Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

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not know why citrus fruit was essential to health (it is high invitamin C, and scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency), he rec ...

breakfast cereal substantially reduced vitamin defi- ciency diseases. Commercially manufactured vitamin supplements also began t ...

levels needed to lower serum cholesterol, it has been associated with liver damage and, commonly, severe facial flushing. Otherw ...

to the Volumetrics plan focus on eating water- and fiber-rich foods to achieve satiety, the feeling of full- ness after a meal. ...

Alcohol: Consume with meals and limit to one drink per day for women; men should consume no more than two drinks daily. Water: ...

ashemorrhoids,constipation,irritable bowel syn- drome, and diverticular disorders. In addition, high- fiber intake, especially s ...

W Warrior diet Definition The Warrior diet is perhaps better described as a total exercise, nutrition, and fitness program; a di ...

According to Hofmekler’s theory, a daily cycle of undereating and overeating, during which the dieter consumes no more than ligh ...

life span.’’ Exercising while undereating, in Hofme- kler’s opinion, ‘‘forces the body to detoxify, burn fat and inhibit fat gai ...

devastating consequences. It is almost impossible to avoid these estrogen mimickers. They’re in the air, car emissions, detergen ...

example, a 30-day supply of EstroX capsules, an anti- estrogen product, costs $40 as of 2007, while a 16-day supply of Warrior M ...

the blood glucose/insulin system and reduction of damage caused by oxidation. As of 2007 none of these hypotheses are considered ...

65% by one year of age. Although the adult percen- tages are often quoted as 60% for males and 55% for females, this is strongly ...

Precautions Failure to maintain adequate water levels can lead todehydration. While this may be the result of various diseases, ...

Description At any given time, about one-third of Americans are trying to lose weight. Many of them succeed in the short term, b ...

their weight until they hit a bump in the road of life, then they turn to food to reduce their stress, starting the yo-yo cycle. ...

continues in this area. Researchers have also found that the number of natural killer (NK) cells in the immune system tends to b ...

Origins The origins of Fat Loss 4 Idiots are not clear, although the idea that there are ways of ‘‘tricking’’ the body’s metabol ...

meal. Another meal for that day might be just cottage cheese, or just a fish fillet. The meal plans lasts 11 days, during which ...