World Health Organization calls for a ban on trans fats by 2023 Non-communicable diseases represent the greatest health risk and the leading cause of death worldwide. Of these, cardiovascular diseases account for the largest share of this...
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Pros and cons of cooking food: Cooking is able to make edible and appetizing food otherwise inedible for composition and taste, preserves their nutritional qualities, gives them new colors, scents and flavors and stimulating for our visual...
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The origins of what we commonly call "sugar": Sugar has been produced since ancient times by extracting it from sugar cane. From a marginal and elitist use, in Europe since 1800 we see the spread of this product on a larger scale, thanks to the...
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Manage stress and stay healthy: According to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine*, stress management is an essential component on which to intervene to maintain health. The other fundamental elements are: the correct diet; physical and...
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What are functional foods? The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) defines functional foods in relation to their content of components with health benefits that go beyond the basic functions given by macro and micronutrients such as...
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Essential nutrients against "empty” calories Nutrition is a determining factor for human health. Paradoxically, although the guidelines for healthy eating are known, are continually disregarded particularly in Western countries. Likewise, in the...
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The cell membrane lipidomic analysis available in the medical channel and/or nutritionist biologist What is FAT PROFILE? FAT PROFILE is the cell membrane lipidomic analysis, particularly of the MATURE RED BLOOD CELL, developed in collaboration...
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INTESTINE: the interface between the external and internal environment of the organism In the jargon the intestine is identified with its excretory activity, but it is ignored that this organ is home to multiple functions, some of which produce...
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Health starts with foods The father of medicine, Hippocrates, has handed down the famous words about the important role of how food is our medicine. By taking advantage of this rich concept of wisdom we understand how important it is to make food...
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The Importance of Food Education Proper nutrition is a key pillar of human health and it is fundamental to teach and transmit from childhood and school age. Chronic illnesses, once linked to aging, are becoming more and more common in children as...
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The chronic degenerative diseases growth Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in Western countries. In Italy, ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and other heart diseases together account for about 30% of all deaths...
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