According to the article titled "Why Ironing Shirts is Better Than Working Out" written by "Helen Reilly", the author argues that the real reason for working out in the gym has a risk on body, but doing house chores is more effective for being healthy. There are few reasons that I agree with balancing the exercising can raise the detriment of health. However, I disagree with one of author's point, it could have been more obvious and entrancing to the readers. Helen's last point is that…
Selenium plays an important role in boar nutrition via participating in selenoprotein synthesis. It seems likely that selenoproteins are central for antioxidant system regulation in the body. Se-dependent enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) is the most studied selenoprotein in swine production. However, roles of other selenoproteins in boar semen production and maintenance of semen quality also need to be studied. Boar semen is characterised by a high proportion of easily oxidized long chain…
counseling is a process to help people with eating disorders understand how to gain the proper nutrition from the food they eat and to gain optimal health as well as a healthy weight. Nutritional counseling is usually done by a registered dietitian or nutritionist, who is there to help the patient to understand the importance of healthy eating habits and how to incorporate them into their everyday life. (Smith, M., & Segal, J. 2015). The dietitian will start with an assessment to ‘identify…
Mireia Lopez Nowadays vegetarianism is a "fashion" or a trend, meaning that more and more people are vegetarians. Vegetarianism as defined by The World Book Dictionary (1989) is " The practice or principle of eating only vegetable foods and refraining from eating meat, fish, or other animal products". Therefore, limits the nutrition of plant origin. But like everything we found different degrees of vegetarianism. Is called vegetarian or lacto-ovo-vegetarian to the people who does not eat meat,…
When Coca Cola was first created it was made to be an everyday medicine for people to use to cure their conditions. Coca Cola consumers would proudly admit that the drink is one of their most preferred beverages for the satisfying taste and the ongoing reputation to cure illnesses. However, researchers have found that drinking Coca Cola at a high rate is very unhealthy for the body because of the ingredients that the product consists of. That being said, many consumers of Coca Cola were unaware…
What are the warning signs? Many of the signs and symptoms mentioned above will not be visible on the outside. However, there are some warning signs of anorexia nervosa that are easier to see on someone. If you are concerned that someone you know may have anorexia nervosa, here are some typical warning signs. Refusal to eat Skipping meals Making excuses for not eating (Denial of hunger, “too busy,” etc) Some other common warning signs include difficulty concentrating and obsession with body…
cholesterol but they also tend to be the one of the countries with the mortality rate related to chronic heart disease. This is strange because for many years, nutritionists have come to say that these two: saturated fat and dietary cholesterol have a direct link to chronic heart disease. He goes on to explain how this ideal from nutritionists is based solely on two studies. There are numerous other studies that are inconclusive on finding a link between these two. Here in America, we have…
Weight has always been a sore topic in my household. As a small child I was very slim, however when I was nine years old my Mother passed away. After her passing I began to eat my feelings and quickly began to gain weight. No one really noticed my weight gain and I thought it was a normal part of growing up; however I was eating a lot more than other kids my age. At night I would sneak into the kitchen and eat snacks and I always had seconds at dinner. Food was a comfort to me and my father was…
From that day I decided that my condition was unacceptable and I needed to change. I went to a nutritionist and started to change my eating habits and I got involved in sports, mainly in tennis. It was not an easy battle but after two years I lost 20-30 pounds. It was amazing to see how everybody told you how much you changed, and good you looked after…
What really caught my attention during the documentary is when the nutritionist brought up how foods in modern days are often processed, sprayed with many deterrents, and many are genetically modified. Though I have heard many good things and numerous amounts of bad things about foods like these, I want to do my own research. I want to showcase the positives of the processed foods and the negatives as well. A processed food is any deliberate change to the food before consumption. For example, a…