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Fats: To Consume or Not to Consume?

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Fat is the body’s major energy storage system. When the energy from the food we eat and drink can’t be used by our body, the body turns it into fat for later use. The body uses fat from foods for energy, to cushion organs and bones, and to make hormones and regulate blood pressure. Some fat is also necessary to maintain healthy skin, hair and nails. Thus, one should not eradicate all fat from his diet. But, also, too much fat can lead to many health problems such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes and more.

From above, we can entail that not all fats are created equal. There are the saturated fats – the unhealthy ones – and the unsaturated fats – the good and healthy ones.

Saturated Fat: Unhealthy Ones

Saturated fats, which are generally solid at room temperature, are the least healthy and tend to increase the level of cholesterol in our blood. Foods that contain saturated fat include butter, cheese, margarine, shortening, tropical oils such as coconut and palm oil, and the

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Vitamins In Your Diet

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

In addition to their presence in natural foods, vitamins can also be manufactured synthetically. Vitamin supplements may be available in tablet, capsules, or liquid form. These include:

Vitamin A – affects the formation and maintenance of skin, mucus membranes, bones and teeth, vision, and reproduction. Vitamin A is found in milk, butter, cheese, egg yolk, liver, and fish-liver oil.

Vitamin B Complex – are fragile, water-soluble substances, several of which are particularly important to carbohydrate metabolism. It is composed by vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), folic acid, pantothenic acid, and biotin.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) – important in the formation and maintenance of collagen, the protein that supports many body structures and plays a major role in the formation of bones and teeth. Sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, fresh strawberries, cantaloupe, pineapple, and guava. Good v

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Where Have All The Nutrients Gone?

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

Why do we have such dreaded life-threatening diseases today that were unheard of in earlier times? One of the oldest and authoritative books on life, the Bible, records people living to almost a thousand years-with no illnesses whatsoever. Even from the days of our grandfathers and great grandfathers, we hear stories of amazing physical feats of health and longevity. People from “those days” live incredibly simple but very happy lives, the kind that many of us today would like to go back to. What happened to all these?

Consider the following reasons and know what caused them:

1. SOIL DEPLETION

Let us start from the very beginning. It all begins from food existing as a seed until it grows and bears fruit. The onslaught of soil depletion and erosion reduces the nutrients that plants get from the soil. Plant crops can only be as nutritious as the soil is rich in nutrients. Bad soil cannot equate to good crops. Over the years, especially when global commercialism intensified, the

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