The Dukan Diet and Carbohydrate Restriction in Nutrition French general practitioner Pierre Dukan created the diet that bears his name in the 1970s, promising rapid weight loss through a high-protein, low-fat, and low-carbohydrate eating plan. This hyper-protein diet gained worldwide popularity in 2000, with the publication of The Dukan Diet in France an...
Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) in Infants and Young Children Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is the most common type of allergy in infants and young children, affecting approximately 2% of infants and up to 5% of young children. Most cases appear during the first year of life, but rarely after the age of 5. In some cases, allergic reactions to cow’s...
The Food Combining Diet – How It Works and How Much Weight Can You Lose? The basic principles of the food combining diet were first mentioned by followers of Ayurvedic medicine in India and later became popular in the mid-1800s. They were reintroduced in 1911 by Dr. William Howard Hay. According to this dietary approach, foods can be divided into proteins,...
Intermittent Fasting – A Scientific Approach to Weight Control Through Fasting We eat more than ever before and move less and less. Today, food is everywhere, available in countless forms and attractive packages, far beyond the purpose of ensuring survival. Food is no longer consumed solely to satisfy hunger, but also out of craving, boredom, habit, or ine...
Metabolism is a complex physiological process made up of a series of chemical reactions that take place in living organisms, with the purpose of obtaining the energy necessary to sustain life. In simple terms, metabolism ensures the burning of calories to produce the energy required for the optimal functioning of the body’s physiological processes. Metabolis...
Calorie Deficit: Between a Quick Fix and a Long-Term Strategy Calories are the unit of measurement for the amount of energy obtained through the metabolism of consumed foods. The World Health Organization states that daily caloric intake should be directly proportional to each individual’s physical needs. A calorie deficit represents the fundamental princi...
The DASH Diet for Reducing and Preventing Hypertension The DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) is a set of dietary modifications designed to prevent or treat already established high blood pressure. As a secondary effect, these dietary changes also help lower blood cholesterol levels that predispose individuals to heart and vascular disease...
How Much Salt Should We Consume? The Effects of Excessive Salt Intake According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people worldwide tend to consume too much salt. Globally, the average intake is estimated at 4,310 milligrams (mg) of sodium per day, equivalent to 10.78 grams of salt per day, more than double the recommended amount of less than 2,000 mg...
Veganism and Raw Veganism as a Lifestyle Although the term veganism and its derivatives began to be used only in the 1940s, archaeologists have demonstrated the existence of these concepts more than 2,000 years ago. In 500 BC, the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras and his disciples practiced veganism mainly for ethical and religious reasons....
