Archive for 'Essays on Nutrition' Category
Nutritional Difference between Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate
14 February 2008There are as many stories associated to chocolate candy as brands available on the market. Different shapes, sizes, and colors are usually accompanied by a dilemma, which is better, dark chocolate or white chocolate?
Apart from taste, World’s Finest Chocolates are characterized for their n…
The Facts on Almond Nutrition
13 February 2008Almonds can be found in such common places as on top of a salad or as a snack while on a plane. They are packed full on nutritional value and are tasty to eat. Almonds are so versatile that they can be used as a key ingredient in dessert or found as a snack in between meals.
Did you know th…
Nutritional Discovery Fights Flu
12 February 2008Flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death.
Every year, on average, 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu; more than 40,000 people in the UK are hospitalized from flu complications; and approxim…
The Nutritional Facts Concerning Bronchitis
11 February 2008Inflammation of the mucous membranes in the bronchial tree (the deep inner lung passages) is called Bronchitis.
Bronchitis comes in two forms, either acute or chronic. Viral and bacterial infections normally cause acute bronchitis which is normally a relatively mild inflammation. Sometimes …
DNA Unlocked Nutrition Secrets For Powerful Athletic Gains
10 February 2008Imagine an army of Peter Schmeichel’s? Unlocking the genetic code has led scientists to unravel the secrets of sports performance in the competitive athlete. Back in the Early 90’s the U.S. Department of Energy and the Natural Institutes of Health unlocked the 25,000 genes that make us human. I…
Arthritic Diets and Nutritional Healing
9 February 2008There is a great deal of debate in the medical world about the effects of overall diet on arthritis and using diet toward alleviating the condition. Doctors have known for a long time that diet affects gout, a specific type of arthritic condition, however the jury remained out for a long time on …
Beating Shingles with Supplements and Nutrition
8 February 2008The condition shingles is caused by the Varicella zoster virus which is the same virus which causes chicken pox. When chicken pox initially attacks, the virus enters the nervous system and lies dormant in the sensory nerves. The virus can lay dormant for years without causing problems but when th…
Sports and Nutrition
7 February 2008Sports medicine or sport medicine is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of
medicine which deals with the treatment and preventive care of athletes, both
amateur and professional. The team includes specialty physicians and surgeons,
athletic trainers, physical therapists, coaches, other perso…
Treating Crohn’s Disease With Nutritional Change
6 February 2008It should be understood that Crohn’s Disease can not be cured or treated with nutritional change. Food intake or allergies also do not cause Crohn’s Disease. However, after the disease is present, certain foods may aggravate the effects of Crohn’s and may be eliminated to reduce side effects.<…
The McDonalds Campaign for “Good Nutrition” - Hit or Miss
5 February 2008McDonalds and Nutrition - an Oxymoron or Not?
The ever popular, omnipotent McDonalds fast food chain has been trying for a few years now to mend the fences with activists and public service groups who protest the chain’s marketing of nutritionally void food. In the wake of…