Unsaturated fat

A Triple Berry Smoothie, which is made up of one cup each of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and two table spoons of Ovaltine Chocolate Molt contains such essential nutrients as protein, fat, fiber, sugar, and vitamins. Essential nutrients, hence their “essential” moniker, are required to be consumed on a daily basis in order to live. A key essential nutrient present in the Tripe Berry Smoothie is Vitamin C. One cup of raspberries contains 53% of the daily requirement for Vitamin C, one…

it would work, because oleic acid is a fat, and high levels of certain fats are what cause ALD. Lorenzo’s father insists that it must be tried, as his son’s condition is worsening, saying that nobody will tell him how to prepare his son a salad. He thinks that this will halt the biosynthesis of the harmful fats in Lorenzo. After they start to administer the olive oil extract, they notice that Lorenzo’s levels dropped. However, the dropping levels of the fats started to slow, and they were still…

From my understanding in class, Italians have a special diet based on healthy eating. This being the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet includes foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, olive oil, fish, and poultry. The farm-grown fruits and vegetables follow the Slow Food Movement so they are fresh and healthy, free of pesticides and chemicals, and are produced and accessed in a way that’s beneficial to all. While following this diet as a guideline, Italians…

Did you know that a llama can spit up to eight feet? [National Geographic] That’s only one of llamas many characteristics, they are also very intriguing animals with interesting habitats diet and characteristics. First off a llama has a very basic diet of shrubs, lichens, and grass. [The Llama] They need little water because of the herbs they consume. [National Geographic] Lamas, like other animals, regurgitate their food multiple times before finally digesting it [National Geographic] Overall…

Im not sure really how much you know and how much training experience you have so i've put a bit of a synopsis below. however there is always more room to learn, one of the best bodybuilders in the world when asked for advice on training said "The body is important but the mind is more important"! In terms of dieting I always tell the woman I train to find out there BMR (Basic Metabolic Rate). This is how many colories you burn within 24hrs without getting out of bed. This is your calorie limit…

Among the craziest studies I read recently year was feeding people with a single serving of Brazil nuts to see what it would do to the cholesterol levels of the healthy volunteers. They gave 10 men and women a single meal containing zero, 1, 4, or 8 Brazil nuts, and they found that the ingestion of just that single serving almost immediately improved the cholesterol levels. LDL, or also-called “bad” cholesterol levels in the blood, was significantly lowered starting just 9 hours after the…

Omega-3 fatty acids have been found to play vital, protective roles in the human body. There is increasing evidence indicating omega-3 is protective towards cardiovascular disease. These fats appear to help regulate a healthy heartbeat and keeps the heart from potentially fatal erratic rhythm. The protective properties of the supplement are attributed to its anti-inflammatory properties which results in a decrease in inflammation and may…

absorb long-chain fatty acids, MCT provides an easily digested alternative. As mentioned earlier, MCT swaps the digestive process for metabolism in the liver. As a result, MCT is a healthy source of fat for people with problems like Crohn's disease, celiac disease, diarrhea, liver disease, or steatorrhea (fat…

The SuperTracker surprised me specially on the physical activity tracker, since it provides options of many types of very specific physical activities, and allows you to compare each day of the week, as well as the difference in intensity, estimated calories burned, and duration of physical activity at work compared to grocery shopping and practicing vigorous sports, to name a few. At the research study that I work at, my job is to ask participants about their physical activity in a typical week…

In 1806 amino acids were first discovered. They were discovered by Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin and Pierre Jean Robiquet. Cystine was the second amino acid to be discovered, and cysteine was discovered about 74 years after that. Cystine is an unstable non-essential amino acid that, on oxidation, transforms into cysteine. Cysteine contains sulfur and is mainly found in foods with high protein. Examples of food items that contain cysteine are: lamb, beef, chicken, sunflower seeds, fish, cheese, eggs,…