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50% of Food’s Nutrients can Lose in Refrigerator

Monday, July 19th, 2010

50% of Food's Nutrients can Lose in Refrigerator
By the time the products ‘fresh’ coming to your fridge, might well have lost much of its nutritional value, because since emerging from the fields and have to be transported and stored at various distribution points, fruits and vegetables spend many days under refrigeration.

Barbara P. Klein, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois, says that once you reach a refrigerator, some fruits and vegetables can lose up to 50% of its vitamin C and other nutrients during a week, depending on the temperature at which it is stored.

That’s why experts recommend that you seek to purchase products from local sources, thus avoiding having been stored and refrigerated for long periods during transit, and thus is more likely to reach our homes still retain all its nutrients.

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The Rainbow of Health

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Eat fruits and vegetables, is one of the phrases cleaning business looking a little guilty eating habits inviting much healthier, but you know what are the benefits of eating  fruits or the benefit from eating vegetables.

The Rainbow of Health

Here is a list of colors and the advantages it offers eat that rainbow of health:

The green: These foods are good to protect against cancer because they are high in phytochemicals such as isothiocyanates. Contains two excellent antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin. Artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, green beans, are among the essential green foods. The avocado and within the kiwi fruit also come into this world that flourish more.

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The Variety of Fruits is also Important

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The Variety of Fruits is also Important
Some people daily and for years had a delicious breakfast and fresh orange juice, and thus, believe their fee is covered fruit nutrition. But the reality is that if you do not include a rich variety of fruits in your diet, be healthier than they create, always have a vitamin deficiency.

According to a new study, we should develop a taste for eating fruits and vegetables of all colors and flavors, instead of always opt for the more obvious choices, such as oranges, apples or carrots. Besides giving new pleasures each day to our taste, we would also be helping improve the health of our eyes, bones, heart, brain and immune system, reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that everyone try to eat at least five servings of vegetables and / or different fruits daily.

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Summer Fruits

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

The days have become longer and the temperature starts to rise: Summer is just around the corner. This season brings fruits that are appropriate for the days in the sun, for its freshness and vitamin value. The most popular seasonal fruits are apricots, cherries, cranberries and blueberries, among others.

Summer Fruits

It is ideal to consume these fruits because they are now cooler and even cheaper, because of their greater availability. Some of these fruits can be turned into jams and preserves, others can be frozen to enjoy them during other stages of broken, above all, many turn into delicious cakes and sweets.

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Two Apples A Day to Lower Cholesterol

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Two Apples A Day to Lower Cholesterol
The apple is one of the most complete and nutritious fruits there. About 85% of its composition is water, which is very refreshing and moisturizing, and perfect to be enjoyed on hot summer days.

This fruit is rich in fiber and antioxidants, but also a new study has revealed that eating two apples a day could help reduce by 10% the levels of cholesterol in your body

The secret lies in its rich content of pectin, a mixture of acid and neutral polymers that help remove toxins and reduce cholesterol. And thanks to their content in quercetin, apples also help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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10 Reasons To Reduce Consumption of Soft Drinks

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Soft Drinks

We all know that eating sugary soft drinks is not a healthy habit, but we also understand that it is not easy to reduce or eliminate their consumption of the diet, as they have a strong addictive because they have simple sugars as well as caffeine and other chemicals.

However, hid many of its adverse effects on the body and know you can add reasons to reduce your intake, therefore, we give you 10 reasons to reduce consumption of soft drinks and health benefit or at least eliminate the risks of taking soft drinks as a daily drink. It should be noted that we base the following reasons in colas, because they are the most consumed

  • Increase the risk of osteoporosis because they have phosphoric acid, which prevents proper absorption of calcium.
  • Increase the risk of caries due to high content of simple sugars.
  • They are addictive.
  • You can be the cause of kidney stones due to oxalate content
  • Involve a high economic cost that negatively impacts health, as water is healthier and much less impressive in his pocket.
  • Chemicals and the high concentration of sugars and acid pH can generate, if consumption is continued, gastritis or other alterations in the digestive tract.
  • They have diuretic effect and do not collaborate with adequate hydration.
  • Increase the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
  • Can cause nervousness and insomnia if consumed in excess due to caffeine.
  • We do not provide essential nutrients, only provide empty calories.

