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High fat content in foods chocolate makes people afraid of getting fat if you eat them. Now researchers have created a low-fat chocolate with a fat substitute to water.

Low-fat chocolate is almost two-thirds contain water. Yet this chocolate have the same taste with a delicious chocolate because it is generally much fat.

Brown breakthrough is expected to be healthy foods that will help overcome the current obesity crisis, especially in children.

cases of child obesity in the UK increased in 1995 to 2008 from 10 percent to 17 percent. One reason is the high-fat foods and sugar and chocolate.

That’s why researchers create brown water that will connect the water particles with the crystal so that the 60 percent cacao chocolate will contain water. Because the particles are very small, this chocolate will melt at a temperature of 34-36 degrees Celsius.

Very possible if the small particles of water and stable is designed to resemble the fat particles to produce low-fat foods.

The same technique is also being developed researchers to make low-salt foods and retaining pulp satiety.

Water particles will turn into a gel when meeting with stomach acid and can finally stop their hunger for up to 6 hours. Because the effect lasted 5-6 hours then the product is suitable to eat between lunch time.

Foods that accelerate metabolism. Hay foods that help speed up metabolism, which results in prevent weight gain. By speeding up the metabolic process or change, which means the body work faster to process and convert food into energy, it prevents the accumulation of fats, since the metabolic process helps to burn.

While bodies do not metabolize all the same, so some people have more tendency to gain weight than others there are some tricks to help this burning fat and no fat. Read the rest of this entry »

The store calories as fat are the difference between calorie intake and spend on various activities of life. With Food Composition Tables we can see the calories we eat but what are they actually spend?

1. What we get with food calories?
Food nutrients, vitamins, minerals and water. The main nutrients in foods are fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Hydrates, fats and proteins provide the body with energy that is measured as calories. Vitamins, minerals and water do not contribute calories.

Fats provide 9 Kcal per gram. Carbohydrates provide 4 Kcal per gram. Proteins provide 4 Kcal per gram.  Fats and carbohydrates are mainly used as an energy source. The proteins serve mainly as plastic material for growth and tissue repair.

In real life we find not only a meal consisting of fat (except oils), carbohydrate or protein food but have a mixed. Thus, foods such as beef traditionally is considered a food protein but has 20.70 grams of protein, 5.40 grams of fat and trace amounts of carbohydrates.

Or the bread is considered the example of carbohydrate per 100 grams is 52 grams carbohydrates 8 grams of protein and 1.6 grams of fat. Thus each of the nutrients from food are entered together with each meal and can not be separated. To see what proportion of each nutrient is every food there calls Tables of Food Composition reflecting the study of the components of each particular food. There are several tables with variations mainly by the geographical origin of the food samples.

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After water, protein is the most abundant nutrient in the body. The protein becomes one of the most versatile of all nutrients, with many responsibilities in supporting your overall health. Most of the protein is associated with maintaining healthy muscles, but also an important component of all cells, tissues and organs. Protein supports your bones, brain cells, blood, skin, hair and nails.

Provides valuable enzymes that help regulate body functions. Acts as “the bus driver of a car” carrying nutrients, oxygen and waste throughout the body. Protein is important for growth and maintenance of many body parts.

One of the most immediate sensations you experience when you eat protein, in addition to satisfying flavors, is your ability to satisfy your appetite. Protein-rich foods slow the movement of food from the stomach to the intestine. Slower digestion means you feel full for a long period of time. Read the rest of this entry »

Chocolate addiction is commonplace in people skinny, fat, skinny, obese, normal weight … I find it quite shocking that many people do not control this addiction, and in extreme cases I have known some who have to eat chocolate at some point, and although it is raining and will be twelve o’clock at night, take your car and go to the nearest supermarket to buy a tablet.

I’m not in this group. I love chocolate, but luckily I’m not addicted to it, so I can dispense with its use without suffering too much, and arguably I am absolved of the consequences (mild) of this addiction.

