Posts Tagged ‘fats’

postheadericon Period Balance Diet

To preserve the health and proper functioning of the body need: 13 vitamins, 16 minerals, fats, carbohydrates, protein and plenty of water.

Since no single food alone gives us all that our body needs it is best to eat a balanced diet. By eating a wide variety of foods in reasonable proportions obtain optimal levels of all nutrients. The ideal is complemented by daily physical activity. Read the rest of this entry »

postheadericon How Well Do You Know a Diet?

In 1972 the American physician Robert Atkins designed a fabulous diet that became widely popular, was a great success and today remains in vogue. People obey to the letter because it allows him to eat most diets prohibit proteins and fats, and food scraps considered as ‘boring’ as vegetables and legumes. This diet promises weight loss in the short term, reducing from 2 to 4 kilos in the first week, and during the following weeks, the result is more moderate.

How it works

It consists of consuming large amounts of protein and minimal carbohydrates to slim. The reason that Dr. Atkins was used as follows: the body it is easier to burn carbohydrates than protein, hence turns carbohydrates into energy and protein stored as fat. Read the rest of this entry »