Calcium and phosphorus promote strong bones and teeth, while potassium supports healthy cell, heart and digestive function. Fiber Apple peels contain both soluble and insoluble fiber, and about two-thirds of the fiber in an apple is in the skin. Fiber has many health benefits, from lowering cholesterol and aiding digestion to promoting satiety that helps with weight control. An average-size apple with its skin contains 4.4 g of fiber and youll lose half if you peel it. Antioxidants The skin of an apple is packed with powerful phytochemicals like flavonoids and phenolic acids that help the body fight free radicals that damage cells and contribute to disease. Eat your apple with the skin and you benefit from compounds called triterpenoids that help fight cancers, such as liver, colon and breast cancer. Did you know? Biting and chewing an apple is good for your smile?
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Save money with cost-conscious infant nutrition
Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 Save money with cost-conscious infant nutrition Sponsored Links By Nedra Rhone The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Did you welcome a baby to your family in 2012? You can expect to spend $241,080 over the next 17 years raising your precious bundle of joy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates in the annual report Expenditures on Children by Families. Thats up 2.6 percent from 2011, so yes, it is getting more expensive to have kids. One of the major expenses for children is food, USDA experts say.
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10 common nutrition myths debunked
#1 Carbs make you fat Myth debunked: Lower carb eaters tend to lose weight faster but they are the first to regain the weight that was lost. #2 Eating extra protein builds muscle Myth debunked: Adding too much protein to your diet adds stress on your kidneys and too many calories from any source can lead to weight gain and not necessarily muscle gain. #3 Eating late at night makes you fat Myth debunked: Calories are calories. What you eat, and how much you eat is more important than when you eat it. #4 Grazing all day is better than 3 meals a day Myth debunked: There is no pattern of eating that is right for everyone. #5 Artificially sweetened foods have fewer calories than the original food.
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‘Grandfather‘of nutrition goes into retirement
He was the first person that taught me nutrition then and he made so much impression on me and one couldnt but fell in love with the subject. He emphasised so much on the importance of nutrition, pointing out that no matter what we were doing whether in medicine or agriculture, the end point was really the nutrition of the people. After graduating with a B.Sc. in Agriculture, the windows of opportunity to pursue the reverie of becoming a food nutritionist were somewhat narrow for Oguntona, but he found his feet at the University of London, where he was offered admission for his Masters degree in animal nutrition and so began his sojourn into the world of nutrition. I didnt come back to Nigeria immediately because there was nowhere to practise my programme.
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