Posts Tagged ‘Vitamins’

The Melon Prevents Obesity

the melon prevents obesity

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.

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Benefits of Olive Oil

benefits of olive oil

One of the greatest exponent of monounsaturated fat is olive oil, also known as one of the most important components of the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil is a liquid that preserves the flavor, aroma, vitamins and minerals from the fruit of the olive. Olive oil is also the only vegetable oil that can be consumed directly from the fresh fruit, the result of simple pressure on the olives.

The benefits of olive oil to health due to its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants. Some studies have shown that olive oil offers protection against heart disease by controlling LDL or “bad”, while promoting increased levels of HDL or “good.” No other naturally occurring vegetable oil has such a large amount of elements such as mono-unsaturated oleic acid present in olive oil.

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Diet Low In Carbohydrates

diet low in carbohydrates
There are a lot of weight-loss diets. One of the most fashionable today is low-carb diet, ie a menu discards all that food rich in carbohydrates like pasta, bread, rice, sweets and biscuits.

The idea of reducing consumption of carbohydrates in the diet has to do with reducing the amount of calories they bring the body and thus achieve the main task, which is thin. However, we note that a low carbohydrate diet alone does not necessarily make us lose weight.

While there is evidence that lower intake of carbohydrates reduces the amount of calories in the body and help you lose weight after six months is not more effective than other diets. The calories from carbohydrates are lost are offset by the calories that gives us the consumption of fats and proteins. In addition, diet is necessary to burn calories and that is achieved with regular physical activity.

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Where Do You Keep Your Vitamins?

where do you keep your vitamins?

Sure to take your vitamins you need a little water, or at least most of us do. That’s why we usually keep them in the bathroom or the kitchen and never wonder if these places are suitable for storing.

At this point sure you realize that it is not. The kitchen and bathroom are the best places, according to new research.

The humidity and high temperatures generated in these rooms have a negative effect on the pills, making the bathroom and kitchen in the worst places to keep your vitamins.

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Essential Nutrients

Essential NutrientsWATER

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.

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