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What are natural sources of carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates require less water to digest than protein or fat, and are the most common source of energy. Thus, glucose, the simplest form of carbohydrates, is the main source of fuel for metabolism and vital muscular activity, maintaining the temperature and blood pressure and brain function.
What are natural sources of carbohydrates?
The most abundant source of carbohydrates in nature are the plants, because they store energy as carbohydrat The animals on the other hand, store energy primarily not immediate consumption in the form of lipids (fats), allowing a longer-term consumption, but creates other “inconveniences” such as obesity.
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Exogenous Obesity
Obesity caused by bad habits.
Exogenous obesity is known to be overweight is not caused by organic disorders but is due to food and physical inactivity.
As relates to food, exogenous obesity is not only to eat excessively but also the type of food eaten. Most overweight people have a high consumption of fat, flour and refined sugars.
In turn, the lack of physical activity prevent these excess calories are burned, producing as a result they become fat that accumulates in the body.
As time passes the higher the percentage of fat in the body and what started as overweight culminates in obesity, unless you completely reverse the habits of life. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Japanese Diet and Its Benefits
The quality and quantity of Japanese food are a great combination that allows its followers to gain health and longevity.
As the Mediterranean diet, a staple food in Japan, consists of very healthy foods that are responsible for the low rates for overweight, obesity and other conditions of its inhabitants. Also, the Japanese are among the world’s oldest groups, which is primarily attributed to their diet.
Japanese cuisine gets a healthy and balanced diet because it includes as its base of rice, fish, seaweed, vegetables and soy. It features include a wide variety of foods that can reach 30 different types in a single day, but consumed combined on their plates and in small proportions.
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How to Know Your Ideal Weight
The body mass index is the ratio between weight and height, commonly known by the acronym BMI. The IMC is supported by the World Health Organization as a way to tell if you’re in the ideal weight, below it, is overweight or obese and that obesity is type.
Although BMI is the most used formula is not always accurately reflect reality.
For example a person with developed muscles may be thinner in relation to another person who has as much fat, and weight may be greater, this may make the index shows a high BMI when in fact it is within the parameters weight.
Another factor not taken into account the BMI is that someone may not be overweight, or pregnant and have a slightly pronounced abdomen. Read the rest of this entry »
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Overweight Children
Impact of weight children into adulthood can lead to serious diseases. Studies show that obese children are more likely to have weight problems as adults and can thus develop serious diseases. Children with obese parents have a higher risk of developing obesity.
What can parents do?
• Children are affected by diet they get home and looking after their parents’ eating habits. Therefore, the children are offered a healthy and varied diet. How can they learn to like healthy food and take good habits on in life.
• It is advisable to set limits on how much time children are allowed to spend on television and computer. You should find alternative activities that involve physical movement. If children experience the joy of being active is great probability that they will prioritize this as well as adults. Read the rest of this entry »
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Coconut Oil Diet
The so-called coconut oil diet, also called simply the coconut diet, appeared some years ago, and since then this tropical fruit has attracted interest as a slimming food.
The coconut oil diet is a diet low in carbohydrates that became fashionable for some time with the help of celebrities like Jennifer Aniston who testified on his behalf.
The diet of coconut oil based to be effective in that the oil helps to increase metabolism and lose pounds fast. However, so far no compelling evidence in this regard, although some studies suggest it might be true.
Although coconut is not a magic cure for obesity, is now seen as a good food if consumed in moderation, due to its high rate of saturated fat, may increase cholesterol levels.
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Healthy Beer
Beer, this refreshing and tasty that accompanies us on so many occasions is also a natural source of health.
There are many topics that have been generated around this fermented beverage of Egyptian origin. It is said to cause weight gain, which increases the cholesterol level and contributes to obesity.
Recent studies show that beer is not only a source of minerals, vitamins and fiber, but also has no fat and provides no more than 40 Kcal. per 100 ml. the human body.