Here are 10 good reasons to understand that soft drinks should not be present every day in our diet, let alone be chosen for hydration drink or take regularly, as they can generate much more harmful effects of those who believe and not only due to high sugar content, but their chemical compounds.

Therefore, it is best to book the refreshments for special occasions and every day, choosing natural and healthy options such as the water or fruit juice if you want something sweeter without harmful substances.

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3 Healthy Foods Should be Eaten in Moderation II

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Natural Juices

Natural Juices:
Fresh fruit juices are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It is also a good way to consume nutrients own fruit, but is not appropriate all day drinking juice in place of natural fruit, as we are losing many of the nutrients remaining in the pulp and more importantly, they have fiber.

Furthermore, the whole fruit has a lower glycemic index than their juice, absorbed more slowly and have less impact on blood glucose.

Cheese:
Cheese is not only the coagulated whey, and according to the period of rest is reached more or less hard product.

The cheeses are a healthy food to be a source of calcium and protein quality are the ideal food to enrich the diet of those who eat no meat, but we must not forget that hard cheeses are high in fat and that weight is increased by having lower water content, so we can be in short supply including up to 50 grams of fat.

Therefore, we should not stop eating cheese in our diet, but portion control, because if it is a healthy food, you can not eat a kilo of cheese a day. On the other hand, my advice is to opt for those cooler or higher water content, such as ricotta, cheese spreads, Tybo, path or other similar varieties of cheese.

Well, so here I give you 3 meals that are healthy but should be used sparingly to achieve a varied diet full, but balanced which delivers all the nutrients they need in adequate amounts.

We must not confuse healthy food that does not contribute calories, which can be consumed in unlimited quantities or eat much more healthier it will be.

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50 Healthy Foods I

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Kiwi

In times of stress and fast food, and now that summer has arrived, plays guard with a balanced diet. Eating well is not sacrificed. Since fruits like oranges and fish such as tuna into chocolate and shrimp. This is a guide to what no one should miss or on your desk or in your stomach to live longer.

Kiwi
Explosion of color, flavor and life. They, the Kiwis are like that. It is a chute of vitamin C (almost double the orange) and antioxidants. The hairy fruit helps the body defend itself against external aggression. It’s a keeper. It is helpful for dieting. This is coupled hiding fiber and folic acid, especially good for women during pregnancy, children growing children and the elderly. And lots of water makes it the fruit of summer.

Nut
Seems timid to retreat into a shell, but everything is front: revolutionizes the heart. A daily serving helps improve the metabolic syndrome, ie, reduce belly fat, cholesterol and balances blood pressure, in addition to glucose levels. Note: you do not have to spend because it has many calories.

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Childhood asthma: fish and fruit

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

It is well known the great qualities and nutritional values inside the fruit and fish along with vegetables, are necessary nutrients that must become common in the menu of our baby. But now, it has also known the results of a study by the School of Public Health Harvard University, that the consumption of fruit and fish helps combat the symptoms of childhood asthma. (more…)

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More fruits for better health

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

fruits for better health

Eat more fruits for better health

The more fruit you eat, the more you will gain in health. Summer offers a lot of fruits rich that benefit the body with its properties. In the previous entry learned to make the batter that helps you lose weight with a balanced diet, it is time to add to their lives most refreshing fruit, ideal for heat, which will have a source of minerals and essential vitaminales the body needs. Moreover, in this era naturally by the body leans and cold light meals.
Do not forget that it’s best to eat fresh fruits and avoid canned or cooked because they lose or saved properties preserved, since the enzymes and some vitamins are destroyed by heat, the best way is to exploit the properties of fresh fruits and raw.

The most refreshing fruit and its properties

  • Pineapple

It is a tropical fruit of very low caloric value and provides water and fiber to the body. Furthermore, contain vitamins B, C, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium. The Pineapple aids digestion because its components has bromelain, an enzyme that facilitates protein digestion, preventing stomach heaviness after meals. It is ideal to consume diets because it is a diuretic and helps eliminate toxins because of their high water content. Finally, acts as a laxative, stabilizing intestinal flora and has antiseptic power because it enhances the inflammatory conditions of the mouth or throat. The areas most influential body: kidney, bladder and prostate.

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