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Make Your Own Healthy Muesli
Muesli is a filling and quick breakfast and snack. Little yogurt, then muesli and some fruit or berries on top and there you have it - quick and healthy! Healthy Muesli One usually considers muesli a healthy meal, however, most of the muesli in the supermarkets are...
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Energy Sources: Proteins
This article is the 3rd in the series that started with Article 1 - Energy Sources and was followed by Article 2 - Energy Sources - Fats Proteins The important structural components of the body, are made up by proteins which are a necessity for growth, maintenance,...
Energy Sources: Fats
This article continues on from Article 1 - Energy Sources Fats Fats are also considered to be an essential component of your diet and make up the most concentrated source of energy. Fats provide more than twice the calories per gram when compared with carbohydrates or...
CARBOHYDRATES
What are carbohydrates
What are carbohydrates? All carbohydrates are made up from sugars. There are a number of different types of sugars but in the body all carbohydrates metabolism converts sugar to glucose, our body's preferred energy source. Glucose is the main sugar present in many...
ARTICLES
Which Cooking Oils Are the Best Sources of Healthy Fats?
We all want a long and healthy life, and the simple way to make this more likely is to exercise regularly and eat well. That means having a balanced diet which supplies us with all the vitamins and minerals we need, but it also means being careful about what we use to...
OMEGA
Best source and dose
What is the best source and what is the correct dose? Omega fatty acids can be found in fatty fish such as salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies, sardines and to a lesser extent in tuna. They are also found in certain oils such as colza and olive oil. But cooking these...
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ENERGY SOURCES
Energy Sources: Fats
This article continues on from Article 1 - Energy Sources Fats Fats are also considered to be an essential component of your diet and make up the most concentrated source of energy. Fats provide more than twice the calories per gram when compared with carbohydrates or...
Energy Sources: Fats
This article continues on from Article 1 - Energy Sources Fats Fats are also considered to be an essential component of your diet and make up the most concentrated source of energy. Fats provide more than twice the calories per gram when compared with carbohydrates or...
Side Effects and Legal aspects of Omega
Are there any side effects? The greatest risk of fish oil omega-3 supplementation is heavy metal poisoning by the body's accumulation of traces of heavy metals which may be found especially in less refined fish oil supplements. There is also a potential risk is the...