Did you know that iodine deficiency is currently considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the most common and easily preventable case of impaired cognitive development in children in the world? There are at least 30 million people suffering from this preventable disease.
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Since the Middle Ages, beets have been used to treat various ailments, especially those related to digestion. In recent years, the vegetable has attracted more and more attention and is considered a health-promoting functional food. Although scientific interest in beetroot has only begun to gain momentum in the last few decades, it has been used as a natural medicine for thousands of years.
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Most girls are afraid of carbohydrates and strive to completely eliminate them from the diet. But is it justified? How carbohydrates affect our weight, and how much of them is safe for the figure. Today we will analyze the topic of carbohydrates for women: the daily intake, the intake for weight loss, what their excess and deficiency lead to, and which carbohydrates should be chosen.
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Fats are essential components of food that perform a huge range of multidirectional functions in the human body. From the point of view of chemistry, this is a combination of the polyhydric alcohol glycerol and three fatty acids - moreover, the type, length of carbon chains and types of bonds between carbon atoms will largely determine the energy value of the latter.
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Complete list of foods that contain gluten. A complete list of foods and drinks containing gluten.
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Is one apple a day really a guarantee of excellent health? Such a well-known saying - "An apple a day and a doctor is not needed" seems to be a hackneyed cliché, let's figure out how true it is.
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Many events in the life of a modern person, happy or sad, can be accompanied by a feast with alcohol. A hangover is a kind of response to the fun of the past evening or night. How to reduce its manifestations?
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The concept of a low-carb diet a few years ago turned all weight loss on its head. If earlier fats were the culprits of all ills, including obesity, problems with the cardiovascular system, now it is carbohydrates that are enemy No. 1.
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Properly organized rational nutrition ensures the normal course of the processes of growth and development of the body, maintaining the health and working capacity of a person. By changing the nature of nutrition, it is possible to regulate the metabolism in the body and thereby actively influence the course of the disease.
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Properly organized rational nutrition ensures the normal course of the processes of growth and development of the body, maintaining the health and working capacity of a person. By changing the nature of nutrition, it is possible to regulate the metabolism in the body and thereby actively influence the course of the disease.
Read more →