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Basics of Diet and Nutrition |
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Perhaps one of the most frequently used words we hear today is diet and not so much nutrition. With a plethora of diets available, we tend to get carried away by the 'diet' wave and nutrition is lost somewhere in the horizon. You could choose from Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, Weight Watchers diet, Slim Fast diet to the various single-food diets like cabbage soup or grapefruit diet. Perhaps we are focusing more on 'diets' than 'nutrition' and we have completely lost track of what the 'diets' may be in terms of 'nutritional value'. But then, are these diets really working? If it did, America perhaps would not have been the fattest nation in the world with compounding rates of diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic and life threatening ailments embracing the nation. As diets become popular with the society, it is nutrition which is taking a back seat. So what, you may ask, is a diet? |
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How a diet can impact your life |
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People are either talking or writing about dieting nearly everywhere. While someone is discussing the pros and cons of dieting, some are extolling the virtues of another type of diet. Nutritionists are warning about the fatality of unplanned dieting, dieticians are giving you numbers of calories to follow from your next meal. |
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Healthy Diet Plan for Teens |
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A healthy diet plan for a teenager would not be very different from the one recommended for adults except that we have to remember that a teenager is still in the growth phase and there should not be any deficiency of vital nutrients like calcium, fiber, protein etc. It is also a fact that most teenagers are extremely conscious of the way they look and all the time inclined to try some diet or the other. While it is recommended that as a parent we must educate them on the necessity of having a well planned diet to lose weight rather than fall prey to various crash or fad diets and fall sick in the long run. So what are the must-haves in a teen diet so that the person remains healthy, fit as well as slim and trim? |
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Want to lose weight Try these simple tips |
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Weight loss is perhaps the single common factor which binds us as people. Every one wants it, everyone is talking about it and everyone is following some weight loss plan or the other. Yet some are successful and some are not. There are enough good reasons why people succeed and why some lag behind, but this is not the forum to get in to this aspect of weight loss. There is a saying that there is no point in 'reinventing the wheel'. Following a weight loss program is somewhat similar to this, in the sense that all the rules and regulations are all there, except that you have to collate them into one strong and soil schedule and be at it. Here are 4 proven ways to lose weight. Probably they are not unique, but we tend to forget what is most apparent most of the time! |
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Nutrition Tips for Your Diet |
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Everybody is talking about some kind of diet plan these days. While some one is trying for a 6-pack abs, some others are trying to shed those extra pounds around their waist. If you want to lose weight or simply maintain a slim and trim body, you need to be vigilant whether your diet plan contains adequate nutritive value. Otherwise you may lose weight and become slim, but may fall sick soon as your body has reached a nutrient-deficient state during the time when you were dieting. Here are some nutrition tips for your diet: |
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Health tips for aging gracefully |
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However much we try to hold on to our youth, it passes us quickly. The only solace we have is aging is a natural process and what comes must go. As we age, many of us become victims of several age-related ailments including arthritis, osteoporosis, weak heart, joint pains, weak eye sight and teeth and so on. But none of us like the situation and crave for those days when we could anything and remain healthy and fit. |
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Eating Disorders Know Them to Avoid Them |
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You have come across two frequently used words these days – anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. If you have not, then know that these are two very common eating disorders affecting people of all age groups, though it is most prevalent amongst those who are in their teens and early twenties. According to The Massachusetts Eating Disorders Association 40% of all female college students and 15% of all women suffer from some form of eating disorder. The trend is gradually spreading amongst male college goers too. |
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