Essential Nutrients
Melon and Fiber Active Nutrient
Addition of vitamins and nutritional melon, recently a group of French researchers have added to the list of benefits rather than a property interest to people wishing to lose weight, or at least not to continue getting fatter. Melon is not alone, but rather a melon extract marketed under the name of Extramel, which has been shown to have preventive properties of obesity in an experiment with hamsters conducted by Jean-Max Rouanet University of Montpellier.
Rouanet hamsters experimented with dividing them into two groups, giving one of them Extramel and a high-fat diet to test the effects of melon extract on obese animals. After Extramel regular consumption of animals was found that the decreased weight, abdominal fat, triglycerides, liver and fat insulimnemia due to nutritional melon extract. The research is interesting, and shows that regular consumption of cantaloupe is a great strategy to maintain weight without hoarding. This knowledge can go a bit more knowledge of the properties of melon fruit to know more closely and thus verify its slimming.
What are Minerals? (II)
Is it necessary to take mineral supplements?
In general, no it is not necessary if our complete and varied diet is mainly rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Thus all our mineral requirements are covered but there may be special cases of deficiency that results in an extra dose supplementation or (recommended by a specialist) as in the case of iron deficiency anemia, osteoporosis and calcium deficiency magnesium, iodine in thyroid diseases, diabetes chromium or zinc in immune problems.
* Bone and dental structure.
* Regulation of water balance, acid-base and osmotic pressure.
* Nerve excitability, muscle contraction, transport …
* Immune system, cell growth. Read the rest of this entry »
What are Minerals? (I)
Minerals are inorganic micronutrients the body needs in very small quantities or doses, among all minerals add a few grams but are as important as vitamins, and without them our bodies could not carry out the comprehensive metabolic functions we perform daily, the hormone synthesis or processing of the tissue.
Constitute only five percent of body mass and of the 28 existing only a dozen is considered essential, according to their amount or dose required divided into two groups:
* The macro: whose needs exceed 100 mg daily calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, chlorine, sulfur and phosphorus. The functions of these minerals are linked to bone formation, regulation of body fluids and digestive secretions.
* The micro or trace elements: whose needs are less than 100 mg daily. Within this group of minerals, the most important are iron, zinc, selenium, copper, iodine, manganese and chromium. Its functions are related to biochemical reactions, we protect against disease, help reduce fatigue and achieve better mental and physical condition. Read the rest of this entry »
How Much Vitamin C We Need?
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One of the great myths about vitamin C is that the orange is the food with a higher proportion of such vitamin. However, as this fruit, other foods high in vitamin C in their composition, especially the pepper.
But … how much vitamin C we need?
110 milligrams a day is the approximate amount of vitamin C the body needs daily, although some say they are between 80 to 90 mg. You should take vitamin C so spread throughout the day. Read the rest of this entry »
Omega 3
What are omega-3?
Not all fats are bad for your health and omega-3 is one example. The omega-3 is a type of essential fatty acids which provide a balanced and healthy. Required for all individuals, must be present in the daily diet, especially in children, which are an important phase of development.
Essential Nutrients
WATER
Essential component for life and abundant in most foods. Water is absorbed in the intestine and then transported by the blood to other organs. Can be found in the body as part of the intracellular cell protoplasm and extracellular, and interstitial fluid, lymph, and as part of blood plasma.
FUNCTIONS
- Transportation of nutrients and waste products
- Regulation of body temperature
- Solvent substances
- Structural component of cells
Water is excreted through urine, feces, skin and lungs. The balance between loss and gain of water should be neutral because a positive balance of ending a picture of water retention and a negative a picture of dehydration.