Diabetic diet

awareness to the community. During the interviews some of the people I spoke with were a PE teacher, personal trainer, Physicians. Topics discussed in the interview were about people in the community that live sedentary lifestyle and consume unhealthy diets. One interview I conducted was with the YMCA. We discussed ways the community could learn to get healthy. They offer group exercise classes, personal training, water exercise, as well as Nutritional Counseling. There is a dietician on staff…

Difference and Similarities of Lantus and Levemir Lantus and Levemir are the type of long-acting insulin which is injectable and used in the treatment of diabetes. They can be used by both children and adults. Human insulin is made up of amino acid chains, A and B. Insulin is produced naturally in the body by the pancreas. It converts tissues in the bloodstream into energy which we use daily. With no insulin in the torso, the sugar levels will become dangerously high and out of balance. Hence,…

The potential risks and effects of a gluten-free diet Almost everybody is searching for a way to lose weight fast and millions of people have sought to do that through fad diets. The majority of these diets hold an elevated risk for harming an individual or their body. Lord Byron popularized one of the first known fad diets in the 1820s and it consisted of drinking apple cider vinegar with water. In the 1930’s the grapefruit diet was created which consisted of eating a grapefruit with every meal…

The Fad Diet of Robert Atkins This is a four phase diet. 1. Phase 1 (Induction): Under 20 grams of carbs per day for 2 weeks. Eat high-fat, high-protein, with low-carb vegetables like leafy greens. This kick-starts the weight loss. 2. Phase 2 (Balancing): Slowly add more nuts, low-carb vegetables and small amounts of fruit back to your diet. 3. Phase 3 (Fine-Tuning): When you are very close to your goal weight, add more carbs to your diet until weight loss slows down. 4. Phase 4 (Maintenance):…

Weight loss and weight regain were similar between the dieting groups, as were changes to fat and lean tissue – which is significant, because one intermittent fasting claim is that it leads to less muscle loss than traditional calorie-restrictive diets. Reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, including blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides, were also similar between the two dieting groups” (“Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting Among Metabolically Healthy Obese…

In an article titled “Eating Anxiety: Is Anyone To Blame?” by Frank Bruni, he says “I was fat by the age of 6, began fad diets by the age of 8, did a fast at the age of 17, and was throwing up meals at the age of 19” (Bruni). Bruni doesn’t want to blame anybody in particular for his eating disorder, but the cause can be traced back to his family’s eating habits. Growing up…

comparing my diet’s food group servings in comparison to the CFG recommended servings. It is evident that my diet did not conform to the serving numbers recommended in CFG. I’m not consuming nearly enough milk or grain products while my meat and alternatives intake is astronomical in comparison. I predicted that my milk and alternatives score would be very low as I don’t include dairy products in my diet other than chocolate milk and creamer in coffee. Because of the avoidance of dairy products,…

The Coca-Cola Company faced the risk of losing their business in the University of Michigan due to their unethical practices in India and Columbia. In the spring of 2004, the University of Michigan created a Vender Code of Conduct. The goal of this code of conduct was to define the standards that the university expected its vendors to uphold. Moreover, the code of conduct instructed vendors to abide by the laws where they operated, and to uphold standards such as nondiscrimination, health, and…

and diets that aimed at preventing CVD. Mediterranean diet is the one that triggered the most conversations among the public. A study showed people with high adherence to the Mediterranean diet would have 23% lower risk of getting CVD. The researchers studied 7769 samples, and their diet patterns for 10 years, and they found that consuming the Mediterranean diet regularly was effective for the prevention of CVD (Hoevenaar-Blom et al, 2014). There are many components in the Mediterranean diet…

The freshman 15, two words that bring fear into the eyes of all incoming freshman. The freshman 15 is an infamous saying, claiming that all freshman gain 15 pounds their first year in college. But this isn’t surprising, if you were to take a walk around the University of Texas at San Antonio campus, you would come face to face with the nation’s unhealthiest food choices, packed with high sodium, sugar, and fat. On campus, there are a few healthy options however, these options are usually not…