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15Feb, 2018
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FOOD AND METABOLISM

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Food is any substance that may be absorbed by the organism, in order to provide fuel, constituents, regulatory substances, without affecting it. For a normal development and health, the body requires a regime that includes proteins, mineral salts, carbo hydrates, fats, water and vitamines, in the correct proportions. Metabolism is the conversion of food into living tissues. It includes the digestion, assimilation, tissue renewal and supply of heat and energy. In order to keep the human body in a balanced state, the metabolism disturbances that are responsible for weight gain […]
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13Feb, 2018
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HEALTHY FOOD, MEMORY AND EXERCISE

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Healthy eating lowers your risk of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, but it’s not yet clear if that’s true for Alzheimer’s disease as well. “I can’t write a prescription for broccoli and say this will help—yet,” says Sam Gandy MD, PhD, the associate director of the Mount Sinai Medical Center Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, in New York City. It’s not a lost cause though. There are plenty of foods that researchers think will keep your whole body—including your brain—healthy. And […]
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