TIPS ON HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD'S FEEDING PATTERN BACK TO A HEALTHY NORMAL | NUTALK

You might observe for a while you child’s eating habits has changed and he/she doesn’t like to eat. This, you should be worried about and actually map-out measures to get them eating well again.

First and foremost, what you need to find-out is your child medically healthy (don’t have any sickness).

WHY EATING AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY | NUTALK

There are lots of fruits out there with some even more tastier than apples. Notwithstanding, why the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? must be something that the apple fruit has that the rest either has in relatively smaller amounts or don’t have at all.

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CONSUMING TOO MUCH SALT (NaCl) | NUTALK

We add salt to most foods prepared a home to enhance the taste and edibility. Another added benefit is iodine if the salt is iodized salt.

Table Salt is Sodium Chloride (NaCl) which is makes available to the body the electrolyte, Sodium (Na) when ingested.

SIMPLE WAYS || GETTING RID/DEFLATING OF A CENTRAL OBESITY (POT BELLY) | NUTALK

Clinically referred to as central obesity, potbelly also known as abdominal obesity or belly fat is excessive accumulation of abdominal fat (Visceral Fat) around the stomach and abdomen.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE IODINE DEFICIENCY | NUTRIENT CORNER

Iodine is essential to proper body function and therefore extreme care must be taken to provide the body with the recommended dietary allowances.

SYMPTOMS OF IODINE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (IDD)

WHY HAVING IODINE IN YOUR DIET IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT | NUTRIENT CORNER

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), iodine deficiency is one of the leading causes of mental retardation worldwide.

This therefore goes a long way to underscore the fact that, having iodine in your diet every day is an absolute necessity.

HOW TO IDENTIFY BANANA RIPENED USING THE HARMFUL CHEMICAL CARBIDE | NUTALK

Bananas which are ripened naturally are dark yellow and there are mostly small brown/black spots here and there on the bananas with the stalks being black.

THE HARMFULL HEALTH EFFECTS OF EATING FRUITS RIPENED USING CARBIDE | NUTALK

Banana just like all other fruits is a rich source of nutrients needed by the human body to function properly. Despite it been a rich stock of nutrients it is relatively one of the cheapest fruits on the market.

COMPARING TWO FOOD PRODUCTS USING THEIR NUTRITION LABELS/INFORMATION/FACTS | NUTALK

When comparing two products of same or different brands;

1.You should use the Percent Daily Value (DV%)

2.You have to make sure the servings sizes are similar, especially the weight. This will

HOW TO INTERPRET, USE AND CALCULATE PERCENT(%) DAILY VALUE ON FOOD NUTRITION LABLES | NUTALK

WHATS IS PERCENT DAILY VALUE (%DV)

Percent (%) Daily Value on the nutritional information/label of food items is a section that tells you whether the nutrients (total fat, sodium, calcium, dietary fiber, etc.) in one serving of food contribute a little or a lot to your total daily diet.

In a day there is a recommended amount of each nutrient that you should take. How much of that in percentages, does eating one serving of a particular food provide your body?

THE PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS WITH GOOD NUTRITION | NUTALK

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused the bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) and affects mostly the lungs (pulmonary TB).

It can affect other parts of the body including the spine, brain and kidney according to Livestrong.com.

TRANSMISSION

The bacteria that causes tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is transmitted by the inhalation of air droplets from the cough, spits, talk or sneeze of an infected person.  The transmission is airborne and Livestrong.com writes that

SCIENTISTS LINK EXCESS SUGAR TO CANCER | NUTALK NEWS

SOURCE: Nutritionnews.com

Sugars are needed to provide us with energy and in moderate amounts contribute to our well-being. Sustained high levels of sugars, as is found in diabetics, damages our cells and now is shown that can also increase our chance to get cancer: The dose makes the poison as Paracelsus said.

It is well known that obesity is a leading cause of diabetes, a disease where the body fails to control blood sugar levels.

PLANNING A 4 STAR DIET (THE NEW BALANCED DIET TECHNIQUE) | NUTALK

A 4 STAR diet is a new method of making sure that your meals are balanced and contain foods from all the food groups.

UNICEF proposed this for implementation in most developing countries where literacy and adherence to preparing and eating balanced diets is relatively low.

TIPS AND PRECAUTIONS ON CANNED FOODS | NUTALK

Now you buy a canned food and you are probably thinking it’s safe because it’s in an enclosed container. You are wrong!!!

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NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF HEADACHES/MIGRAINES | NUTALK

We all at one point in time suffer from common headaches and migraines (severe recurrent headaches).

This can be attributed to factors such as, lack of sleep, dehydration, poor diet, excessive alcohol consumption etc.

CAFFEINE LINKED TO LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES | NUTALK NEWS

Maternal nutrition is important to a developing embryo and to the health of the child later in life. Supplementing the diet with recommended specific vitamins is known to increase health of the fetus for example folic acid (vitamin B9) reduces the risk of spina-bifida.

EATING JUNK FOOD WHILE PREGNANT MAY MAKE YOUR CHILD A JUNK FOOD ADDICT | NUTALK NEWS

There is another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children.

Here's another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children:

New research published in the March 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk food actually cause changes in the development of the opioid signaling pathway in the brains of their unborn children.

Babies Slow To Grow Should Not Have Their Calories Increased, Most Catch Up By Early Teens || NUTALK NEWS

New parents are pleased when their baby gains weight as expected, but if the rate of concerned about their child's future size. 

New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that most babies who are slow to put on weight in the first nine months of life have caught up to within the normal range by the age of 13, but remain lighter and shorter than many of their peers. There are significant differences in the pattern of 'catch-up',

HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING PAWPAW (PAPAYA) SEEDS | NUTALK

Christopher Columbus described papaya as the "fruit of the angels" because of its delicious taste and soft nature.

Papaya is a whole fruit with the skin (but only the skin of organically grown papaya should be eaten to avoid chemicals and pesticide residues), seeds and the flesh all edible.

The flesh itself contain the enzyme papain (This enzyme is especially concentrated in the fruit when it is unripe) which breaks down protein thereby contributing to digestion.

MODERN LIFESTYLES CAN PUT YOUR HEALTH AT RISK | NUTALK NEWS

Source: medicalnewstoday.com

Living against the clock, working late night shifts or eating at inappropriate times can come with real health risks, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes among others. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have new evidence to explain why it matters not just what mice (or by extension, people) eat, but also when they eat it.