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Nutrients are chemicals outside the cell needs to perform its vital functions. They can be:
Macronutrient diet
Immediate or early macronutrients (needed in large quantities).
Proteins are primary macronutrient for growth and maintenance of body structure (including muscle). Can not be stored so that must be replenished daily through diet.
Value or biological quality of proteins is the ability of a particular protein provide all the amino acids necessary for human beings. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sleep means placing the head on a pillow, go into sleep and wakes up the next morning with the strength to perform all tasks. But many of the teenagers have problems falling asleep, some have chronic insomnia. Prevention is key to not becoming a health problem. Insomnia is known as an alteration in the normal resting cycle, which translates into no sleep.
The first symptoms develop between adolescence and adulthood. It is estimated that 10% of young people between 16 and 25 years have all the symptoms of insomnia, and was diagnosed after spending at least a year struggling to sleep each night. Importantly, without an overnight stay night involves not have insomnia, because the problem arises when this is repeated many times.
In principle the exact reasons are unknown who have to spend many sleepless nights on, may be genetic factors (paternal inheritance) and environmental (stress, poor diet, irregular bedtime) Read the rest of this entry »
Cholesterol is essential for our body to function, but the key is kept within normal values. There is a “good” cholesterol (HDL), athletes usually high in people who did not smoke, and a “bad” cholesterol (LDL), high in hereditary cases or a high cholesterol diet, diabetes, kidney failure or who do not practice sedentary regular physical exercise. Here you can get some tips to solve this problem from their own diet.
Consume fat in moderation. This is achieved by avoiding excesses of foods such as butter, cheese, egg yolks, fatty meats and baked goods. Replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats: olive oil-butter, whole milk for skim, red meat with lean meat or fish, cheese for whole-fat versions or fresh skinless chicken outlet, for whole-fat yogurt, etc..
Includes lunch and dinner vegetable, raw or cooked, accompanying a main dish of lean meat, also a side of rice, pasta, lentils, beans, beans or peas. For dessert, choose fruit, desserts, low-fat or nonfat yogurt. Read the rest of this entry »