Health and Nutrition

For health and nutrition, nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated by considering your health and nutrition.

The diet of an organism is what it eats, and is largely determined by the perceived palatability of foods. Dietitians are health and nutrition professionals who specialize in human nutrition, meal planning, economics, and preparation. They are trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and management to individuals (in health and disease), as well as to institutions.

A poor diet can have an injurious impact on health, causing deficiency diseases such as scurvy, beriberi, and kwashiorkor; health-threatening conditions like obesity and metabolic syndrome, and such common chronic systemic diseases as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis.

Read the more specific articles below.

1. Nutrition for Health
   
   Nutrition for Health. A preoccupation with diet and body image is a commonplace in much of today's western cultures.
2. Get into Shape Quickly
   
   his “personal nutritionist” was in fact a “virtual” personal nutritionist
3. The 2 Pounds Per Week Rule and How to Burn Fat Faster
   
   Why do you always hear that 2 pounds per week is the maximum amount of fat you should safely lose?
4. The Real Way to Stop Eating Fast Food
   
   “How could you eat that junk? It’s so bad for you!” (nag, nag). “Don’t you know those fries will give you a heart attack?” (nag, nag).
5. Calorie Restriction For Life Extension
   
   On a recent episode of the Oprah show, one of the guests was a 51 year old man with the heart of a 20 year old.
6. Irvingia Gabonensis Supplement Craze
   
   Irvingia gabonensis is the latest weight loss supplement to hit the marketplace,
7. A Look at Carb Depletion
   
   A Look at Carbohydrate Depletion or carb depletion, the basic principles of “carbohydrate loading” are well known to both professional and amateur athletes.
8. Sports Nutrition-Rugby League
   
   Sports Nutrition-Rugby League. While the principles of healthy eating apply to athletes and non athletes alike
9. Sports Performance and Glycemic Index
   
   Sports Performance and Glycemic Index. For some considerable time now, athletes have been warned of the dangers of eating high carbohydrate foods immediately prior to competition
10. Sport and Body Fat: What is the Story with Swimmers?
    
    Sport and Body Fat: It is commonly noted that most swimmers and even most elite swimmers, have much higher body fat levels than other types of athletes
11. Cardio Exercise
    
    Cardio Exercise. Everyone has wondered at some point in time which cardio exercise is better.