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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Does Having Calcification Mean You Have Too Much Calcium?

Calcification is the procedure by which your body deposits calcium in your bones to increase bone density and harden your bones. However, calcification may take place in soft tissue and organs, resulting in hardening of the tissues due to the presence of calcium and causing medical problems.

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Digestion of Potatoes

The potato can make you feel at home in any part of the world. According to the International Potato Center, the potato is the third most grown crop in the world, with more than 300 million metric tons produced annually.

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10 Worst Food Additives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration database includes an extensive list of more than 3,000 food additives commonly used in processed foods. Food additives may vary from common food ingredients such as sugar and salt to the uncommon and abbreviated ones such as acesulfame-potassium and BHA.

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