Nutrition

Best Tropical Fruits: Tropical fruits for health
Tropical fruits for healthy living
Tropical fruits are great for health. In this lens I am describing the best tropical fruits that you can easily purchase on the market, and they are all affordable. Tropical fruits are savoury in the mouth but they are even better inside your body. So go ahead and enjoy the best tropical fruits and keep yourself in good health. In another lens, Exotic Vegetarian Biryani Recipe I speak of the health benefits of vegetables. Intro photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

The Jazzercise "Know More Diet"
THIS Weight Loss System, I Like!
I never thought I'd write about a weight-loss plan of any kind, but having tried several programs at various times during my yoyo-ing life (calorie-counting, the Adkins diet, the Weight Watchers system on my own), this Jazzercise diet is my favorite and a method I believe will become a habit as time goes on. All I know about the origin of the Know More Diet is that it was developed by the Jazzercise corporation. This food and exercise regime has been the focus of some of the special progr...

Lose weight with Herbalife
Great Shape Today By Herbalife
Herbalife products are the best nutritional products available for weight loss today. If you are concerned about your health please note that the processed, bio-engineered and fast food that we are now consuming is the main cause of obesity and disease in the world today. In fact 4 of the 10 main killers today; cancer, heart disease, diabetes and stroke are diet related. Doesn't it make sense that we need to make changes in our diet NOW to ensure our ultimate survival and that of our children...

How The Food Industry Influences Health
We like to believe that the American food industry is providing safe and nutritious food for consumers. However, from a business standpoint, its focus must be on profits for stockholders, not the health of the public. Most people probably know to take the industry's claims with a grain of sodium, but how can we know for sure how much of which foods we need to stay healthy? Nutrition health articles abound, and recommendations seem to change daily; consumers need an unbiased, scientific so...

Nutrition Definitions
What do all those words mean?
How many times have you looked at the label on a package of food and wondered to yourself, what exactly is a saturated fat? I'm sure everyone has heard that there is both 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol, but which is which and what's the difference. In this lens we'll explore the language of nutrition and help to take the mystery out of all those scary words. Image by Brian Lane Winfield Moore

Cancer and Proper Nutrition
Nutritional Needs of Cancer Patients
Nutrition is an important part of everyone's health and well being but the cancer patient may have more nutritional needs than the person who is not being treated for cancer. If you eat the right foods before, during and after treatment you will feel better and stay strong. This information will help you and your family learn about proper nutrition during cancer treatment and you will cope better with treatment side effects that may affect your ability to eat properly. The cancer patients ne...

Nutrition 101
Nutrition Basics
This interactive lens is a place to discuss the latest food, nutrition and health information; to learn tips and strategies for maintaining good health or reaching your own health goal. Please send all questions regarding nutrition and health for discussion on this lens.

Foods That Should Avoid In Case Of Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a form of bowel disease that causes inflammatory and ulcers in the lining of t
Here are some foods that patients with ulcerative colitis should be used cautiously: Beans: Due to the high levels of fiber and it can cause bloating then beans is not the ideal food for patients with ulcerative colitis. Broccoli: Fiber vegetables such...