- Safely Transitioning Off Meal Replacement Plans By:-Jim Duffy
Meal replacements have been part of the diet scene for years. They have helped countless folks achieve their weight loss goals, and even more important, they have helped individuals learn the distinction between healthy and unhealthy eating choices. Both quantity and quality of life improvements can be accredited to the idea of meal replacement solutions.
- The Glycemic Index and Dieting By:-Jim Duffy
The field of nutrition is awash with graphs, lists, blueprints, programs, acronyms, and abbreviations; much more than the common person can commit to memory. Because of this vast overload of information, one usually comes across a dieter who has simply burned-out trying to keep track of how much to eat, what time to eat it, how to calculate the calories from fat, the RDI, the DV, and so on. There is an overabundance of useful information within the nutrition field, and it will paradoxically provoke one to grow tired out and exhausted, tune out, and go out to gobble a fast food burger and fries.
- Beyond Macronutrients And the Importance of Vitamin Supplements By:-Jim Duffy
Proteins, Carbohydrates, and fats are the three macronutrients that are substantially focused on by the media in the diet world, and are usually recognized by healthy eaters who care about eating a nutritionally balanced diet. As a matter of fact, a few highly recommended eating programs, such as the Isometric Diet®, are designed to provide an optimal balance of these 3 macronutrients.
- Understanding Amino Acids and their Importance in the Diet By:-Jim Duffy
The general public as well as nutritionists all have an understanding on the significance protein plays in a healthy eating regimen. Indeed, every bodily system is directly or indirectly supported by protein. For instance, protein supports the structural development of cells, helps guarantee the integrity of tissue, aids digestion, carries hormones, and strengthens the immune system[i].
- Protein Principles for Diabetes By:-Jim Duffy
Dietary issues will frequently present a difficult predicament for diabetes sufferers. While the intake may be nutritionally sound, assimilating it can be another matter. Also there's the matter of progression of diabetic complications if one winds up with extra glucose or fat in the system. Excess carbohydrates in a meal , and also the ensuing uncontrolled blood sugar levels can be harmful to many of tissues, from the lens of the eye, to the neurons, tiny blood vessels and the kidneys and liver. Fat is additionally a drawback with greater incidences of atherosclerosis, large vessel disease and kidneys problems. Therefore, what is the acceptable macronutrient for the those who suffer with diabetes? Plenty of medical research exists to recommend that in diabetics, proteins are probably the best bet.
- Redeeming Unsaturated Fat By:-Jim Duffy
Above all others, the most feared word in many the vocabulary of any dieter is ‘fat’. It is not uncommon to listen to a dieter discuss their avoidance of eating fat as if it were something totally unwholesome, or perhaps life-threatening, like an allergen, or a contagious disease|in much the same way anyone else would discuss eating a mud pie.}.
- Why Several Fat Free Diets don't Work By:-Jim Duffy
Most folks understand that it's wise to limit the number of fat grams in their daily diet. The dietary reference intake amount for an adult ranges from 20% to 35%[i] of daily calories; or from forty four to fifty five grams per day[1] Since a single portion of chocolate cream pie incorporates twenty seven grams of fat, and a tiny spoonful of French salad dressing delivers eight grams of fat[ii], it is not surprising to see many individuals scanning food labels and “taking a pass on” an order of greasy french fries [2] as they try to lose, or maintain, inches and weight.
- Exposing the Best Source of Protein Myth By:-Jim Duffy
The American way of life which is noticed for it's unceasing lack of time and the compelling need to achieve is frequently in pursuit of the “Best” something or other. The American people never seem to have sufficient time, they're typically in a rush, and they're always hunting for the "Best" of something. These “Best” lists tend to help enhance their use of time as they help people make quick decisions without spending time on tons of research or “testing”. The benefit of typically being in a rush to obtain the "Best" something is that you quickly learn to save time and make swift, knowledgeable decisions without having to do a ton of research and "trial and error".
- Finding the Elusive Complete-Protein Source By:-Jim Duffy
Images of “protein powder” containers with accomplished bodybuilders on their labels help inform shoppers that protein is a critical macronutrient in strength training success. Yet what's typically lost in this protein-bodybuilding link is that protein is an essential part for everyone, regardless of physical activity. Even those that live sedentary lives should ensure that their protein intake is complete and balanced.
- Inactive Alert: Essential Proteins for Sedentary People By:-Jim Duffy
The importance of protein in diet has been clearly established by nutritional scientists, and widely acknowledged by athletes. Along with other important functions, protein is essential for creating muscles. Equally as vital is protein’s fundamental power to repair injured muscles after training[i].
- Not All Protein is Created Equally By:-Jim Duffy
America’s focus on healthy eating began to garner nationwide attention in the 1940s when President Roosevelt introduced the RDA, or Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) model. This model, which took on the shape of a pyramid within the Eighties (and hence now goes by the term “food pyramid”), has gone through a number of iterations since its beginning more than sixty years ago[i].
- Eating Healthy in a Very Time-Starved World By:-Jim Duffy
Lots of people are literally running out of time. Balancing work and leisure time, continues to be a luxury for uncountable working parents, has been overtaken by an even larger demand: a work-life-nutrition balance. However, this rising demand for nutrition has not been accompanied by a helpful strategy that allows individuals to reclaim time from their hectic lives.
- Nutrition Supplements for Aging Americans By:-Jim Duffy
While America has given birth to the song “Young at Heart”, and also the phrase “you’re as young as you feel!” can be heard from coast to coast by numerous folks, demographic trend point steadfastly in the other direction: aging.
- Turning an Addictive Snack into a Complete Meal By:-Jim Duffy
The proliferation of fast food restaurants, convenience stores, and vending machines in just about every corner of suburban America has produced a heavy nutritional problem. “Snacking” – a harmless-sounding verb that misleadingly suggests something innocuous – has reached addictive levels[i].
- The Danger of Curbing Hunger Artificially By:-Jim Duffy
Bad eating is a dangerous problem in America, and contrary to a very outdated perception this damage is not restricted to those who suffer from obesity[1]. As a matter of fact, per the Directors of Health Promotion and Education, the majority of Americans who exhibit unhealty eating practices, with just over one in four women and only one in five men claiming to consume the minimum five daily servings of vegetables and fruits[i].
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