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"Our study shows that a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable fats such as olive oil and nuts had little effect on bodyweight or waist circumference compared with people on a low-fat diet. The Mediterranean diet has well-known health benefits and includes healthy fats such as vegetable oils, fish and nuts." High-fat Mediterranean diet does not cause weight gain, study finds Researchers found that people whose diets were rich in olive oil and nuts lost more weight than those on low-fat regime.…

teenagers. Researchers concur that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Mahony et al.(2005). Breakfast provides important nutrients such as calcium, iron, protein, B group vitamins and fibre. The body needs these essential nutrients. Research shows that if these are absent at breakfast, they are less likely to be compensated for later in the day. Fruit and vegetables are good sources of vitamins and minerals. There is a tremendous growth spurt that occurs in adolescence, which…

double-fractionated palm olein, palm stearin and red palm oil, are widely used in industrial frying. One reason is that these oils are available in huge amounts and result in a pleasant room odor during frying. Additionally, the different products show good frying properties with a high resistance to oxidation, which results in a long shelf life. Palm oil is produced from the pulp of fruits from three different types of oil palms, namely, Elaeis guineensis, which has the greatest importance in…

Although it is intended to make life easier because it is simple, quick, and easily accessible, processed foods is actually causing a non cognitive ethical situation because society has decided to follow its feelings and opinions about eating processed foods instead of using rational thinking about the harmful health effects of eating these foods. Initially, while it may not seem like it processed foods were created for the good of society, but society has turned it around for its selfish needs…

But research on group influence on eating behavior has barely been studied, especially for the college student population. A research team in Australia has studied how multiple social influences affect the amount of food females and males eat in fast food restaurant. The authors studied several social influences to determine if they affect food intake of kilojoules eaten (Brindal, Wilson, Mohr & Witter, 2015). Some examples of social factors include the gender of people they were with, the…

embark on the journey of eliminating obesity. Explaining in detail how some foods are corrupt and how others are healthy would have had more impact on an adult reader after reading the essay. Knowing that many movements like “Weight Watchers” and the show “The Biggest Loser” are leading the way to a leaner nation, this text is definitely valuable and fits perfectly in the midst of the obesity crisis that Americans are suffering…

degree in Marketing Management from the University of the East. After that, he studied culinary courses in Singapore, New Orleans, Barcelona and London in order to master his skills as a restaurateur and entrepreneur. He also loved to watch cooking shows, including 24-hour culinary programs on cable television and he got some inspirations from the cooking tradition of American, Spanish, Italian, French and Filipino. Alavera travel with his aunt to the United States in 1995. He met Theresa…

Got any cooking oil in a spray can hanging around? Then what you have there, Gus, is aerosol gold. The sheer number of things that you can call upon cooking spray to do for you is staggering. Not all of the following means of getting the most from you cooking spray are going to be appropriate for everybody, but your odds of being able to use at least a few of the following tips are significantly better than the putting all your hopes on the Detroit Lions winning a Super Bowl in the next decade.…

or maintain appearance, to add colour and to enhance the taste of food. Thousands of years ago, when people started growing crops, the use of food additives were not required as the population at that time did not require food to be kept for long. Fast forward to today where half of the additives that are found in todays products have preservatives that even adults cannot pronounce? A coincidence perhaps? I disagree. It comes as quite a shock to see people blindly consume their food with no…

overweight or unhealthy, that much of the blame lies with the fast-food companies rather than their customers. Throughout his work Zinczenko effectively argues that fast food companies should be held responsible for health problems caused by cheap, readily available, and poorly labeled food. In attempting to convey why people feel forced to eat unhealthy fast-food, Zinczenko initially focuses on reasons consumers’ choose to purchase fast-food: affordability and availability. He points out that…