Bettering Your Health
Hot Pepper for High Blood Pressure
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment
Capsaicin, the compound that adds the spicy zing to hot peppers, seems to have some benefit in blood pressure control. Chinese researchers have reported that long term consumption of capsaicin as part of the normal diet of rats bred to have high blood pressure helps relax blood vessels so that pressure falls. The capsaicin sets [...]
Yoga for Depression
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment
Daily aerobic exercise is a reliable and effective treatment for mild to moderate depression, but new research suggests that yoga may work even better. A study from Boston University School of Medicine showed that practicing yoga increased levels of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric) in the brain. Low levels of GABA, a neurotransmitter, are associated with depression and [...]
What Foods Are Bad Carbohydrates?
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment
It is recommended by the World Health Organization that the carbohydrate consumption of a healthy adult should form 55-75 percent of the total energy intake.
This is a norm to be followed unless one is on to low carbohydrate diet due to health reasons such as obesity or diabetes.
Carbohydrates fall in two broad categories; simple carbohydrates and [...]
Does Beer Have Dietary Fiber?
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment
Beer is the oldest and widely consumed alcoholic beverage. In terms of popularity it ranks at number three with water and tea occupying the top two positions.
It is produced by the process of brewing and fermentation of starches. The most common raw material used is malted barley but other cereal grains such as wheat, maize and [...]
Fruit Fiber Supplement
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Dietary fiber is classified into two categories; water soluble and insoluble. Both types of fiber are present in all plant food including fruits. Actual distribution of these two fibers in fruits will depend on the characteristic of the plant.
The insoluble fiber has the property of attracting water and increasing the bulk. This can help to soften the [...]
High Fiber Foods That Help Stop Diarrhea
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment
Many foods contain a mixture of soluble and insoluble fiber. Both types of fiber are required for a healthy body. Fiber is found mostly in plant food such as fruits, vegetables and grains. Fiber is not digested by the human body.
As it is not digested and absorbed in the [...]
Side Effects Of Fiber Supplements
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment
Dietary fiber which is mostly available in plant based food is not digestible in the human body but it has an essential role to play in human health.
Most whole foods which are plant based contain both types of fiber; water soluble and insoluble.
Dietary fiber is known to provide treatment for conditions such as gastrointestinal disease, constipation, hemorrhoids, [...]
Dangers Of Eatting Too Many Saturated Fats
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment
Fats are a subgroup of compounds known as lipids that are present in the body and they have a general property of not soluble in water. Fats are also known as triglycerides.
These are molecules made from a combination of glycerol with three fatty acids. Fat is the storage reservoir of energy.
At times of low food [...]
How Much Saturated Fat To Eat Each Day?
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment
Fat along with carbohydrate and protein provide all the calories required for the body to function normally. Fat is an organic compound and is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. It falls in a group of substances known as lipid.
It comes in both solid as well as liquid [...]
Foods High In Omega 3 Fatty Acids
February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · 1 Comment
Essential fatty acids (EFA) are fats that are necessary for the human body and it is unable to synthesize from its in-house resources. This need has to be essentially fulfilled through diet.
EFAs are long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acids.
There are two families of EFA; Omega [...]
