Nutrition
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The day of healthy eating
Since 1998 he has held every year, since 2007, always on March 7: The day of healthy eating. Was launched this nationwide day of action taking place, which is a different theme each time by the Association of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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How much dark chocolate is loaded with pollutants?
Chocolate – especially dark – to make her happy, and it’s flavonoids and they even are promoting healthy lifestyle. However, Bitter Chocolate was tested in laboratory. And it was found that he’s include heavy metal.
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Slim in spite of yo-yo effect?
Anyone who has often grown out and back, suffering mostly from the, so-called, yo-yo effect and make it barely permanently remove – the previously believed many nutritionists. This theory is, however, now disproved by a study.
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Saves an apple a day, the doctor
The apple is a small marvel of nature. Kiwi, pineapple and other particularly vitamin-rich exotic it may at first glance not hold a candle. The correctness of the English proverb that says translates that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but it was long since been confirmed scientifically.
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Iron deficiency – an often underestimated problem
Our body needs iron for red blood cell formation: The contained therein blood pigment hemoglobin, a protein that allows the storage and transport of oxygen. Also in energy metabolism plays an important role iron. No wonder that iron deficiency is a range of unpleasant and even dangerous consequences in its wake.
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How much legumes are helpful?
Many doctors and diabetologists recommend eating legumes. How useful they actually are, now a randomized clinical test has shown.
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Green tea is a super weapon?
Many people rely on the health benefits of green tea. The research is interested more and more in to the traditional drink – with encouraging results.
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Cholesterol for Easter – how many eggs it may be?
Easter without hard boiled eggs is unthinkable for most people. It sometimes have to be a few more. Accompany it for breakfast, snack or dinner, eggs through the holidays. But what about the cholesterol for Easter? From when boiled eggs really are a health risk?
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How important is breakfast for children?
Every third child don’t have breakfast in the morning, although this is for their performance have great importance. School children who eat breakfast regularly are, obviously, more powerful and less thick.
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How much vitamin D do we need?
Again and again we read how important vitamin D for our health. It’s a pity but in our latitudes the most people are equipped with vitamin D not enough. But too much you shouldn’t take too. It is worthwhile to consider the mode of action of vitamin closer.