Milk products include milk, cheese, yogurt and cottage cheese (fromage frais) – but not butter, margarine or cream, which belong in the fat and sugar group. The foods in this group contain many different types of nutrients, but are particularly rich in calcium....
The food pyramid is defined as a graphic intended to illustrate the principles of good nutrition with fruits and vegetables on the bottom representing the bulk of a healthy diet and fats and oils at the top. An example of a food pyramid is a graphic used to illustrate...
Main carbohydrates are bread, cereals and potatoes. This food group also contains pasta, rice and noodles and is full of starchy carbohydrates – your body’s main source of energy. Apart from potatoes, all the foods listed in this group began life as a...
Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves. Anorexia usually begins in young people during puberty. Individuals suffering from anorexia have extreme weight loss. Weight loss is usually 10%-20% below the person’s normal body weight. People...
Millions of women are looking for easy weight control and weight loss methods. The only solution could be reduced energy income (reduced food calories) and physical activities. What to eat? How often to eat? Is any easy diet existing? Answer is very simple –...
Menopause is a very special period of women life – as women approach menopause they endure many unpleasant symptoms which include menopausal weight gain. In most cases women in menopause continue eating the same amount but sometimes experience menopause weight gain....
Weight loss foods – do they exist? This is an interesting question. First of all we know that if there was one type of weight loss food which made people lose weight then all the rich and famous people in the world would have great bodies. This is not the case...
It is well known that the obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. In general the obesity occurs when a person consumes more calories than they need for the energy they use. In general a woman is considered obese when her weight is 20% or more above normal...
How to lose fat? It is critical that we truly understand that losing the not appreciated fat is about 90% due to nutrition and only 10% or so due to exercise. Shocking? – Well, it’s actually very easy to demonstrate. Roughly calculating, if you grab 2 slices of...
What is your ideal body weight for your height? What is considered to be the average size woman? How to discover ideal height and weight for each female? Why we need height and weight charts? – There are several reasons: In most cases the accurate women’s height and...
How to control weight? What are best methods for weight control? You already know that one of the most important things you can do for weight control is regular physical exercises which can burn calories and fat. There are so many choices out there…which...
Food addiction is compulsive eating disorder where a person frequently eats either too much or too little. Usually food addiction is an excessive craving for and consumption of food. In most cases food addicts have very specific body image issues and an emotional...
Binge eating is an eating disorder where a person feels compelled to overeat on a regular basis. Binge eating can be very serious and has an impact on both physical and mental health. Binge eating can affect women and/or men but it appears twice as often among women....
You already know that one of the most important things you can do for your weight loss goals is regular cardio exercises. There are so many choices out there…which exercises are the most effective? The best cardio exercise is simply the one you will do day in...
It is very important to know the right amount of sleep for maximum weight loss. There is a notion among college students that sleep is not necessary, and that any missed sleep in one’s youth can be recovered by “sleeping in” later in life. However,...
