Are you tired of fad diets and feeling hungry all the time? Do you feel that your metabolism is too slow and no matter what you do, you just can’t keep your weight in check? Many people have problems controlling their body weight for a variety of
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Healthy Weight management: more that what you eat and how much you move The digestive system is a complex one. At every part of the 9 metre long tract, one process kicks into another to ensure the food we eat is broken up, the nutrients made
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There is an increasing incidence in non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome all over the world, despite of the governmental investments in healthy policies. Some of these diseases represent a high economic burden to individuals and society, demanding urgency in the
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ABSTRACT Background and objectives: Recent nutrition research emphasizes the importance of prebiotics in health and disease. Several non-digestible but fermentable dietary carbohydrates may have the potential to regulate body weight and atherogenic profile in humans; however, the mechanisms for these changes are not fully understood.
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In the recent years, obesity has increased beyond imagination. Appropriate dietary strategies which have the potential for weight loss demand patience and strong determination on part of the individual, however inclusion of functional foods like FOS that modulate gut hormones have a promising role in
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