The biggest risks a thin person is exposed to are complications during an operation or a very slow recovery. But this can be corrected by adopting a diet which assures the necessary calories for gaining weight. Some people are thin no matter how much they eat and are always envied by people around them that […]

Healthy eating tips for breakfast Add raisins or other fresh fruit to you bowl of cereal Buy skimmed yogurt, natural fruit juice and fresh, canned or frozen fruit in a juicer Start the day with a full glass of vruit of vegetable juice Make a peach and nectarine puree, add a drop of your favorite […]

It’s essential to consume fruits and legumes of different colors to fully enjoy these foods. You have to break the food color code: Blue/dark red (combat the effects of aging)- fruits and legumes in these colors have a high concentration of phytochemicals(anthocyanins and phenols)which are currently studied for their antioxidating and anti-aging proprieties. Including blue […]

Your fat intake contributes to gaining weight, since one ounce of fat bring almost double the calories than an ounce protein or glucose. So if you want to lose weight, reduce cholesterol or you just want to eat healthy you need to reduce your fat food intake. If we also want to lose weight it’s […]

Fibers are compounds found in foods that have an important role in maintaining the body’s health. Dietary fibers have many health benefits. Fibers are complex carbohydrates and are found in vegetarian foods such as whole wheat, fruit, legumes, nuts, beans, peas, and seeds. Animal originated products- meat, cheese and eggs don’t contain fibers. Two types […]

Some knowledge of basic nutrients never hurts. You will learn how to obtain them through a balanced diet and you will also learn their roles in the body. Establishing your own calorie and nutrient needs, an analysis of the diet you adopted and the creation of a healthy and low in calories meal plan are […]

There are many types of vegetarian diets; the most common are vegetarians, who include eggs and milk but not meat, and vegans, which eliminate any form of animal products. Young people, who are vegetarians, may get enough nutrients from the vegetarian food, except iron. A normal level of iron is particularly important for teenagers. Iron […]

Parents, teachers or doctors – mostly adults – we advise teens to eat fruits, vegetables, dairy and limit consumption of sweets. Or at least that is the way things were. Now teenagers are concerned about new issues in terms of nutrition. How can you gain muscle weight and not deposit fat? What is the weight […]

Nutrition plays a vital role in terms of a healthy sexual life. The basic nutritional ingredients necessary for a healthy sexual life include a huge variety of fruits and vegetables, protein and complex carbohydrates. There are certain categories of foods that adversely affect sexual functions: fried foods and fatty sauces, sugar and excess salt, saturated […]

Obesity is a problem that children face increasingly more often. Lately, in addition to the parents educational efforts to teach them how to eat healthy and take exercise regularly, children began to be treated for obesity as adults. These treatments include drugs that control weight but also gastric type bypass surgery. Like adults, children are […]