Fruits and their multiple properties
January 31, 2023
The amount of fruit in the diet is an important factor, it must not be missing. Fruit is an essential source of water-soluble vitamins and for some types of orange and red fruit also of…
Acrylammide info
December 5, 2022
Acrylamide is a chemical that naturally forms in starchy food products during high-temperature cooking, including frying, baking, roasting and also industrial processing, at +120°C and low moisture. The main chemical process that causes this is…
GRAPEFRUIT
November 29, 2022
ANALYSIS OF A FRUIT THAT IS A POWERFUL HELP FOR THE COLD SEASON, BUT ALSO HIDES DANGERS FOR THOSE TAKING DRUGS Grapefruit is a citrus fruit with a pleasantly sour taste that quenches thirst and…
water and sport
October 25, 2022
The most important nutritional ergogenic aid for athletes is water. Exercise performance can be significantly impaired when 2% or more of body weight is lost through sweat. For example, when a 70-kg athlete loses more…
SUPERFOODS
August 18, 2022
Superfoods are mostly plant-based foods but also some fish and dairy products that are believed to be nutritionally rich and therefore good for health. Blueberries, salmon, cabbage and acai are just a few examples of…
Red meat bad or good ?
December 2, 2021
Red meat has been demonized several times and represents an important presence for the omnivorous diet. When asked, can you live without red meat? It must be clearly answered yes.
OMEGA 3
November 18, 2021
To reduce inflammation we need to produce more type 3 prostaglandins which are derived from omega 3. The most common omega-3 fatty acids are (alpha-linolenic acid) present in large quantities in flaxseed oil, and DHA…
A year ago I wrote an article about the positive effect of Sodium in the diet. Now that the hot season is approaching and the diet tend to be slimmer the significance of not banning…
Fibers in the diet and their multiple effects
March 24, 2020
DIET FIBERS AND THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS In this article, we’re going to look at the effect of Dietary Fiber and how it effects our health. Fiber is the plant matter that is indigestible in human…
PALM OIL AND VEGETABLE OIL USE IN FOODS PREPARATION
March 19, 2020
In the list of ingredients of a preparation we find the ingredient present with a major percentage at the top of the list and those present at a minor percentage at the bottom. When you…
