Vitamin C - dietary sources, requirements and deficiencies
Author: Federica Federici
Vitamin C - dietary sources, requirements and deficiencies
Author: Federica Federici
One of the best-known micronutrients is certainly vitamin C, or ascorbic acid. It is a water-soluble vitamin, i.e. it is able to dissolve in water and cannot accumulate in the body. Consequently, we must take it through our diet. But where can we find it? How much do we need to take? Let's find out together.
Eye health and visual efficiency are very delicate factors to which we should pay close attention. Our eyes are in fact constantly active and subjected to numerous stressors. In the summer people tend to think that a good pair of sunglasses is enough to defend and protect them. But is it really so?
Pineapple: the fat burning fruit. Between myth and reality
Author: Federica Federici
Pineapple: the fat burning fruit. Between myth and reality
Author: Federica Federici
Among the false dietary myths, one in particular concerns a typical fruit of the summer season, very well known and appreciated especially for its function as a fat burner. But does pineapple really burn fat? The only possible answer is: "Of course! But only if you go to collect it in the summer, walk to South America." Let’s find out together in this article why it is believed that this sweet fruit is a magical fat burner and what are its real effects on the body.
Papaya is a tropical fruit, appreciated all over the world for its juicy and refreshing taste: it can be consumed raw, cooked, as a basic ingredient for preparing preserves and jams or give, by fermentation, a kind of brandy.From a nutritional point of view, the fruit is an excellent source of antioxidants, thanks to the good content of lycopene and Vitamin A, C and E. The presence of folate, fibre and potassium is also discreet.
Known as Barbadian cherry too; this fruit is able to give us a significant concentration of Vitamin C.About fifteen times higher than that of a kiwi and twenty times that of the juice of an orange, the wedges that form the fruit, however, know how to give our body many other beneficial properties that Dr. Trapani explains.
Ideal for a healthy breakfast, as a snack; blueberry is a fruit worth choosing ..Consumed as a berry, extract or juice, blueberry is one of the most popular foods when it comes to health.Discover the varieties, characteristics and beneficial properties of this food, considered a real superfood..
Prebiotics, probiotics and intestinal bacterial flora | Complete guide
Author: Gabriele Trapani The guide for understanding how intestinal health and intestinal flora work, explaining in detail what they are, what they are used for and when lactic, probiotic and prebiotic cultures should be taken.
Author: Gabriele Trapani All those who weight train are obsessively bound to the pleasant feeling of pump: is it only the power of "suggestion" or is pump really an important factor for muscle growth?
Author: Staff Iafnetwork Mr. Olympia is the title given to the winner of the professional bodybuilding contest. Results of the most important event in the world of bodybuilding and fitness, held in Las Vegas on 18-19-20 September 2015 at Orleans Arena.