Articles, tagged with "recommended dietary allowance", page 1
29th March 2012
Almost everyone knows that vitamin D is key to strong bones and teeth, and many people are also aware of the importance of getting enough to promote good heart health, better immune system function, improved cognitive function in older adults, and improve...
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Author:
Project
18th July 2011
Almost any adult will lose weight if they consume 800 to 1300 fewer calories daily. Phase One of the Atkins Diet also restricts carbohydrate intake to only 20 grams of net carbohydrates daily. The definition of net carbohydrates is total grams of carbohyd...
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Author:
Sal Stark
20th June 2011
Identifying how to read food labels is actually very important to make great selections with regard to the sort and magnitude of nutrients, calories and fats that one takes in. Nonetheless the dietary information may be difficult to understand and can mak...
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Author:
James Berman
16th May 2011
One of the most important substances in the achievement and preservation of optimum health, as well as the prevention and treatment of disease, is vitamin C.
To appreciate why an optimum daily intake of this nutrient is so essential in the battle agai...
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Author:
Bob Held
06th April 2011
Being an athlete can be very rewarding. You get to pursue one of the things you love to do, be paid handsomely, and even keep your body physically fit and healthy.
But it also brings a lot of danger physically, emotionally, and mentally. Stress is usu...
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Author:
Nelson Berry
05th April 2011
Several diet plans offered in the web are reliable. However, some would require you a lot of reading without any proven effects. So, in order for you to know whether or not those free online diet plans do work and is suitable for you and your current heal...
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Author:
Chris Carter
05th April 2011
In this generation wherein a good percentage of people are more focused on their career and income, aiming for fitness and health are mostly taken for granted. However, this will not do any good to anyone. As we all know, fitness and health are both essen...
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Author:
Chris Carter
21st March 2011
Most women become anxious of their appearance and figure especially after pregnancy. It gives them stress. They even get jealous of other women’s shape, particularly when she gets near a woman with a more slender figure. She thinks of ways on how to lo...
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Author:
Nazima Golamaully
14th February 2011
Magnesium: we know that we need it in our diets but most of us don’t realize just how important magnesium is to our health. In fact, it is one of most important minerals in the body. There is an important question to ask yourself: are you getting enough m...
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Author:
Audrey Padarn
09th November 2010
Although there is no conclusive evidence that antioxidants in the skin from aging, experts agree that they are able to capture the free radicals, and protects us against certain diseases. Antioxidant-rich foods can also give us a healthier, more radiant c...
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Author:
ali
23rd December 2009
Zinc is one of the most important minerals found in every cell of the body. It is considered to be very necessary nutrient for the body. There are several food sources of zinc and also the supplements containing it.
The main sources of zinc include oys...
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Author:
bramwellburton
17th December 2009
Cataracts, loss of vision due to clouding of the eye lens, are usually thought to be a curse of old age. Actually the problem and corrective surgery can affect people of any age. There are several options to restore focus after removal of the natural lens...
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Author:
Jannet
17th December 2009
Vitamin c when taken in more amount than recommended, then it can cause diarrhea and stomach aches. The human body uses only the required amount of vitamin c but, the overdose of this vitamin can disturb the metabolic activities of the body.
For the no...
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Author:
jamesluther11
10th December 2009
During the heydays of our economy, a hot coffee from a vending machine was almost everybody's momentary caprice but since the recession, acquiring beverages from a vending machine would require careful thought since there are more important things to prio...
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Author:
Kayla Tyler
25th November 2009
The folic acid is also called as vitamin b9 in normal life. Along with folic acid folate, pteroyl-L-glutamic acid and pteroyl-L-glutamate are water soluble forms of vitamin b9 present in the body. Consumers will find that the folic acid does not able t...
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Author:
alextwose