Multivitamins and Nutrition

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Ice cream is a food that used to like everybody. Sometimes we hear as doctors recommend eating ice cream to children and not so young. But we know that there are many types of ice cream. And according as they are produced are good or bad for our health.

What is certain is that the ice cream is a food that many athletes avoid taking, but is a healthy food if taken in moderation and can be included in any diet in a healthy and balanced and that provides many nutrients for the body such as calcium, vitamin B2, high-quality protein, lactose and addition of phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and vitamins A and B6. If you like ice cream and sports do not have problems with the scale.

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To kept in good physical condition is essential to have a balanced diet. Healthy nutrition demands a proper diet of macronutrients, fat and rich in protein, carbohydrates, and also all the essential nutrients including natural vitamins and minerals.
These nutrients can be found on most foods, but how do you find the perfect match for our body to use the indicators? This is a variable often uncontrollable, but thanks to vitamin supplements we consume every day in capsules 100% natural.

Without natural nutrients such as vitamins, the human body would not be able to take advantage of the constructive elements and energy supplied by food. Read the rest of this entry »

A daily intake of vitamins, minerals and nutrients is essential for good health and energy.

In an ideal world we would get the right balance of foods we eat, but in today’s world it is almost impossible.

Weight problems and nutritional deficiencies extend between all of society and are due to poor eating habits such as overeating, skipping meals, peck, restrictive diets rebound, stres, cigarettes, alcohol … and many more factors. Read the rest of this entry »

Carbohydrates are found almost exclusively in foods of plant origin. They are one of three major chemical groups that form the organic matter along with fats and proteins. Carbohydrates are most abundant organic compounds in the biosphere and in turn more diverse. Usually found in the structural parts of plants and also in animal tissues, such as glucose or glycogen. These serve as a source of energy for all vital cell activities.

They provide 4 kcal/gram as protein and energy are considered macronutrients like fat. We can find them in a countless number and variety of food and play an important role in metabolism. So they must have a strong presence in our daily diet.

In a varied and balanced diet approximately 300gr./día carbohydrates should come from fruits and vegetables, which not only provide us with carbohydrates, but we also provide vitamins, minerals and plenty of plant fibers.
Another 50 to 100 g. newspapers must be complex, ie cereals and their derivatives. Always prefer those grains which retain their bark, grains. They are rich in B vitamins, minerals, vegetable proteins and obviously fiber.

The fiber should always be present in an amount of 30 gr. daily, thereby preventing weight disorders and diseases such as obesity.
In all low-calorie diets in fruit and vegetables are helpful because they provide plenty of nutrients without too many calories.

Functions
The functions of carbohydrates in the body are met, energy saving proteins, regulate fat metabolism and structure.
* Drink tap, carbohydrates provide 4 kcal (kilocalories) per gram dry weight. This is without considering the content of water that might have the food which is carbohydrate. Covers energy needs, a small part is stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen (usually no more than 0.5% by weight of the individual), the rest is converted into fat and accumulates in the body as adipose tissue.
It is generally recommended that minimally effected a daily intake of 100 grams of carbohydrates to maintain metabolic processes.
* Savings of proteins: If carbohydrate intake is insufficient, protein is used for energy purposes, relegating their plastic function.
* Regulation of fat metabolism: In case of poor dietary intake of carbohydrates, fats are metabolized abnormally accumulate in the body ketone bodies, which are intermediate products of this metabolism thus causing problems (ketosis).
* Structurally, the carbohydrates are a small portion of the weight and structure of the body, but either way, this function should not be excluded from the list, however minimal its indispensable contribution. Read the rest of this entry »