Does your appetite seem to be on over-drive? Check out these five simple tips for keeping it in control. Divide and Conquer Your Appetite To prevent getting overly hungry, try turning one regular-sized meal into multiple, smaller meals. For instance, if you normally eat soup and sandwich for lunch, eat your sandwich at lunch, then [...]

There is a great benefit acquired from losing weight. Though losing weight is not easy, the long term effects brought by it would probably be of help to anyone considering to shed those unwanted and unhealthy pounds.  The following are a few of the remarkable advantages from losing those excess kilos.  Weight loss prevents high [...]

1.   Exercise is essential for weight loss It’s nothing new, but exercise is probably the most important predictor of whether you will succeed at long term weight loss and weight loss maintenance. In order for exercise to be helpful in weight loss, you should strive for a minimum of five 30 minute sessions per week. The good news [...]

The Food Guide Pyramid is an outline of what to eat each day based on general Dietary Guidelines . It’s not a rigid prescription but a general guide that lets you choose a healthful diet that’s right for you. The Pyramid calls for eating a variety of foods to get the nutrients you need and [...]

Calories. Dieters think of them as the enemy, the part of food that prevents weight loss and deposits itself on the thighs. Food packages list calorie content per serving. You can track your calorie intake with computer software and counter books. Calorie information overload can turn eating into a numbers game instead of a pleasurable [...]

Various forms of carbohydrate affect blood glucose levels in different ways. The same amount of carbohydrate from different foods may affect blood glucose differently. For example white and brown rice have approximately the same amount of carbohydrate, but white rice will cause your blood glucose levels to rise faster than brown rice. The aim is [...]

Fats have several roles in the diet – directly, because of their nutritional value, and indirectly, in improving the palatability of foods and making them easier to chew and swallow. Fats are concentrated sources of energy, providing more than twice as much energy as the same weight of carbohydrate or protein. Fat is derived from [...]

Make physical activity a regular part of the day Choose activities that you enjoy and can do regularly.  Fitting activity into a daily routine can be easy  -  such as taking a brisk 10 minute walk to and from the parking lot, bus stop, or train station. Or, join an exercise class. Keep it interesting [...]

Can your diet affect your mental health? Yes. Depression, anxiety, attention deficient disorder, compulsive disorders, and other disorders of mood are affected by the health of your nervous system. Your nervous system is composed of cells no different than other cells in your body, and every cell in your body depends on food for providing [...]

Recommended Dietary Intake refers to the amount of specific nutrients required in one day for good health. This amount is set out in guides developed by Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. RDI tables are available from government bookshops. The amount your body needs to [...]