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August 24th, 2008 -- Posted in Carbohydrates, Minerals, Nutrients, Nuts |
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins (proteins).
Some amino acids, for example, serve, as precursors to the bodies messenger substances used for the regulation of metabolic processes are needed. There are essential amino acids that the body cannot produce itself, and non-essential amino acids, the metabolism may be.
One of the essential amino acids is valise, leonine, isoleucine, threnodies, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histamine, and lysine.
Arginine and glutamate is also referred to as semi-essential or “essential stamina.”
Amino acids have important functions in the cardiovascular system. An important amino acid for the cardiovascular system is the essential amino acid lysine. Lysine is used as a building block of collagen, etc. an important part of the vessel walls. This amino acid, therefore, contributes to stability and strength of large and small blood vessels.
Another important is the amino acid arginine.By decreasing vascular muscle tension expand the vessels, thereby improving blood circulation and supply of cells can be achieved. This leads to a positive influence on the power of the heart.
The amino acid valise, leonine and isoleucine (collectively known as the BCAA = Branched Chain Amino Acids )”, a certain “regenerating” function. If these three amino acids at the same time made, regeneration and improved performance gains occur. It is this combination of amino acids, especially in popular athletes.
Also active sports people can benefit from the additional administration of these amino acids and thus benefit their performance.
The following are a list of the structures of amino acids:
August 24th, 2008 -- Posted in Calcium, Carbohydrates, Minerals, Nutrients, Nuts, Protein, Vitamins |
The connection between a healthy immune system and a high-quality diet is well known and has especially in recent years significantly influence our eating habits had. While the immune system at higher beings must ensure that pathogens effectively combated, are required for this activity is a good supply of enzymes involved with so-called vital substances, also as essential substances. In addition to fat and amino acids is especially including a number of vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
Of central importance are on the one hand materials such as iron, zinc, calcium and magnesium. While the vital especially iron is imperative for the cell respiration and is also in use by cells called macrophages as needed, on almost all the pathogens can react, zinc supplies more than 100 different enzymes, which in turn activity of calcium and magnesium is coordinated. While iron and zinc, especially in dark meat, fish and whole grain products occur, there are calcium and magnesium in milk products, legumes, nuts and calcareous water. Green vegetables provide the body with extra calcium; magnesium while also in fish and fish products can be found.
However, other minerals and trace elements are needed by our immune system, such as chromium, manganese, silicon, potassium and molybdenum, which we are a natural and variationsreiche food in sufficient quantity feed.
In addition to the group of substances essential to the work of the immune system are of importance beyond vitamins. While vitamin C is already known for generations for its positive effect on cold and infectious diseases known, recent studies have shown that the vitamin A is a relevant role. It protects and strengthens the mucous membranes of humans and thus combat the scourge at the root already, that pathogens such as viruses, bacteria or fungi most of the airways or penetrate the oral cavity and already successfully repulsed them.
Included is the important vitamin especially in carrots and tomatoes. It is this sufficient to take, given that the self-treatment with artificial vitamin A quickly overdoses and side effects can occur. There is nothing wrong with the supply of vitamin A sufficient benefit from the carrots and tomatoes to make sure it is still in both cases the very tasty vegetables, which in ever-new variants are prepared and can be verspeist.
June 12th, 2008 -- Posted in Cereals, Diabetes, Energy, Minerals, Nutrients, Nuts, Protein, Pulses |
As, we have seen so far, the person with diabetes can and should make a free diet plan, once received adequate training, so you can share some daily food for others to make the appropriate menu to its potential or imperatives. This is what we call the strategy of equivalence or exchanges, which is planning a daily quantities of food “generic”, representatives of the group, chosen as the calories and caloric pre-sharing, and attach a few tables to replace those equivalences generics, for other foods that, combined, would allow the drafting of a menu according to taste patient, and possibilities.
This dietary planning system is the result of work and consensus of several years, various medical and scientific equipment and Societies, in order to achieve a unified system of reference accepted by all, similarly to other countries so that serve as a basis for any publication, and for all diabetics of all communities and cities have diets, more or less personalized, with a unique system developed and approved, to avoid confusion .
The equivalence can be expressed in units of exchange or in grams. As den listings replacement:
Grams, we have subsistence allowance equivalent.
Units exchange or rations, we allowances for units of exchange or rationing .
