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The role of vitamins in the diet

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

vitamin in dietVitamins are complex organic substances required in the diet in small amounts in comparison with other components such as proteins, carbohydrates or fats. The lack of vitamins in the diet result in various deficiency diseases. Vitamins do not provide energy or matter but involved in their use in the synthesis and maintenance of tissues and in countless metabolic processes. They are indispensable in the daily diet for healthy people.

They are divided into two (2) groups:

Water-soluble vitamins
* Not stored in large quantities
* Requires regularly in the diet
* Generally not toxic excess

Fat-soluble vitamins
* They are stored in the liver
* Not easily absorbed or excreted
* The excess can be toxic

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Obesity and Omega 3 fatty acids

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Omega 3 fatty acids

According to a recent study published in The FASEB Journal, found that diets rich in omega-3 protects the liver from damage by obesity and insulin resistance.

This research should be taken by doctors and nutritionists as valuable information, in recommending the formulation of diets for weight loss and help explain why some obese patients are more likely to suffer complications associated with obesity.

As we know omega-3 can be found in fish and canola oil, “the study demonstrates for the first time that lipids resolvins called protectins and derivatives of omega-3s may reduce the incidence of liver complications, such as steatosis liver and insulin resistance, obesity, “said Joan Claria, a professor at the University of Barcelona and one of the researchers involved in this work. (more…)

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