Archive for the ‘Diet’ Category

Egg Lovers: Study showed Increased Risk to Diabetes Mellitus type 2

Monday, April 20th, 2009

EggIn a study of almost 57,000 American adults, the researchers found out that those who have an intake of egg each day in a week were most likely 58 to 77 per cent to acquire diabetes mellitus type 2.

Diabetes mellitus type 2, or formerly known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, or adult-onset diabetes, is a disorder in body metabolism, which is described as an abnormally high blood glucose level which is associated with insulin resistance and insulin deficiency.

As published in the Diabetes Care journal, the findings of the study do not suggest to remove egg intake in your diet list and that eggs are directly associated in the occurrence of diabetes mellitus type 2. It is a wise move, therefore, to limit intake of eggs.

Based on the facts at hand by the researchers, the recommendation in the study states that a person must consume eggs moderately, and will not have to exceed six eggs a week.

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Eating Nutritious Rich Food amid the Recession

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Nutritious FoodsNo one can bail out your health but you. One must make sure that amid all the diving economic figures, your health will stay up there. Here are some tips and pointers on how you can make sure that you and your family will be healthy despite the budget cut:

Go Back to the Basics

Not all expensive foods are nutritious. There are forgotten items in the grocery which are really cheap but can suffice the needs of our bodies. No you don’t have to do with stone soup or fat rich diet to fill you up but it is understandable that we can cut on the steak, creme brulee, and lobster diets. Loads of cholesterol, and not very affordable either!

Those who lost their jobs or struggling on their budget may have to rediscover the aisles of the supermarket for the good old stuff which can deliver the nutrients our body needs. Economical but nourishing foods are all over the supermarket, we just need to learn how to grab them again into our carts.

Extra Effort for Real Food

Experts are suggesting that people must remember the kinds of food that helped us though difficult times in history. Today is not the right time for turning into empty calories but finding the right stuff for the right price.

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