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Caffeine is a matter of opinions, even controversial, but the reality is that everything leads us to believe that its consumption may have beneficial effects and harmful depending always on the amount consumed, so, in moderation is the spice.

It is generally recommended not to exceed three cups of coffee a day, for an intake above 300 mg is already considered high and may present risks to health, it encourages the development of fatigue, nervous irritability and tremors, and insomnia, So today we intend to help you calculate your intake of caffeine showing you the contents of some foods high in cholesterol.

* 1 cup 180 ml: 100 mg of caffeine
* 1 cup of decaffeinated coffee 180 ml: 2 mg of caffeine
* 1 capuccino 190 ml: 73 mg of caffeine
* A Coca-Cola 330 Ml: 41 mg of caffeine
* 1 Coca-Cola Light 330 ml: 41 mg of caffeine
* 1 360 ml Pepsi Cola: 35 mg of caffeine
* 1 360 ml Pepsi light: 33 mg of caffeine
* 1 cup of black tea 180 ml: 3.6 mg of protein
* 1 bar of black chocolate 40 grams: 194 mg of theobromine

As you can see here include foods such as chocolate and tea theobromine owns that contains protein, substances with an action similar to caffeine, central nervous system stimulants, so too much can produce the same effects as caffeine.

Remember, less than 100 mg caffeine consumption is low, between 100 mg and 300 mg consumption is moderate, while above 300 mg caffeine intake is already considered high and may cause side effects in the body.

Healthier cooking is not necessary to implement new recipes or produce large changes in the production of meals, but some simple tips can help reduce fat meal and with it, reduce your calorie intake the same.

Therefore, the mash is better off without butter, they are simply replacing this source of saturated fat vegetable broth or chicken, for skimmed milk or yogurt and fresh herbs, we can save a lot of calories from fat in the mash .

A tasty mashed potatoes can be much healthier and lighter if the cream or butter substitute for the broth, skim milk, yogurt or cream cheese lean. We can also lighten the puree using the cooking water of potatoes and many herbs in place of butter. Finally, if we lack the touch of a fat body, we can add a few drops of olive oil offers healthier fat than butter.

Our co-Straight to the palate have delighted us with a simple recipe, this is a ham and melon skewers that are a healthy mix as an aperitif, to cool on a summer afternoon and enjoy the nutrients they both possess and standard power together.

The fat of the ham assists in the absorption of carotenoids and vitamin A that has the melon, while vitamin C in fruit makes better use of iron ham. Furthermore, the sweetness of the melon is perfectly highlighted with the salty and savory ham. Thus, an appetizer of ham with melon is a healthy combination of food without many calories (90 kcal per 2 skewers) and most importantly with good nutrients for the body.

In addition to vitamin C, carotene, vitamin A, fiber and water melon, this snack can find iron, good quality protein, healthy fats mostly monounsaturated, sodium, potassium and phosphorus derived from the ham.

When we try to take care of our diets often suppress the desire to eat what we want because maybe more, is very heat or have a lot of sugar. However, to eat something to replace the food you want, is likely to eat a greater quantity, enjoy food and unable to break down the temptation. Then, when as how do I like least?

In general rules, the answer to this question is yes, then knowing that it is a calorie food, but we like a lot, we can take away the desire to eat a reasonable portion and we will no longer eating anything else. However, if I want ice cream but I try to repress that desire by eating yogurt, it is likely that after the yogurt and the persistent desire for ice cream, go in search of the food initially wanted.

When they are not hungry, but “like eating, eat what we like is more favorable, as the specific food that we want is really curb your appetite, but eat a moderate portion.

Therefore, as we have said at other times when we feel “like eating” look for specific food that we like, choose a small piece and sit down to enjoy the meal to calm the cravings that rich but caloric.

Even on a diet to lose weight it usually gives good results, because many times in the attempt to suppress the desire to eat, just beating the calories of other foods loved dish eaten in large quantities than in reality, we are not satisfied with its intake .

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