Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category

Importance, Benefits and Uses of Lemon in Our Daily Life

The lemon is both a small evergreen tree (Citrus × limon, often given as C. limon) native to Asia and the tree’s oval yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and nonculinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind (zest) are also used, mainly in cooking and [...]

How to Cut Calories | Losing Weight through Calorie Counting

Losing weight through calorie counting is relatively easy. You won’t have to put normal life on hold while calorie counting. Added benefits are that calorie counting raises your awareness of what your body needs; educates you about what’s in what you eat, and helps you learn how to eat healthy for life. In order to [...]

Nutrients & Energy Requirements

Food that we eat contains essential nutrients and energy that our body requires.If this adequate amount of energy levels are not provided,body suffers Malnutrition & undergoes Weight Loss. Meeting energy requirements is the principal goal of Nutrition. EnergyRequirements: The largest component of energy expenditure is attributed to the Lean Body Mass and is known as [...]

Carbohydrates-A Energy Source

The word carbohydrate generically covers three substrates : Simple Sugars (E.g Sucrose), Complex Polysachharides OR Starches (long chain molecules) , and dietary fiber  or non starch polysaccharides (not available for enzymatic digestion by humans). The available carbohydrate “starches and sugars” supplies a major part of the energy in a normal diet (4KCal/g). No individual carbohydrate [...]