four people. Eating a whole calzone yourself can mean eating more than your recommended calories for the day.
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Conjugated linoleic acid reduces body fat in animals, according to a meta-analysis published in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" in May 2007. But the research results from studies using people aren't conclusive.
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Vegetables have calories, so you could theoretically gain weight if you eat large amounts of them. However, eating veggies will typically help you shed pounds rather than make you gain, as long as you stick with lower-calorie vegetables and don't prepare them with high-calorie ingredients.
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Next time you're in the mood for a fizzy beverage to celebrate a special occasion, you may want to consider a wine spritzer instead of sparkling wine. Sparkling wines, such as Champagne, Prosecco, lambrusco and vinho verde, aren't exactly low in calories.
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Beans are nutritional powerhouses, providing extensive amounts of minerals while being low in fat. They may also help lower your risk for obesity, heart disease, cancer and diabetes, according to North Dakota State University Extension.
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Although ice creams provide varying amounts of essential nutrients, including calcium, phosphorus and vitamin A, they aren't exactly health foods. They typically contain large amounts of fat and sugar, which makes them energy-dense foods.
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Bodybuilders and people trying to add muscle mass sometimes include canned tuna as a staple of their diets. This inexpensive protein source is a convenient way to increase the protein in meals and snacks, but it isn't a muscle-building miracle food and shouldn't be your only protein source.
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