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50 Healthy Foods II

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Pasta
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From China to the universe. In this country comes this spice, the rest of the world long ago discovered both in desserts and in savory dishes. Helps metabolize glucose, which is important for diabetes.

Water
It is essential for life. Keeps the blood, nourishes the cells, runs the kidney and removes waste products. It is the basis of body fluids such as urine or blood. Contrary to what is usually always recommended, the exact amount for each person depends on circumstances such as metabolism or if you live in a warm place or not. Anyway, one to two gallons of water is reasonable. If we do not drink what your body needs, we will have dry skin and can develop kidney stones. Drink plenty of water is not good either: it can cause kidney overload and to withhold fluids. It is also essential to drink water through foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes and cereals. In this way we maintain our weight.

Pasta
It is so important pulp, which is released slowly throughout the day. It is also recommended for people who conducted daily mental effort into this scheme of work in which we installed. Carbohydrates should make up 50% of the diet in a normal person. You can tell that promotes obesity, but the fact is that highly digestible. One suggestion, made with tomatoes and not with bacon and cream, which is too hot.

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Carbohydrates

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

high carbohydrate foodCarbohydrates, also known as sugars, are organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

1. What are they?
Potatoes. They are rich in starch, the most abundant carbohydrate. Carbohydrates, also known as carbohydrates or sugars, are organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Then we will see his ranking on the basis of chemical structure.

1.1. Monosaccharides
They are the simplest carbohydrates. This group includes glucose, fructose and galactose.

- Glucose
It is found in small amounts in fruits and vegetables, being relatively abundant in grapes. It is the most important monosaccharide in the field of nutrition to be the main fuel cells. Most carbohydrate foods eventually converted into glucose after digestion. Glucose is added to some foods and beverages comes from the breakdown of starch. Glucose increases the energy content of food without increasing their sweetness, contrary to what I would do fructose or sucrose.

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