Besides being a delicious companion for meetings and a summer energy drink, beer is a diuretic drink, thanks to its high levels of potassium and low sodium levels. In addition, beer is one of the few beverages that contains hops, a mild sedative and an appetite stimulant bitter. Read the rest of this entry »
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Potential Happy Fat Women
Women who are happy or fun-loving potential fat (obesity). Food and nutrition experts say, the research found up and down a woman’s weight depends on the extent to which the joy and happiness that he could enjoy.
“In the early stages of a relationship, women typically do on a strict diet in order to maintain Appearances. At times like this you lose weight by 2.2 kilograms on the average per month,” said the expert was. But things would change if women start to feel comfortable with her partner. “The plan is to make marriage a happy woman will cause weight gain, weight before eventually going down again after the baby is born,” said one of the researchers.
A weight management company which makes their study in 3000 women say, ‘The Eve’ faces five stages up and down weight loss in their lives, and it is different from one another.
“Emotions women have a very big impression on health and weight,” said Jane McCadden of the firm was quoted as saying that a local newspaper. He said, during the life of a woman will experience weight fluctuations follow a new phase in life, love, and family status.
“Our research also reveals how difficult it managed to control weight women throughout their life. Although there are times when they got down, but bad eating habits and they will be repeated again faced with the problem,” he said. He also mentioned, this study shows half of the respondents agreed that their weight depends on the extent to which the joy experienced by
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Potential Happy Fat Women
Potential Happy Fat Women
Women are happy or fun-loving potential fat (obesity). Food and nutrition experts say, the research found up and down a woman’s weight depends on the extent of joy and happiness that he could enjoy.
”In the early stages of a relationship, women typically do on a strict diet in order to maintain Appearances. At times like this you lose weight in the average 2.2 kilograms per month,”said the expert. But things would change if women begin to feel comfortable with their partners. Plan”that marriage will make her happy cause , weight before eventually going down again after the baby is born,”said one of the researchers. A weight management company which makes their study in 3000 women say, ‘The Eve’ faces five stages up and down weight loss in their lives, and it is different from one another. Emotion”women have a very big impression on health and weight,”said Jane McCadden of the firm was quoted as saying that a local newspaper. He said, during the life of a woman will experience weight fluctuations follow a new phase in life, love, and family status.
”Our research also reveals how difficult it successfully for weight control women throughout their life. Although there are times when they got down, but bad eating habits and they will be repeated again faced with the problem,”he said. He also mentioned, this study shows half of the respondents agreed that their weight depends on the extent to which experienced joy.
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Can Obesity Is Contagious True?
A study conducted by the Journal of Health ‘New England’ recently showed that obesity was a social phenomenon of ‘contagious’, so that helped playmate affect this condition.
When a person with obese friends, so he up to 57% chance to ‘catch’ obesity, so the essence of the research reports prepared by the team leader James Fowler from Harvard University and Nicholas Christakis of the University of California, San Diego.
The study involved about 12,067 people are connected as family relations and friendship between the years 1971-2003, so this study to monitor weight gain during the period of respondents 32 years.
The researchers concluded, weight gain was influenced by one’s weight gain others. They also found that part of the brain associated with appetite stimulus will too when seeing others eating patterns.
“Even infectious causes of obesity can be expected,” wrote the researchers.
Further research concluded that his fellow sex and siblings have a stronger influence in terms of improving one’s weight, more influential than friends of the opposite sex.
And if the husband / wife suffered from obesity, the opportunity for couples experiencing the same thing can be up to 37%. But do not worry, this study also brought good news, the same forces that can prevent a person becomes obese or overweight.
Friends and siblings can slow the rate of obesity by encouraging healthy eating and exercise. This can happen because the human perception of health risks depends on the people around them.
Currently, according to data from the United States health research, more than a third of Americans are overweight, and 60 million adults in the country into the category of very fat.
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