Foods High In Iron

  [ Wr itten by M ike Geary, a Certified Nutrition Specialist] I was on a weekend trip with some friends recently and one of my friends was cooking breakfast for the whole group. I went over to see what he was cooking and saw he was getting ready to make a big batch of eggs. Well, to my shock and horror, I noticed that he was cracking the eggs open and screening the egg whites into a bowl and throwing out the egg yolks. I asked him why the heck he was throwing out the egg yolks, and he replied something like this ... "because I thought the egg yolks were terrible for you...that's where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is". And I replied, "you mean that's where all the nutrition is !" This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition. In a world full of misinformation, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG ! By thro...

[As explained in w ebmd.com] T riglycerides are actually, fat in the blood and are used to provide energy to the body. If you have extra triglycerides, they are stored in different places in case they are needed later. High triglyceride levels have been linked to a greater chance for heart disease. Triglycerides are important to human life & are the main form of fat in the body. When you think of fat developing & being stored in your hips, or belly, you're thinking of triglycerides. They are the end product of digesting and breaking down fats in meals. Some triglycerides are made in the body from other energy sources such as carbohydrates. Th ey are measured using a common test called a lipid panel. It's the same blood test that checks "good" and "bad" cholesterol levels. The American Heart Association recommends that everyone over the age of 20 should get a lipid panel to measure cholesterol and triglycerides at least every five year...

[Ex tracted from the webpage of B etterhealth.vic.gov.au for everypne's easy understanding] Vegetarians are people who don’t eat meat, or seafood ... as well as eggs, or dairy foods. Vegans follow a form of vegetarianism, but consume only plant foods. Well-planned vegetarian diets have many health benefits and can provide all the essential vitamins and minerals necessary for a long and healthy life. There are 3 main types of vegetarianism, namely; Lacto-ovo vegetarians – > those who avoid meat and seafood, but include dairy foods (such as milk and eggs) & plant foods; Lacto-vegetarians –> those who avoid meat, seafood & eggs, but include dairy foods & plant foods; Vegans –> those who consume only plant foods. A well-balanced vegetarian, or vegan diet can provide many health benefits, such as a reduced risk of chronic diseases, including : Obesity; Coronary artery disease; Hypertension (high blood pressure); Diabetes; Some types of cancer. Vegetarians an...