Dietary fiber

due to adding calories my daily intake caloric. The total amount of sugar on that was 202 grams, 12 grams are monosaccharides, and 3 grams are disaccharides. My sugar intake is adequately since put a recommended amount on a hypoglycemic person. My fiber intake is relatively lower compared to the recommended amount. My cholesterol on this day was almost triple the recommended amount, which is 300 grams. The recommended amount of Ascorbate is 75 grams a day, but I only intake a fourth of that…

Life style related constipation can be improved just by changing the wrong and by adopting the right methods. Such as taking adequate fiber in the diet, chewing properly, taking enough bodily exercises, taking enough water, stopping smoking, changing medications if found to cause constipation, stopping over use of laxatives, knowing that conditions like pregnancy may cause temporary constipation…

different fields. Its physical and chemical properties make it a valuable material in the food and pharmaceutical industries (May, 1990) (21). 1.3.1. Source of dietary fiber: The fruits and vegetables which are specially rich in pectins have dietary fiber contents in the range of 1-2%.Pectin fibers have higher hydration properties than other fibers and this property is exploited in its use as a constitutional component in foods, as in bakery products (Srivastava and Malviya, 2011) (22). Pectin's…

Zinc is an important dietary component in human beings and animals. Although not considered hazardous, overdose of Zinc may cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, colics, fevers and diarrhea and if it exceeds a certain limit it may also prove to be toxic. Zinc, present in natural water in small concentration, most commonly enters the domestic water supply from deterioration of galvanized iron and dezincification of brass[1,2]. Industrial and household waste, discharges directly or indirectly through…

Nutritional Summary After analyzing the macronutrients and the targeted nutrients for not only the vegetarian meatball but the carrot noodles and the Italian couscous I have identified the nutrients the dish is high in, but also the nutrients that could be improved. All together my dish has 601 kcal and only meet 20.3% of the DRI for calories. Although the calories are on the low side there are many ways to increase this value. To increase calories amount things like couscous or lentils could…

A Triple Berry Smoothie, which is made up of one cup each of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and two table spoons of Ovaltine Chocolate Molt contains such essential nutrients as protein, fat, fiber, sugar, and vitamins. Essential nutrients, hence their “essential” moniker, are required to be consumed on a daily basis in order to live. A key essential nutrient present in the Tripe Berry Smoothie is Vitamin C. One cup of raspberries contains 53% of the daily requirement for Vitamin C, one…

should be eating. Most people eat more protein in a day than their bodies actually need, as much as three to five times what is recommended. Individuals over the age of 18 only require that 10% to 30% of their daily calories come from protein. Excess dietary protein can pose serious health risks such as kidney stress, elevated blood sugar, and the leeching of bone minerals. The second area of confusion when it comes to protein is what are the best sources. When they hear the word protein, many…

Also, carbohydrates come in an array of forms specifically starches, sugars, dietary fibers. It is important that a person diet It’s important that a human body consumes of 45% to 65 % of their be consisted of 45 to 65% of just carbohydrates. The main function of carbohydrates is to fuel the body. Carbohydrates tend to digest quickly…

Nowadays, we think that much of our fresh foods and produce come directly from supermarkets since we directly buy it from them. But what we don’t see is the amount of transportation it takes for the food to get there, how much water and land it takes to make the food, and even where it comes from. Just like how supermarkets create such illusions of abundance and variety, the foods we consume everyday hide many environmental and health related effects right in front of our faces. Convenient foods…

would say that I need to add more foods that have a large amount of protein such as; turkey, fish (halibut), and egg whites. Not only was I under the target amount for protein, I was also under the target amount of dietary fiber. This means I need to start eating foods with more dietary fiber such as; brown rice, artichoke hearts, and oatmeal. What nutritional areas do you have covered the best at this stage in your diet? What types of foods were specifically most helpful in helping you to meet…