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.
When you’re looking for an excellent source of quality protein and vitamin B-12, meat is one of your top choices. Some cuts of meat contain so much saturated fat and cholesterol, however, that their high fat outweighs the nutritional benefits.
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Green Tea Fat Burner is a weight-loss supplement made by California-based company Applied Nutrition. Its two primary ingredients -- green tea and caffeine -- are fat burners, but their impact is hard to predict.
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Nonstarch polysaccharides aren’t as complicated as they sound -- that term is just another name for a few types of fiber. What sets one carbohydrate apart from another is its size and structure, which in turn determines how, or if, it’s digested.
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Along with an entire day’s supply of vitamin C, a cup of orange juice delivers potassium, folate and natural citrus bioflavonoids. These nutrients fill essential roles that support your metabolism and keep you healthy. They may also help lower your blood pressure.
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Sauerkraut has some impressive nutritional benefits. It’s a fat-free, low calorie food, and a good source of fiber, iron and vitamins C and K. As a naturally fermented product, it’s also a probiotic.
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A tasty bite of tomato contains more than 10 different types of acids, but two account for a large percentage of the total: citric acid and malic acid. Tomatoes also contain another essential acid, ascorbic acid, which is better known by its common name: vitamin C.
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It sounds contradictory, yet it’s true: You may need to avoid milk when you have diarrhea, but a milk product -- yogurt -- can help prevent it. Some differences among types of yogurt, such as whether it contains fruit, won't impact diarrhea. But a few factors are important.
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You can satisfy a craving for something sweet and do something good for your digestive tract all at the same time by snacking on a pear. Pears are packed with fiber, which is an essential nutrient for normal digestion.
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Ramen noodles don't have a reputation for causing diarrhea, but they do contain ingredients that could trigger digestive distress in people with allergies and sensitivities. The noodles contain gluten, wheat and soybeans, while the flavor packet may have milk and monosodium glutamate in its ingredients.
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Your favorite hamburger may qualify as lean meat, but only if you choose ground beef that is at least 90 percent lean and you don’t add additional fats. Avoid cooking methods that need fat, such as pan frying, and don’t use full-fat mayonnaise or cheese.
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There's no one-size-fits all approach to the amount of carbs you need daily, and the recommended dietary guidelines allow some leeway so you can find a carb intake that works for you. People need a minimal amount of carbs every day, however, to provide the brain with the glucose it needs to function.
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Psyllium and wheat dextrin have more in common than the differences that set them apart. Even though their sources vary, psyllium and wheat dextrin are soluble fibers, which are commonly sold as over-the-counter laxatives.
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Prunes are marketed as a fruit snack, but you can use them in a variety of recipes ranging from soufflés and puddings to cakes and muffins. This unique-tasting fruit is well known as being an excellent source of fiber; however, prunes also provide other essential nutrients.
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Malnutrition is often associated with people living under extreme conditions, usually due to natural disasters or from living in underdeveloped parts of the world. But even in developed countries, under-nutrition occurs in people who are poor or homeless and who are ill or have psychiatric disorders.
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A diet that includes nothing but tuna and eggs will certainly help you lose weight because it’s low in calories and high in protein, which makes you feel full. Keep in mind, however, that it's a restrictive diet and quite low in calories.
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Just a few changes in your diet can make a big difference in the balance of sodium and potassium in your body, according to the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Zinc keeps your immune system healthy, regulates the synthesis of protein, ensures normal growth and supports the senses of smell and taste. If you don’t get enough zinc through your diet, you can boost your intake with supplements such as zinc gluconate and chelated zinc.
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Black tea is better known for its benefits than for any type of side effects. But it contains two natural substances -- caffeine and tannins -- that have the potential to cause digestive problems, such as an upset stomach or nausea. The key is to enjoy black tea but don't go overboard.
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Plants produce starch and use it to store carbohydrates for energy. When you consume foods that contain starch, it becomes an important source of energy for your body. Starches, or complex carbs, consist of two molecules -- amylose and amylopectin -- that connect together to form starch granules.
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In its native tropical environment, the coconut, or Cocos nucifera, is a source of food and is used in traditional medicine to treat skin infections, upset stomach, wounds, bronchitis and coughs. Coconut oil may have anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing abilities.
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