Nutrition

WAYS TO CURB SUGAR IN YOUR DIET

As sugar is added to lots of foods and beverages, many people probably eat and drink more sugar than they may realise.  Reducing sugar intake is a healthy idea, although it is quite a challenge to reduce the intake of sugar, as it acts like a drug in the...

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INSULIN RESISTANCE

The human brain is the most complex object in the known universe, but short on its heels is the intricate biochemical factory that regulates the functioning of the body – a variety of individual chemical processes that work together in prefect harmony.  One of...

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The “MIND” DIET FOR BRAIN HEALTH

A specifically formulated diet, called the MIND diet, is aimed at preventing mental decline, while bolstering brain health and reducing the incidence of brain disease.  Recent research indicates that the MIND diet may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease...

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DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

Advances in technology may someday into the future determine your daily nutritional needs with a simple test at home, where for example a pinprick of blood could indicate nutritional deficiencies.   An app on your cellphone would then, for instance, tell you...

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SUGAR BY ANY OTHER NAME

Increasing global consciousness about the dangers of too much sugar in the diet has resulted in manufacturers of processed foods trying to hide the sugar content.  A myriad of names that could hardly be associated with sugar, or are innocent sounding, are used on...

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FRUCTOSE

Invisible to the eye, sugar is a disaccharide consisting of two molecules in equal amounts, namely glucose, and fructose.  They get separated early in the digestive process and both get absorbed into the bloodstream but are processed quite differently. ...

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TABLE SUGAR EQUALS GLUCOSE AND FRUCTOSE

Too much sugar in the diet has been referred to as “white death” and on closer inspection it boils down to the two ingredients in sugar.  A single molecule of sugar consists of equal amounts of glucose and fructose, which gets separated early during the digestive...

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VITAMIN B12

Vitamins are essential nutrients that the body requires in small quantities daily from our diet, since the body can’t make them.  Vitamins are classified in two broad categories, namely fat soluble, such as vitamins A, D, E, and K, or water soluble, such as the...

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ALLULOSE

The ever-increasing extent of overweight and obesity is highlighted by the World Health Organization, which found that worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975.  In 2016 more than 1,9 billion adults were overweight, of which over 650 million were...

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FASTING

Ancient man’s lifestyle of walking long distances daily in search of food and shelter, typified by opportunistic eating and either fasting or feasting, also meant that they had to go for long periods of time without food when none was readily available.  It makes...

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