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Advantages of Dietary Supplements

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Dietary SupplementDietary supplements contain a variety of ingredients, which may be present as concentrates or extracts, and are supplied in capsules, tablets, pills, pills, granules, tablets, powders, liquids or injections.

The elements commonly contain formulations can be grouped as follows:

Vitamins. Micronutrients that allow the body perform their functions and stay healthy, which are essential for metabolism, development and growth of the body are normal.

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The Atkins Diet Works?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

The Atkins DietThe Atkins Diet similar in many respects to a metabolic diet, aims to maintain constant levels of insulin, severely limiting the intake of carbohydrate, forcing the body to use fats and proteins as energy source. Thus increases the feeling of satiety ‘thereby reducing spontaneous food intake and increases energy expenditure due elevator daily protein intake. Among other purposes

we must stress that stimulates the production of anabolic hormones, which, combined with an activity’ physical power (eg bodybuilding), favor the increase in muscle mass and, consequently, raise the basal metabolic rate. (more…)

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Dangers Of Obesity

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

diet lossMany people in our country to have a high body weight. Approximately 40% of men and 30% of the women there are overweight. This arises simply because the balance between energy intake (food) and energy (motion) is disrupted. Too much energy from food is stored in the form of fat. Obesity is thus both determined by overeating, and by lack of exercise.

When did you overweight?
Weight is a personal matter. A good weight is a weight where you feel comfortable and your health is not threatened. There is also a scientific method to determine if your weight is healthy for you: the so-called Quetelet Index (QI) or Body Mass Index (BMI). Our Healthy Weight test you can test how healthy your weight is.

Dangers of obesity

Obesity can be dangerous to health. It increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and joint problems. Research shows that overweight a weight loss of 10% has significantly positive effect on health. (more…)

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Diet Express

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

diet expressHere’s another ideal diet to lose what is left you before Christmas arrives. Diet Express is a kind of “diet” shield “to help you avoid the typical holiday binge, and best, is that you can customize it to fit your preferences and needs.

Diet Express for Christmas is rich in:
• Protein: fish, skinless chicken, lean red meat, seafood, egg, tofu.
• Vitamins and minerals, vegetables, legumes and fruits.
• Unsaturated fats: olive oil as carbohydrate and high in fiber.

Turn on the Diet Express for Christmas and avoid gaining weight this season.

- BREAKFAST.
Choose one of the following options
• Option 1: Coffee or tea with skimmed milk and saccharin.
• Option 2: Whole wheat bread with olive oil / bread with 2 slices of turkey / cheese bread with fresh / natural bowl of cereal with skim milk / yogurt with 2 pieces of fruit (eg, an orange and a kiwi) .

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Reducing dietary fat

Monday, December 21st, 2009

dietary fatReduce dietary fat, is often not a matter of making great sacrifices, but to learn how to select good food and learn to prepare, as appropriate.

1. Not all fats are equal
Vegetable oils such as olive oil, soybean, sunflower, corn or grape provide unsaturated fatty acids are necessary for the body, preventing high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood and prevent heart disease and blood vessels.

Other unsaturated fatty acids are called omega three that come from foods like fish, especially those considered blue as anchovies or anchovies, sardines, mackerel, tuna or salmon.

They are tested its effects in protecting the heart and blood vessels, because they reduce cholesterol and blood triglycerides, blood pressure and have an antithrombotic effect.

There are vegetable oils such as coconut or palm not have these advantages and provide saturated fat, so not advisable.

Sometimes we consume without realizing it in prepared foods and pastries and cakes in the industry.

So it is good to read labels and not settle to read that are made with vegetable oil, but make sure they are prepared with healthy vegetable oil such as olive, sunflower, soya and grape.

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