Category: Diet & Nutrition
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Nutrition: Chia Seed-Should We Be Eating It?
Table of Contents Nutrition Content In Support of Chia Food Health Benefits of Chia Against Chia Food References Chia seeds are unpopular sources of healthy proteins, omega oils, and fiber. They are small and have an oval shape. Another name for chia seeds is chia pets (Loux 2003). From a closer look, they resemble sesame…
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Reducing Body Weight: Obese Class I
Jane’s body mass index is 33.27 and it falls in the category of Obese Class I. This places Jane’s health at a high risk of getting other diseases associated with obesity. It is recommended that Jane should lose her body weight by at least 33 percent to enable her to attain a normal body mass…
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Recipe for Pregnant and Lactating Mothers
Table of Contents Introduction Spider Plant Spiny Gourd Garden Asparagus Spistan Coriander Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In many parts of the world, a variety of edible wild or domesticated plants are exploited on a daily basis as rich sources of food and nutrition to the populations residing in these ecosystems (Aberoumand Nutritive Aspects 2020). These…
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Protein-Protein Complexes Through to Interactomics
Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Combined genomics perspective Biochemical perspective Cell biology perspective Proteomics perspective Bioinformatics perspective Conclusions References Abstract This essay assesses the role of protein-protein interactions (PPI) and protein networks in cellular functional pathways. Research demonstrates that protein interactions are vital for the healthy functioning of a cell. It has been demonstrated that…
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Recent Advances in Modified Atmosphere Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
Table of Contents Introduction MAP Technology Benefits to farmers Mechanism of MAP Impact of MAP on food Advantages of MAP Disadvantages of MAP Conclusion References Introduction The history of nutrition dates back a hundred years ago during ancient Greek times. However, scientific research on nutrition was recently done and the knowledge about different types of…
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Expired Fruits and Vegetables in Grocery Shops Next Door
Table of Contents Summary Introduction Survey on expired fruit and vegetables at Woolworths Summary of the survey References Summary Professional pathways in health science seek to promote and manage public health. The general population has a basic right of accessing fresh, healthy, delicious and nutritious food (Garlough, 2010). As a matter of fact, it is…
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“What the World Eats” Book by Menzel and D’Aluisio
Writing is the most important activity in the current world driven by the knowledge economy. As a result, books and authors should strictly adhere to a realistic global view. They say that a picture contains more than a thousand words. In this regard, a book combining the use of photographs and words is more informative…
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Dietary Planning for Juliet Brown
Table of Contents Introduction Method of Assessment Results Analysis Conclusion References Introduction The well known philosopher Hippocrates once stated that, “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food (McGuire & Beerman 2009, p. 3).” Based on this statement one can observe that food plays a very important role in our lives.…
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Dietary Intake Issues in Australia
Table of Contents Comparison of the Day’s Diet to the Recommended Standards Comparison of the Two Recording Methods to the Core Food groups (1994) Importance of Core Food Group Concept as Nutritional Adequacy Indicator Correlation of the Two Recording Methods Importance of Modifying Diets Works Cited The day’s diets have a very large deviation from…
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Medicinal Nutrition: Wild Plants
Table of Contents Introduction: Medicinal nutrition Strength Weaknesses References Introduction: Medicinal nutrition Louis Grivetti has concentrated on ethnobotanical for more than three decades. Grivetti looks at edible wild plants as having both nutritional and medicinal. The author reviews many literatures in the field of ethnobotanical accompanied with a three-decade research works across different continents. The…