| Magnesium |
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Health
food |
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Magnesium
is essential to good health. It is naturally present in the
body and, in other forms, is used as a medicine and in heart
surgery.
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Health
foods are becoming popular because, increasingly, they are
thought to be better for us than commercially produced foods.
But is there any trust in the claims made about them?
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| Milk |
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Mineral |
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Whether
it comes from the mother’s breast or from a bottle containing
the modern manufactured mixture, milk is nature’s perfect food
for babies.
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A
well balanced diet contains all the minerals necessary to maintain
a fit and health body.
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| Mono
Sodium Glutamate |
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Macrobiotics |
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Monosodium
glutamate perks up the flavour of processed food. Used in excess,
however, this useful food additive can produce severe reactions
in some people.
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An
ancient oriental theory of diet, macrobiotics is based on the
belief that we are what we eat: that our food directly affects
our lives. Like all diets, it should only be followed on advice
from a doctor.
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| Potassium |
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Water |
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A
very simple chemical substance present in the body in tiny amounts,
potassium is nevertheless essential to certain important body
functions.
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Perhaps
surprisingly, water is the largest single component of the human
body - the average man contains about 45 litres. It is essential
to every bodily function, and without it we would die after
two or three days.
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| Salt |
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Underweight |
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Salt
and water - the body’s most basic constituents are essential
to life, and it is salt which controls many of the body’s vital
mechanisms by regulating fluid levels.
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In
today's world where slim is the ideal, we tend to forget about
the possibility of being too thin. But underweight is a very
real problem indeed, and one which frequently requires medical
investigation and treatment.
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| Vitamins |
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Trace
Elements |
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Most
of us eat a balanced diet - and from this we get all the vitamins
we need to keep our bodies working efficiently. Unhappily, vitamin
deficiencies are rife in countries where the diet is poor and
unbalanced
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In
the human body - that wonder of complex chemistry - trace elements
play vital roles. But too much of them, as well as too little,
can cause illness
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| Food
Safety Lesson |
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Grilled
foods are usually considered "healthy" because they
are cooked without fat
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