Balanced diet can prevent disease
Obesity: causes and care
Obesity is a topic about which everybody is interested to know, how to control it, what are the causes, what should be the diet and […]
Diet
Diabetes: causes and symptoms
Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by high levels of blood sugar (glucose). The causes of high blood sugar are linked with the defects in […]
Balanced Diet and its Constituents
The most important requirement for a healthy living is a balanced diet. A balanced diet should contain adequate amount of all the necessary nutrients required […]
Nutrition: facts and resources
Good nutrition plays an important role to reduce our risk of getting a large number of diseases. Food works as fuel required for our growth […]
Cholesterol: effects and control
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance occurring naturally in the body cells. Cholesterol is an essential component of the body because it is used used […]
Effect of Fats on Human Health
The word fat literally haunts all of us in today’s world. The many myths about fats have actually misguided us. People considered fats as unhealthy […]
Controlling our Cholesterol
Cholesterol With the increasing age i.e. when one crosses 40 years, the blood cholesterol level may increase depending upon the diet intake. When the blood […]
Are Lipids Necessary for Human Body
Lipids, or fats, are substances that do not dissolve in water, and are necessary for survival. Currently, the USDA recommends 20% – 35% of calories […]
Importance of Protein in our Diet
Currently the USDA recommends 10% – 35% of calories in the human diet that come from protein. The typical American diet contains more protein than […]
Why do We Need Carbohydrates
Humans need carbohydrates in the largest amounts. Carbohydrates are incredibly important to the diet for many reasons. For starters, carbohydrates are easily metabolized, which just […]