For exchanges and equivalents are grouped foods:
1) milk
2) food protein
3) hydrocarbon food: cereals and pulses and tubers
4) fruit
5) vegetables
6) fats, equivalent to 7 groups food diet balanced, as we saw at the beginning, except that unifying groups 3 and 6 in one, the group called hydrocarbons or Starchy.
Concept of (ration)
An exchange is the amount of food that contains 10 grams of one of the energy nutrients: protein, fats or carbohydrates.
1 exchanges CR = 10 grams of carbohydrates or
10 SW of proteins or
10 GR fat
Diabetes education in this same concept has been called long intake, but we prefer to replace it with the term exchange, because ration is also a culinary term or trade shows that the normal portion of a food that usually consume an adult, so as confusing.
Diet exchange: the possibility of eating a personalized and tailor.
June 10th, 2008 -- Posted in Calcium, Carbohydrates, Fat, Minerals, Nutrients, Nuts, Protein, Vitamins |
It is known that in order to function properly and encourage the development and growth of the body, it is important to consume adequate amounts of food. They contain nutrients that the body needs to maintain health and development of physical and mental activities. Nutrients are essential for the functioning of the body.
What are the nutrients?
These are chemical compounds that cells need a body to fulfill various functions such as:
To provide heat and energy.
Helping the formation and repair of tissues.
Regular operation of tissues
The main nutrients are:
Proteins
The lipid or fat
Carbohydrates or carbohydrate
Vitamins and minerals
Let’s now look at what food groups are these nutrients:
Proteins
They are composed of organic acids nutrients, supplied by food, although some of them prepare the body itself. They are essential for growth and repair of tissues, performing work related to the assimilation of nutrients, oxygen transport and fats in the blood, among others. In our diet can be distinguished animal protein or plant origin.
The animal protein found in meat, fish, poultry, eggs and dairy products. The vegetable can be found in abundance in nuts, grains, legumes, whole grains, soybeans and mushrooms.
The amount of protein required by the body depends on several factors such as age, health status of the intestine and kidney.
Lipids or fat
They are made up of nutrients oils, fats and glycerin. Its most important functions are to provide energy and contribute to the absorption of some vitamins. They are found in vegetable oils (olive, corn, sunflower) that are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, and animal fats (bacon, butter, and lard), rich in saturated fatty acids.
Typically, the food we eat is a combination of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The saturated fatty acids are more difficult to prosecute by the body, so that sometimes can accumulate and form plaques inside the arteries producing and arteriosclerosis.
Carbohydrates or carbohydrate
They are nutrient composition of which come three elements: oxygen, hydrogen and carbon, including in some foods.
They constitute the main source of energy in the body, helping to maintain tissues, develop the vision and prevent infections.
From a nutritional point of view we can talk about three types of carbohydrates:
Starch: present in cereals, pulses, potatoes, etc..
Sugars: present in fruits, milk, white sugar, honey, etc..
Fiber: present in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and legumes whole.
Vitamins
They are organic substances that serve to regulate the functions of the body. Do not bring energy, but without them the body is unable to take advantage of the constructive elements and energy supplied by food.
Vitamins are found in foods of animal origin so as vegetable. One exception is vitamin D is formed in the skin with sun exposure.
There are two types of vitamins:
The fat-soluble: namely, that dissolves in fats and oils and vitamins A, D, E, K & F.
The water-soluble: so called because it dissolves in water. They belong to this group vitamin C and B complex. With a diet rich in fresh produce and natural, can consume all the necessary vitamins supplements without requiring pharmacists.
Minerals
They are inorganic components of food, which is found in nature rather than living beings. They serve a very important role in the body, because they are necessary for the development of tissues and the formation of hormones, enzymes and other substances.
It can be divided into three groups:
Microelement: are those the body needs in greater quantity and can be measured in grams. For example, the body needs plenty of calcium, an element which is the hard part of bones and teeth. In this group we sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, chlorine and sulphur.
Microelements: are needed in fewer than the previous ones and are measured in milligrams. The microelements are no major structural elements, but involved in the functioning of certain enzymes, acting much like vitamins. Among them are iron, fluorine, iodine, manganese, cobalt, copper and zinc.
Trace elements: Those are needed in small quantities. They receive the name because of trace elements found in very small quantities in the body. The trace elements and are active in living tissues at concentrations that are expressed in micro grams per gram or micro grams per milliliter. They are silicon, nickel, Chromium, lithium, molybdenum.
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