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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Foods That Make You Retain Water

It can be discouraging to step on the scale and see the number has jumped up several pounds in 12 hours. But such a sudden weight gain is most likely fluid retention, and you may be able to lose it as quickly as you gained it with a few tweaks to your food choices.

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10 Best Energy Drinks

With earnings predicted to be more than $20 billion by 2017, according to a 2013 article published in Today's Dietitian, energy drinks are big business. But if you're buying them, you want to get the one that works the best.

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7 Factors of a Balanced Diet

Sure, a balanced diet focuses on healthy foods, but that doesn't mean you only eat lettuce and carrots. The purpose of a balanced diet is so that you get all the energy and nutrients you need for your body to function properly, with a little room for small indulgences.

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Fresh fruit and oatmeal with healthy toppings for breakfast

3000-Calorie Meal Plan

While most diets are geared towards weight loss, some people struggle to keep the weight on. A 3,000-calorie diet is a high-calorie diet that can help those that need to add pounds to their frame. It is also a weight maintenance diet for active men between the ages of 19 to 50.

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A Meal Plan for Triathletes

Training for a triathlon is grueling, often requiring two workouts a day. In addition to the training, work and family, triathletes also need to find time to eat.

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Grilled salmon steak with asparagus.

The Disadvantages of a Pescatarian Diet

Too much of a good thing is not always good, as the saying goes. A pescatarian diet includes fish but no other meat, along with fruits, vegetables and grains. The American Heart Association recommends you eat two servings of fish a week for heart health.

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