“Celiac Disease & A Gluten Free Diet” Celiac disease is a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing nutrients from food that are necessary in order for an individual to stay healthy. This disease is triggered when a protein called gluten is consumed. This disease is also known as an autoimmune digestive disease. Every time an individual with celiac consumes gluten; the body starts to attack itself. Gluten is found in wheat‚ barley‚ rye and possibly
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As we have heard about the 5:2 diet‚ on the fast days calories are restricted to 500 calories for women and 600 calories for men. And on the non-fast days you can eat as normal. Fast days can be consecutive or non-consecutive days as per the individual’ s need or ease‚ that’s the beauty of this diet. I personally find it easier to do non-consecutive days‚ as it can be hard and tiring. On fast days how the calories are consumed depend entirely on the individual’s preference. Some choose
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I’m currently on an intermittent fasting diet. It’s when you would eat at a certain time and stop eating at a certain time. Before I ate at 9 a.m. but I pushed it back to 12 and I would stop eating at 7 p.m. So‚ I’m basically fasting for 17 hours. My co-worker at worker is on a gluten free diet. He would only eat gluten free meats‚ fish‚ and seafood. He would clean the grill off at work before he would make his food. My girlfriend is on a paleo diet. My experience evaluating her‚ I would say that
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The Whole 30 diet plan‚ also called the Whole 9 Life Plan‚ has been out since 2009‚ and I decided to review it because one of my friends is currently following it‚ she claims she has never felt better and has lost weight. The diet plan is classified as a high protein/paleo inspired diet‚ and there is a do eat and do not eat list. First there are foods that you can eat including: meat‚ seafood‚ eggs‚ vegetables‚ some fruit‚ and plenty of fats from fruits‚ oils‚ nuts and seeds. The foods you cannot
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On my three-day diet study I consumed 2‚213 calories‚ which is 93.2% of my DRI. I am basically maintaining my weight‚ without losing any. My Body Mass Index (BMI) is 23.4%‚ which is in the normal weight range. My lifetime weight history have always been normal. Before having a baby I weight a lot less‚ but my weight always fluctuated from 120 pounds to 130. After having my baby at 28‚ I gained weight and stayed at a much heavier side at 150. Three years after having my son‚ I decided to change
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on and advocated for a Low Carbohydrate High Fat diet. The aim of the LCHF diet is to achieve a nutritional balance of 5% carbohydrates‚ 60-70% fats and 20-30% protein‚ and claims to control insulin levels resulting in weight loss‚ body weight control and prevent insulin resistance. The control of insulin levels and the hindrance of insulin resistance are of great importance since if left unchecked they could progress in to Type 2 diabetes. This diet has been surrounded by a lot of controversy and
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Lap-Band versus Diet and Exercising Which weight loss option is more beneficial‚ surgery or diet and exercise? When considering a weight loss method‚ this is an important question to think about. In the United States obesity is an epidemic affecting 149.3 million people every year (American Heart Association‚ 2011). A person is considered obese when he or she has a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30 and or has developed medical conditions from being obese. Losing weight for an obese person
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Fendi Writing Brandon You Should Have a Healthy Diet Are there many healthy people in America? The answer is no‚ because so many American people are obese. It is a serious problem that so many American people have unhealthy eating habits. Especially people who live in the city usually eat a lot of junk food. The general reason is that they have no time to choose healthy and delicious food because they are too busy doing their work. Even though people know junk food is not nutritious‚ they eat
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Rickets What is it? Rickets is caused by a lack of vitamin D and calcium in a child’s diet. Both are needed for children to develop strong bones. Any child who does not get enough vitamin D or calcium can develop rickets. It is more common in children of Asian‚ African-Caribbean and Middle Eastern origin because their skin is darker and needs more sunlight to get enough vitamin D. Babies born prematurely are also at risk of developing rickets because babies build up stores of vitamin D while
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Influences on diet In this essay I am going to be looking into and assessing possible influences on an individual’s diet‚ how this affects their health and then making recommendations to minimise the negative influences. I’m going to be looking at 4 separate case studies to do this with. Case study 1: A diabetic 83 year old man called Jim‚ lives on his own and has very poor eating habits. He refuses to change his ways of eating as that’s what he’s eaten his whole life and is too stubborn to change
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