large range of caffeine content. Red Bull contains 83 milligrams of caffeine per 8.4 ounces. Other brands of energy drinks, such as Full Throttle have a caffeine content of 210 milligrams per 8 ounces. (DeNoon, Daniel J. "How Much Caffeine Is in Your Energy Drink?" WebMD) While the amount of pure caffeine might seem reasonable compared to some products offered by coffee chains, such as Starbucks, where a Grande (16 ounces) Caffe Americano can contain up to 225 milligrams of caffeine. Energy…
foods to increase and food to reduce. The food groups consists of grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, proteins, oils and total calories. Based on My Plate Guidelines of the combination of whole grains and refined grains the target intake should be five ounces and based on my three day intake my average intake exceed the recommendation.…
vegetables (packed in water and with no salt added). To get the broadest array of nutrients and cancer fighting compounds, eat a wide variety. Fruits: Choose fresh, frozen or canned fruits (packed in water, juice or light syrup). Limit juice to 6 ounces daily and choose 100 percent juice instead of juice blends made with sweetened water. Grains: Eat mostly whole grains, like brown or wild rice, oats, whole-wheat pasta and whole-wheat bread. Dry beans and legumes: Eat split peas and dry beans…
Is Veganism a Sustainable Lifestyle? Veganism is considered both a diet, and a lifestyle in which no animal products are consumed or used by an individual. The popularity and prevalence of vegan lifestyle changes have been steadily increasing in recent years. Veganism is a lifestyle that can benefit the environment and the physical wellbeing of people who adopt such a lifestyle, but has the potential to be an unsustainable lifestyle for some. There are several factors that may motivate an…
finance, and aerospace uses. The largest gold deposits are located on the Eastern Hemisphere. The largest one in the world is Grasberg, which is located in Paupa, Indonesia and contains 106,231,000 ounces of gold. The next largest is South Deep, located near Johannesburg, South Africa, containing 81,413,000 ounces. 2,500 tons of gold is mined every year.…
Hedgehogs are fascinating creatures! With such a small body length and only weighing a few ounces, it’s astonishing they are not categorized as rodents. What’s even weirder is that some hedgehogs eat dog food. Hedgehogs have a much shorter gestation period compared to other animals. Have you ever wondered what a hedgehog looks like? The head, body, and tail length is about 6-14 inches, and they only weigh about 14-39 ounces. The gender differences are very marginal. Males (boars) have sheaths…
From the equation for density p = m/v, we see density is mass divided by volume. Coca Cola contains 39 grams of sugar, while diet Coca Cola contains 0.3 grams of aspartame. A can of Coca Cola or diet Coca Cola is 12 fluid ounces, this is the volume. If we convert 12 fluid ounces to millimeters, we get 355 mL. So, to determine the density of the two cans of soda, we need to know how many grams are in the regular can and in the diet can? Water has a density of 1.0 g/mL. It is estimated a can of…
I will suggest you take nutritious snacks in midday. The snacks you should take at mid-morning or 4 hours later of breakfast. But a lot of people misunderstand that it’s a real meal. 1 ounce almond or 2 ounce almond will make a great difference. Remember that snacks are a mini meal which should under 200 calories and the snacks should be full of protein. Either you will be hungry within an hour. If you don’t get hungry then you don’t need to take…
people and poorer people alike got the best health benefits from taxes. Health care is extremely expensive here in the United States. Taxing sugary drinks can actually save Healthcare costs. It is estimated that in a span of a decade the penny-an-ounce tax could save about more than $17 billion in healthcare costs? Imagine how many people will benefit from that. This tax can also generate about $13 billion in annual tax revenues, this can be used to further promote the health of the country's…
You find how much water you need to drink by multiplying your weight times .31 for girls and .35 for boys. Speaking about this, a 132 pound woman needs to drink at least 41 ounces of water a day. I, being the same weight drink no where close to this amount. I consume around 16 to 32 ounces of water and sometimes zero ounces. Obviously, athletes…