Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

eating four–five small meals or large snacks daily, no more than three–four hours apart, with the last meal at least one and on ...

herbs and spices hot-air popcorn without butter or margarine a maximum of two tablespoons per day of artificial sweetener 2 ...

from the fat smash in that it requires organizing the day around meals and exercise: The diet is very specific and must be foll ...

smash diet may be too rapid a weight loss for some people. Research and general acceptance Research With its emphasis on fruits ...

Obesity Education Initiative. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. P.O. Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824- (301) 592-8573.http: ...

by a woman consuming 2,000 calories a day and no more than 28 g saturated fat should be consumed by a man consuming 2,500 calori ...

react with other chemicals. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are susceptible to chemical changes or oxidation within food leading to ...

fatty acidsbecome essential if there is insufficient linoleic and aplha-linolenic acid available in the diet. These fats play a ...

has little effect on blood cholesterol levels because an increased dietary intake reduces the amount the body produces. Only ext ...

Health and Human Services.Federal Register. 68, no. 133 (July 11, 2003). [cited May 7, 2007].http:// [http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/ ...

1996, fenfluramine was the 46th most frequently pre- scribed drug in the United States. with sales of $176 million per year (rou ...

Precautions Phentermine hydrochloride tablets and capsules are indicated only as short-term monotherapy for the management of ex ...

Fiber Definition Fiber is found only in foods of plant origin. It occurs in the skins, seeds, leaves and roots of fruits and veg ...

High-fiber diets may assist with weight management because they tend to be satisfying without being calorie-dense. Soluble fib ...

individual and can be used for that person’s entire life. Diamond has also begun selling nutritional supple- ments, many of whic ...

The Fit for Life program says it is a lifestyle pro- gram that will teach people to be healthier. Along with the personalized di ...

Scales, Mary Josephine.Diets in a Nutshell: A Definitive Guide on Diets from A to Z. Clifton, VA: Apex Publishers, 2005. PERIODI ...

Canada and Japan. Thefiberin the stems of seed flax is used in the production of cigarette papers. Human consumption of flaxseed ...

blood cholesterol levels in animal studies, but few high-quality human studies have been done using flax products. Results that ...

May 7, 2007].http://nccam.nih.gov/health/flaxseed/ index.htm. Martin, Diane H. ‘‘Food Sources of Alpha-Linolenic Acid.’’ Flax Co ...