Articles in the Nutritions Category

Dietary minerals and its importance to health
Dietary minerals and its importance to health
[ Author: Fara | 5 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 603 views ]

The next but least on the of healthy eating plan pyramid chart is none other than minerals. Minerals are often off the list of mentioning when we talk about healthy dietary habits and plans. Nevertheless, minerals are important and should not be forgotten.
Minerals are indeed inorganic substances or elements occurring in nature, mined from the [...]

Vitamins and Its Importance – List of different vitamin types
Vitamins and Its Importance – List of different vitamin types
[ Author: Fara | 23 Feb 2009 | No Comment | 785 views ]

Vitamins can be classified as one of the most supplied and important supplement, where each described has its own unique strings of functions. It was in the early 1900s that a Polish scientist named Casimir Funk proposed the term vitamine for a group of substances, which he had discovered. It literally means vital amine, where [...]

List of daily foods with fat content and calories
List of daily foods with fat content and calories
[ Author: Fara | 10 Feb 2009 | No Comment | 520 views ]

Finally, we are able to present you with the list of fat foods. Fat sources can be obtained from various foods that we eat everyday. That is one of the reasons why we should know what we eat, and what foods contain fat so that we can control the intake. Fats and oils are in [...]

List of daily foods for protein and nutrient content
List of daily foods for protein and nutrient content
[ Author: Fara | 20 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 1,067 views ]

Ever wonder why protein is very important for children? It is because of growth, of course. Children need a lot of protein sources to keep up with good and stable growth and to keep healthy.
The main function of protein is actually for tissue maintenance and growth. Proteins are also needed for the formation of enzymes, [...]

The importance of protein: Protein functions and food sources
The importance of protein: Protein functions and food sources
[ Author: Fara | 7 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 1,205 views ]

If protein were nothing close to important or more prominently, effective, there would not be dieting fads that focused more on protein more than other elements of the food pyramid. Although, most of the time, what is being advertised can be a little exaggerating and far from what could be true.
The word protein originates from [...]

From Bed to Breakfast: The Importance of Breakfast
From Bed to Breakfast: The Importance of Breakfast
[ Author: Fara | 29 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 1,362 views ]

What’s the common excuses we often heard from people as reasons to skip breakfast – no appetite, stomachache, no time, woke up late and the list goes on.
Breakfast is actually the most crucial meal of the day and it’s not dinner or lunch. Why do we have to take breakfast? Breakfast is the first meal [...]

The importance of fats: Type of fats and fats functions in general
The importance of fats: Type of fats and fats functions in general
[ Author: Fara | 2 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 176 views ]

Ironically, among all types of nutrition available on the food pyramid, fat is the most prominent. Perhaps it is because there are so many kinds of diseases and weight issue that linked to the existence of fat. There are actually many forms of fat in food. Actually, it is rather hard to get away from [...]

List of Fiber Foods – Foods Rich In Fiber
List of Fiber Foods – Foods Rich In Fiber
[ Author: Fara | 24 Nov 2008 | One Comment | 576 views ]

Fiber deficiency can cause many health hazards such as constipation, bowel and rectal cancer, cardiovascular disease alongside increasing the risk of heart diseases and diabetes. So it’s important to at least know which food is the best to give you enough fiber to ensure your healthy eating and lifestyle.
For adults the following daily doses are [...]

Importance of carbohydrate: Carbohydrate groups and functions
Importance of carbohydrate: Carbohydrate groups and functions
[ Author: Fara | 9 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 352 views ]

We often heard of bad carbohydrates and good carbohydrates. So what’s the real deal about it? It is best that we consider taking some time off learning a little more about carbohydrates than simply knowing it as an energy supplier.
Nevertheless, carbohydrate is still famous and essential source of energy for human beings. On a considerable [...]

Dietary Fiber functions and food sources
Dietary Fiber functions and food sources
[ Author: Fara | 4 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 288 views ]

In a simplistic way of speaking, fiber is similar to thread-like component that consists of cellulose and gums found in all kinds of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and grains. There is no fiber at all in any animal produces. Another attribute of fiber is that it exists inherently in plants and is intact at all [...]