Cholesterol is essential for the proper functioning of nerves and the manufacture of important hormones in the body. This white waxy substance that has no smell or taste is made either by the liver or is part of the daily dietary intake of food. Cholesterol commonly found in foods such as meat, fish ...
Gone are the days when the only milk available was full-fat or skimmed. Supermarket shelves are now heaving under the weight of everything from rice to soya to buffalo milk. As a result, we're all drinking less cow's milk than we were a decade ago, amid fears about allergies and health scares such a ...
Makan makanan yang digoreng rasanya enak kan ya. Gurih, renyah, kriuk hehe… Sebenernya ada baik dan buruknya lho makan gorengan alias makanan yang digoreng-goreng. Menurut pakar gizi olahraga ini, saat kita makan makanan yang digoreng itu sama saja kita memakan lemak yang memang dibutuhkan oleh tubu ...
Sadly, coconut oil and other saturated fats have been labeled as the cause of high cholesterol, clogging the arteries and other negative things. However, many studies done on people who live in tropical parts of the world, thereby consuming large quantities of coconut oil, show that the reverse is t ...
I was recently reading through a copy of Nursing Standard and I came across an article that stated that cholesterol was the main risk factor in heart disease, so I decided to respond with this letter that was also published in the Nursing Standard. WE NEED A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CORONARY HEART DISEA ...
Should we try to eliminate saturated fat from our diets? There has been a huge push to reduce the amount of saturated fat in our diets. The mantra “saturated fats – bad, unsaturated fats – good” is everywhere. However, is consuming some saturated fat bad for us? Probably not. Could it even be good f ...
Just When I Thought I’d Seen It All…Something Else Comes Along and Just Cracks Me Up! This Spoof on Health and Weight Loss (Actually Weight Gain) Will Help Lighten Your Day and Give You That Extra Motivation to Continue On…Doing Your Absolute Best to attain and maintain Your Future Figure! Check it ...
Food luddites! Worried about depression? I've let you off too long, but now I will show you no mercy. If I said that because an alcoholic is more likely to have a dodgy liver than a tee-totaller then no-one should drink any alcohol you'd think I was being ridiculous. If I said that because taking ec ...
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It is common to hear advice from friends, well-wishers and other people to reduce the intake of fat content in our daily consumption, especially if you happen to be slightly overweight or obese and find difficulty moving around with a heavier body. While some amount of fat intake is inevitable and a ...