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diet (parliamentary bodies)
diet parliamentary bodies in Japan, Poland, Hungary, Bohemia, the Scandinavian nations, and Germany have been called diets. In German history, the diet originated as a meeting of landholders and burghers, convoked by the ruler to discuss financial problems. The imperial diet or Reichstag of the ... Read more |
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High fat diet
ketogenic diet (kee-toh-jen-ik) n. a diet that promotes the formation of ketone bodies in the tissues, in which the principal energy source is fat rather than carbohydrate.... Read more |
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Atkins Diet
Atkins diet Definition The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, while discouraging foods such as bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar. It is a form of ketogenic diet. Origins Robert C. Atkins, a cardiologist and internist,... Read more |
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Elimination diet
Elimination diet Definition An elimination diet functions as a test, determining whether patients may have a sensitivity to certain foods. Initially, patients stop eating foods suspected of causing illness. Then, after a suitable period of time (often 10 |
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Mediterranean diet
Mediterranean diet Definition The Mediterranean diet is based upon the eating patterns of traditional cultures in the Mediterranean region. Several noted nutritionists and research projects have concluded that this diet is one of the most healthful in the world in terms of preventing such... Read more |
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South Beach diet
South Beach diet Definition The South Beach diet is a three-phase, carbohydrate-restrictive diet. It emphasizes foods that are low on the glycemic index (GI) and low in saturated fat, such as lean meats, vegetables, cheeses, nuts, and eggs. Unlike other carbohydrate-restrictive diets , such as... Read more |
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Carnitine
Carnitine Description Carnitine is an amino acid that is essential for babies and nonessential for others. In this context, essential means it must be obtained in the diet. Nonessential types of amino acids can be synthesized to some extent within the body. The kidney is able to form carnitine... Read more |
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diet
diet food and drink regularly consumed for nourishment. Nutritionists generally recommend eating a wide variety of foods; however, some groups of people survive on a very limited diet. The traditional Eskimo diet, for example, depended heavily on meat, but Eskimos ate nearly all of the animal;... Read more |
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vegetable
vegetable term originally used for any plant, now the name for many food plants, most of them annuals, and for their edible parts. There is no clear botanical distinction between vegetables and fruits. Most vegetables consist largely of water, making them low in calories. They are excellent... Read more |
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Meiji
Meiji , 1852-1912, reign name of the emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912; his given name was Mutsuhito. He ascended the throne when he was 15. A year later the shogun fell, and the power that had been held by the Tokugawa military house was returned to the emperor. This was the Meiji restoration... Read more |
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Vital to include calcium and iron in diet
...include calcium and iron in dietEdition...helps to boost muscle power and nerve function...A calcium-rich diet is essential and...birth. Increased iron needs during pregnancy and low intakes of iron, often due to restricted, low energy ... |
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Oysters: Nature's Aphrodisiac?;Just Folklore or a Side Effect of High Zinc...
...and 46 percent of iron." Does all that...are short of iron, your red blood cells are...not enough oxygen in your tissues, so you feel...evidence that a high-iron diet makes for extraordinary...authority on oyster ... |
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Power ABS Diet
...D" word - this diet isn't starvation...Higher-protein diets are also known to...reduce carb intake, your body produces ketone...protein, low-carb diet if you're actually pumping iron. The diet samples...can still maintain ... |
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DIETS THAT MAKE YOU DUMB
...undermine your brain power. There was a recent...LISA McREE: To diet -- to how -- how...know why this -- diets don't work, and...distracted when we're diet. We're thinking...throw out the fad diets, that's ... |
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Health Zone: Feed your brain: BETTER DIET COULD HELP BOOST YOUR EXAM...
...should examine their diets to improve their...evolution, a fish diet was responsible for...important nutrient is iron. Iron deficiency...a lack of iron in your diet can lead to...anaemia by making sure ... |
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The top six "power foods" you should be adding to your diet: eating more of...
...System, what top "power foods" you can add to your diet right now to help boost your metabolism, strengthen your immune system, and...trace minerals (iron, zinc, copper, and magnesium). A diet rich in whole ... |
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BATTLE OF THE DIETS; Who's found the best - and safest - way to stay in...
...revolutionary diet, guaranteeing...for crash diets, binge eating...more crash diets you use the...you keeping your diet and lifestyle...minerals like iron. Not an all...fat burning powers. This ... |
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iron boosts physical and mental power
If your stamina during workouts isn't what you think it should be, get your iron level checked; just a slight deficiency...advise consulting a doctor and reviewing your diet before taking them: Extra iron does not... |
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MAKE SURE DIET PLAN IS HEALTHFUL
...the miraculous power of vitamin supplements...group leaves a diet void of many essential...example, some diet programs eliminate...or beef. These diets are not only inadequate in iron, calcium, zinc...blood. Ketogenic diets ... |
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EAT A RAINBOW EVERY DAY TO GUARANTEE A HEALTHY HEART; Heart disease is...
Byline: MARIANNE POWER Every year 10,000...third of cases poor diet plays a significant...which can cause your arteries to become...cholesterol and reduce your risk of a heart attack...but are better for your heart.' also, don...our best source ... |