4th World Congress on Food and Nutrition

Most of the people get confused and think that the fat they eat makes their body store fat is because of the reciprocally to describe both body fat and dietary fat. When it comes to weight loss, nutritionists often debate on the issue “ carbohydrates versus fat ” Body fat or adipose tissue is essential for survival.   Anyone with a body fat of 0% percentage would not be alive. When you cut your body fat level down to what’s called your “essential fat” the fat needed to maintain a healthy and functioning body complications arise. Many of the studies compare low carbohydrate and low fat diets by focusing on people with: obesity type 2 diabetes metabolic syndrome The researchers usually measure factors such as:   weight loss cholesterol levels triglycerides blood sugar levels When you have a good idea of what your individual caloric needs are, which you can learn by using a combination of your Basal Metabolic Rate and your activity level, this will become a lot eas...

Dietary fiber can keep you full, improve your overall health, and help you to lose weight. With these tips to add more to your diet, you can look and feel your best. Fiber comes in two varieties: Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water. It is found in whole grains, wheat cereals, and vegetables like carrots, celery, and tomatoes. Soluble fiber dissolves in water. It contains barley, oatmeal, beans, nuts, and fruits like apples, berries, citrus fruits, and pears. To increase your fiber intake you could : Choose a high fiber breakfast with wholegrain cereal Go for whole meal or seeded wholegrain breads, wheat pasta, bulgur wheat or brown rice. Keep a supply of frozen vegetables so you are never without. Go for potatoes with skins e.g. baked potato, wedges or boiled new potatoes, hot or use for a salad. For snacks try fruit, vegetable sticks, rye crackers, oatcakes, unsalted nuts or seeds. Include plenty of vegetables like beans, lentils or chickpeas to stews, curries and ...

Ketogenic diets have become incredibly popular. The term "Ketogenic” ïs a low carb diet i.e. Atkins diet. The idea of it to get more calories from protein and fat and less from carbohydrates. It will cut back most on the carbs that are easy to digest, like sugar, soda, pastries, and white bread. This diet is an eating plan that focuses on foods that provide a lot of healthful fats, protein, and very few carbohydrates. This may help to lose more weight in the first 3 to 6 months than some other diets. As it takes more calories to change fat into energy than it does to change carbs into energy. Here are some health conditions that may benefit from a ketogenic diet. Epilepsy Metabolic Syndrome Glycogen Storage Disease Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Diabetes Some Cancers     Autism Parkinson’s Disease Obesity GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome Traumatic Brain Injury Multiple Sclerosis Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Alzheimer’s Disease Migraine Headache...