Ketosis

A Big Fat Fallacy Researchers have shown that vegan/vegetarian diets are linked to a lower risk of Type 2 Diabetes. It makes a lot of sense, considering that these diets are typically extremely rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and a host of other good things. For some people, these approaches work. The problem is that some people in the industry have blown these findings out of proportion, touting these studies as proof that meat and dietary fat are explicit causes of Diabetes. These…

Acid-base balance for the electrolytes in our bodies is very important for maintaining homeostasis. If our acid-base balance is disturbed and gets higher or lower, conditions take over for our bodies to bounce back from. Normal pH balance for adults is between 7.35-7.45 in arterial blood. If a change in blood pH becomes higher or lower, it leads to acidosis or alkalosis. Here will be discussing two types: respiratory acidosis and alkalosis and metabolic acidosis and alkalosis. Respiratory…

intake of women diagnosed with GDM in all BMI groups is 2050 kcal per day (Blumer et al, 2013). By reducing the energy intake to 1600-1800 kcal per day improves glycaemia and fasting insulinemia without affecting the birth weight or encouraging ketosis in women diagnosed with GDM. (Blumer et al, 2013). Louie et al (2015) compared a low GI with conventional high fiber, moderate glycaemic index (HF) diet. Louie et al (2015) concluded that maternal antenatal features were same in both low GI and…

The Hidden Costs of Mastitis Mastitis is the most costly disease to the dairy industry, estimated at nearly $2 billion dollars annually in the US (Schroeder, 2012). When evaluating the costs of mastitis, many farmers think of the direct costs, those that occur immediately at the time of infection. The most significant of these include the cost of discarded milk and treatment (both the veterinary service and cost of medicine). However, there are many underlying costs that may not be immediately…

Eating disorders are very serious and sometimes fatal sicknesses that can tamper with a person’s mindset and force them into a downward spiral, ultimately leading to hospitalization or even death. There are many factors that go into these illnesses and its often hard to simply stray away from the bad habits that are related to the eating disorders. Although Anorexia and Bulimia share some common similarities in their symptoms, the two are both very complex. The severity of Anorexia causes…

your risk of cancer increases the longer you are overweight. According to the latest cancer research the longer a woman is overweight or obese the more likely she is to develop breast cancer:, endometrial, or kidney cancer. it 's estimated that half 1 million cancer cases each year of the result of obesity according to the American Association of Cancer research AAC are. The excessive body weight is responsible for approximately 25% of the relative contribution to cancer incidence. It ranks…

Worldwide obesity has doubled since the year of 1980. Obesity is usually defined as the condition of being grossly fat or overweight. In a 2009-2012 study it was shown that more than two out of three adults are obese or overweight or obese. This study also showed that more than one out of twenty adults is considered to be extremely obese. Obesity in children is at the rate of one in every nineteen. Studies have shown that when a person is obese it leads to having more physical and emotional…

The amount of diabetic patients have considerably increased worldwide throughout the past few years. Lifestyle has a high impact in developing Diabetes. Day (2002 ) states “ Keeping fit is an essential aspect of maintaining good control of diabetes”( page 190 ). Exercise is essential for people with Diabetes to achieve better blood glucose control. Although regular exercise has a positive impact on both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes as it improves blood glucose balance, it appears to be more…

extensively needed as you might think. Most of the fat burning and calorie loss involved in the paleo diet simply involves eating natural, low carb foods and waiting long enough between meals (in the range of 16 to 24 hours), so that your body enters ketosis, where the body’s fat storages are burned. If the primary goal is to lose weight and reduce the risk of diabetes, and not so much gaining muscle mass, then simply going low carb can get you what you…

diagnosis and its severity through appropriate diagnostic tests and to commence treatment with the aim of establishing rehydration within 24 hours; stabilising serum glucose within 6 hours; stabilizing electrolytes within 6 hours; and resolution of ketosis and acidosis within 12 hours (lelena, & Andrew,…