Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

Resources BOOKS Lieberman, Shari and Nancy Bruning. ‘‘Copper.’’ InThe Real Vitamin & Mineral Book: Using Supplements for Opt ...

Other risk factors can be affected by diet and life- style changes. Smoking is a big contributor to coro- nary heart disease. No ...

Weight and physical activity play a role in risk of coronary heart disease. Being overweight makes the heart work harder to do i ...

can show which parts of the heart may receive less blood flow than normal. Angiogram. This is an x ray of the heart taken when ...

In the past, there have been recommendations to follow high-protein, high-fat diets to control coronary heart disease. Studies h ...

Description There are a number of theories as to why people crave certain foods, including: self-imposed food restriction a ps ...

provide a fairly rapid source of fuel to the body by raising blood-glucose levels. However, when life becomes hectic and feels o ...

general white population or Jews who trace their origins to other regions. Internationally, Crohn’s disease is rare in Africa, A ...

that affect the digestive tract and those that affect the rest of the body. The most common symptoms that affect the digestive t ...

Crohn’s disease are under development. Individuals interested in participating in a clinical trial of a new drug or therapy for ...

Medline Plus. ‘‘Crohn’s Disease.’’ U. S. National Library of Medicine, March 15, 2007.<http://www.nlm.nih/gov/ medlineplus/cr ...

determine daily energy expenditure in calories or kilojoules. In general the level 1 and 2 plans are suitable for women and the ...

kilojoules in the diet, the TWD has a low glycemic load (GL). Fruits are limited to 11 oz (300 g) per day, as two servings of un ...

Allowable substitutions within food groups include: eggs for other protein non-dairy products for dairy rice or beans for bre ...

The daily folic-acid intake is increased to 400 mcg for adults and 600 mcg for pregnant and breastfeeding women. Eighty new re ...

psyllium supplements of 30 g per day to obtain adequate fiber. CSIRO recommends that a dietician be consulted if significant adj ...

long-term maintenance of weight loss with the TWD has not been determined. General acceptance The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet bec ...

D Danish dietseeScandinavian diet DASH diet Definition DASH stands for the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH die ...

dietary factors in determinants of blood pressure than sodium alone. The original DASH plan did not restrict sodium. As a result ...

sunflower). Saturated and trans fat consumption should be decreased. Sweets: 5 servings a week. A serving is 1 tbl pure fruit j ...