Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

Antimicrobials Antimicrobial preservatives are added to food to destroy bacteria or to inhibit the growth of mold on foods. BENZ ...

cloves, cinnamon, and apples. Although the FDA limits the concentration of sodium benzoate as a pres- ervative to 0.1% of the fo ...

BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE (BHA).BHA, which is a white or slightly yellow waxy solid in its pure form, is widely used in the food ...

additives are underdiagnosed because they are not often suspected; most maintain, however, that hyper- sensitivity to food addit ...

Sodium benzoate has been reported to cause skin rashes or facial swelling in some people when used as a preservative in acidic f ...

Dietitians of Canada/Les die ́te ́tistes du Canada (DC). 480 University Avenue, Suite 604, Toronto, Ontario, Can- ada M5G 1V2. T ...

toxic to human beings and household pets, causing painful death from kidney failure. In 1937 there was no requirement for medica ...

Purpose Artificial sweeteners are used in food products for several reasons: to lower the calorie content of soda pop and other ...

excreted in urine and feces. It is not concentrated in any body organs and has not been identified as a cancer risk. Like acesul ...

example, its ADI is 50 mg per kilogram of body weight per day. An adult weighing 150 pounds would have to drink 20 12-ounce cont ...

Wax, Paul M. ‘‘Elixirs, Diluents, and the Passage of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.’’Annals of Internal Medicine ...

Within China there are three distinct regional cui- sines: Shanghainese, whose regional food is known for its hot and spicy chil ...

mustard, and aniseed. Fruit and vegetables comprise the majority of the diet. Much of India practices Hin- duism. For the Hindu, ...

world such as diabetes, heart disease,hypertension, cancer, and obesity. The Asian diet is plant-based. Most calories come from ...

Research In 2000, The American Heart Association issued reviseddietary guidelinesfor reducing the risk of heart disease and stro ...

liberal amounts of protein, including meats, fish, poul- try, and eggs, as well as healthyfats. Healthy fats include vegetable a ...

Lifetime maintenance This final phase of the Atkins diet occurs when a dieter reaches goal weight. Although an adult may be able ...

surface and in any medical research, large numbers of participants are needed to account for many variables. In 2004, Jody Gorra ...

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B Bariatric surgery Definition Bariatric surgery is a surgical weight-loss proce- dure that reduces or bypasses the stomach or s ...