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Key Concepts of Nutrition
Many people who worry about feeding your family. But often encounter a common problem: they do not understand the terms that apply to modern nutrition. Then I explain a number of basic concepts that may be helpful:
- Balance Nutritional optimal mix of nutrients obtained through a balanced and varied diet.
- Antioxidants: their composition delay or prevent the oxidation of certain substrates.
- Plant sterols, naturally occurring lipids encentran plant products (fruits, vegetables, beans …) that contribute to cholesterol reduction.
- Cholesterol from food or from hepatic synthesis. The high levels are harmful to health; for example, increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD), heart disease and / or the rest of the circulatory system can affect its structure and functions.
- Functional food: it is considered as well when, in addition to providing nutrition, contains certain elements, which contributes daily to maintain or improve health.
- Dietary Guidelines: A set of tips for achieving nutrition goals for optimal health.
- Dietary fiber: a set of non-digestible chemicals found in plant cell walls and the surrounding material.