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While different diets may provide the nutrients

Monday, November 29th, 2010

While different diets may provide the nutrients needed to survive, not all involve being healthy. Fortunately, the “Mediterranean diet” seems to guarantee good health. We consider that a healthy diet that provides 50-65% of calories from carbohydrates (energy source essential in endurance sports and physical activities), 20-35% of calories from fat (5-10% saturated and 5 – 10% 5-10% unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats) and 10-15% of calories from protein (approximately 0.8 g / kg body weight per day in adults and 1.3 g / kg body weight per day in sports growth stages requiring explosive power).

We presume that the intake of nutrients in foods made daily contribute to the energy (carbohydrates, lipids and proteins) and the regulation of metabolism (minerals, vitamins and water). The energy required to maintain vital body functions and to develop a sports physical activity varies greatly from one individual to another, being almost constant in an individual adult. In this sense, energy consumption varies with the type of physical activity and sport developed. On the other hand, deficiencies or excesses of non-energy nutrients reaching impact on the performance of sports physical activities performed.

THE CONCEPT

Vitamins are organic compounds that the body needs for metabolism (with emphasis on health and to ensure proper growth.) Vitamins are also involved in the formation of hormones, blood cells, nervous system chemicals and genetic material. Different vitamins are not chemically related, and often have a different physiological action. Usually act as biocatalysts, combining with proteins to create metabolically active enzymes, which in turn involved in various chemical reactions throughout the body. However, still not entirely clear how certain vitamins act on the body.

Identified human Vitamins are classified according to their ability to dissolve in fat or water. Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) are consumed with foods that contain fat and, because it can be stored in body fat, you do not take them every day. Soluble vitamins, B group and vitamin C, can not be stored and therefore must be consumed frequently, preferably every day (except for certain B vitamins, as we shall see later)

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Benefits of melon in the diet

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Benefits of melon in the diet. Melons are a food rich in vitamin A contributed by the beta carotene it contains; the body converts these flavonoids and converts it into Vitamin A, which is also an excellent antioxidant.

There are different types of melons, such as orange flesh, some yellow, some varieties of greenish color. Besides having Vitamin A, contains Vitamin C which helps collagen formation, ideal for skin and scarring, as well as for muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

The melon has high amounts of vitamin B; the most prominent is the pyridoxine (vitamin B6), which is essential to regulate the nervous system. In sum is a natural source of vitamins, with which we can prevent many diseases.

Iron and manganese are also present in this fruit, which are essential in preventing anemia and to help the formation of bones, including the lack of manganese can cause sexual disinterest.

It has only 20 to 30 calories per 100 grams, so it is recommended even when on a slimming diet. Virtually every level has like watermelon, ideal for children to eat sweets, but within the nutrition and health.

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Tips And Tricks To Control Appetite

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Reduce appetite

* Eat slowly: it is recommended to chew slowly and carefully. By eating slowly, our brain receives the signal of satiety sooner than if you eat quickly.

* Drinking water: Drinking water often helps us to eliminate the feeling of hunger because many times when our body is dehydrated warns us in the form of appetite.

* Serve food in small plates: in general tend to finish everything on your plate. Serve smaller portions will help to control appetite.

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How is the red tea diet?

Friday, October 1st, 2010

The red tea diet used to lose 3 or 4 kilos in a week.
The red tea diet can be for 5 days, the maximum duration of one week and is to drink 4 cups of red a day after meals.

Red tea contains substances that speed up the metabolism, help remove the fat, detoxifying, diuretic, detoxifying and eliminating the accumulation of fluid.

How is the red tea diet?

* One of the requirements of the red tea diet is that during the 5 or 7 days duration of the diet, you should take diet consisting of fish, rice, pasta, legumes, vegetables and fruits, except bananas. (more…)

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The New HCG Drops Diet Method

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Are you tired of trying all diet methods that you know but no distinct result comes up? You have tried all the possible weight losing methods like to have strict diet program from your doctor, eating diet pills or even doing heavy exercises but you still keep on gaining more weight. If that also happens to you, well, it is better for you to search the new weight loss methods which might suits you. You can try to have HCG drops weight loss program which already proven can losing the weight effectively compare to the other weight loss methods.

Hcg drops diets or weight loss program means that you will need to consume pills of HCG or injected by HCG to add the amount of the HCG hormone in your body. You might have one big question in your mind right now like “how these HCG hormones can make me slimmer?” But before you have the answer for that question, you might want to know about HCG first. HCG is stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropic which initially produced in the placenta immediately after the conception occurred.

And now answering your question about how can HCG loses the weight. HCG if it is consumed, it will manipulate the hypothalamus and makes the hypothalamus send signal to the body to begin breaking down the and then use the body fat which in abnormally high amount saved by the body as the main source of power and of course this will make you slimmer because the fat will be burnt fast and you will lose your weight without any heavy exercises.

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5 Mistakes to Avoid in Diets

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

There are errors that can be easily avoided when you are on a diet. These can prevent you from achieving your goals, so take care to the municipalities below that will help you avoid mistakes that many people 5 commits when dieting.

1 – Error: Skipping meals.
If the key to losing weight is cutting calories, so why not cut a lot of time skipping a meal? Wrong. If you skip meals when you’re trying to lose weight is to act badly. Skipping meals can uncontrolled metabolism. This will cause your body to burn calories slowly during the day and you feel a voracious appetite later.

2 – Error: The drinks and extra calories.
Many people do not realize, but what you drink can be as important to losing weight as you eat. Some drinks contain as many or more calories than a plate full of food, plus they do not satisfy you as much as solid foods, and often have no nutritional value, just calories. Even if you were to drink 1,500 calories of drinks per day, you still feel hungry and overeat. (more…)

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The Importance of Dietary Magnesium

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Magnesium plays an important role in the modulation of nerve impulse and relaxation and contraction of skeletal muscles. Also, your presence is essential for the proper storage of energy in the body.

Magnesium deficiency may occur as a result of an unbalanced diet, diuretic abuse, prolonged diarrhea, diabetes, intestinal bad absorption, or alcoholism. Also, make great physical effort, whether for sports or work can trigger a deficit of this mineral.

Symptoms and benefits

It is estimated that between 15 and 20% of the population is magnesium deficiency. The symptoms of this deficiency are poor memory and difficulty in retention.

This mineral is essential for the proper performance of children in school, students in general and others in the workplace and everyday. (more…)

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Diet of Papaya

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

The basis of this diet is the tropical papaya fruit rich in fiber, vitamins, calcium, iron and phosphorus.

Papaya is a tropical fruit very popular for its good flavor and the amount of health claims it contains.

This tropical fruit helps fight constipation, streamlines internal and external scarring, eliminate intestinal parasites, strengthens immunity due to its high content of Vitamin C, relieves pain and inflammation of the stomach, is helpful in cases of gastroenteritis and helps clean our skin from within.

Its composition is essentially water, although containing a very small percentage as sugar. (more…)

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