Prebiotics are non-digestible fibres that act as food for microorganisms, promoting their growth and activity. Probiotics on the other hand, are living microorganisms that, when consumed in adequate amounts, can provide health benefits.
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The Dangers Of Refined Carbs
In the United States, poor diet was once associated with undernutrition. Today it is more often associated with excess, particularly excesses in calories, saturated fats, trans fats, added sugars, and sodium.
The Biggest Scandals Of The Food Industry
Food fraud is a complex and pervasive issue that affects the global food supply chain. It can take many forms and involves the deliberate adulteration, misbranding, or substitution of food products for economic gain.
Important Foods That Make Us Feel Full
One of the most challenging dietary changes to make can be reducing calorie intake. Many low calorie foods can leave you feeling hungry and unfulfilled between meals. However, plenty of nutritious foods exist that are both filling and low in calories.
What You Need To Know About Intermittent Fasting & Autophagy
Many diets focus on what to eat, but intermittent fasting is all about when you eat. With intermittent fasting, you only eat during a specific time. Research shows fasting for a certain number of hours each day or eating just one meal a couple days a week may have health benefits.
Simple Steps To Eating Healthy
Americans’ busy lifestyle—coupled with our desire for tasty foods—has created a spike in our consumption of ultra-processed foods over the past two decades. Research suggests that between 60% and 90% of the standard American diet now consists of foods and beverages that are highly processed.
Is The Food Industry Creating Problems And Selling Solutions?
The food industry didn’t want to start an obesity pandemic. They didn’t calculate that ultra-processed fast foods with added saturated fats, sugar, and more calories will make people gain more weight than they could lose. So when they saw the result and the obesity rates rising, they learned something.
The Child Obesity Crisis In The U.S.
Childhood obesity has been called “one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century,” and with good reason.
How To Understand Your Hunger
I strongly believe that all people are different. We deal with emotions in various ways. It has a lot to do with your personal experience, past history, emotional strength, and so on. So the way we experience hunger is also different. To be honest I am an angry hungry person. When I am late for a meal I almost always get irritated, angry, emotional, impatient, and very very hungry. But that is only my first feeling. At the beginning of hunger.
What You Need To Know About Organic Food
Organic food refers to vegetables, fruit, grains, dairy, and meat products that are grown and processed using non-conventional methods to boost soil and water conservation, ecological balance, and reduce pollution.
Things we do for health 