Trans fat

alarming, however, my fat and sugar intakes caught my attention. As far as my total calorie intake, I managed to consume 206 calories over the 1650-calorie goal recommendation on day one, and day…

Poison in Disguise Food—it is loved by all, required for life, but widely abused. The food industry has come under attack, especially in the last few decades, by nutritionists and doctors concerned by the overwhelming health problems in the developed world. Diabetes, heart disease, and obesity are just a few of the myriad issues impacting Americans today. Consumers must become educated on food labeling so that they can avoid foods dangerous to their health, and become more active in demanding…

The DNA, RNA, and their enforcement of nucleic acids that paired up to make nucleotides came together with a plan to send out to all the cells in his body on how to accomplish this task. His meal was full of high levels of trans fats, unsaturated fats, starches, oils, proteins, fats organic and inorganic molecules. Together, all of the molecules and matter moved in Alex’s body with a pace that mimic the speed of light, as if Alex were on steroids. The amount of glucose needed to digest and…

For example, whole grain breads and vegetables such as broccoli are being provided. Whole grain breads contain vitamins such as zinc and broccoli contains vitamin C (“Jackson”). Lunchtime favorites such as low fat milk as well as other dairy products such as yogurt provide children with calcium. Calcium helps promote strong bones and teeth in children (“Calcium”). Iron is also important in a child’s diet. An iron deficiency can cause anemia. Anemia is when…

College Kid’s Nutrition Nutrition as whole has become a problem in this country. Obesity is sitting at over 35% in the country according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Unfortunately this problem doesn 't seem to going away anytime soon. It 's only growing like the waste bands of Americans with new burgers and other greasy foods coming out daily. If a cheeseburger wasn 't bad enough for you BK wants to add butter to it. What a time to be alive right? The…

‘Diet’ is a word we hear very commonly today. Be it in person or in newspaper or articles in internet, Diet is a very commonly used term. So what does that one thing that comes to our mind when we hear the term ‘Diet’? It’s Weight Loss. People are now very concerned with weight management as obesity has crept into our society due to lifestyle change. People want to lose weight fast and the word they easily associate with is Dieting. But Dieting is not only Weight loss but also weight gain.…

disease. Adequate daily intakes of macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals through healthy food sources is necessary to maintain proper health. Macronutrients and Proper Health Macronutrients are crucial for proper health. Carbohydrates, protein, and fats are the primary nutrients needed for tissue growth, metabolism, and other internal functions (McGuire & Beerman, 2013). Beyond just calories, macronutrient balance is needed for wellbeing. There are many patterns o grouping of food which can…

Defining Feminism The authors have a differing approach toward the definition of feminism. In “You’re a Hardcore Feminist. I swear.” by Jillian Valenti, Valenti defines feminism by extracting an actual dictionary definition. Valenti’s feminism is the “Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sex”, followed by “the movement organized around this belief”, in other words, the movement toward the social and economic equality of men and women. In “Feminism: A Movement to End…

These foods are high in Sodium, saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol, which can lead to health problems including high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. “According to a 15 -year study of 3000 adults, people who visited fast food restaurants more than twice per week gained roughly…

effects. Overall I was shocked by the fructose talk Dr. Lustig gave. I personally did not know almost everything he said. You would think that if the government truly cared about health they would push fructose out of everything like they did with trans…