Health and Fitness

People over 55’s make up an increasingly larger percentage in many parts of the world. If you are in this age group along with retirement, menopause, osteoporosis and changes with joint behavior dietary requirements also begin to change.

A child’s nutrition is important to overall health. Good nutrition will ensure full potential of normal growth and prevent many medical problems, including obesity, diabetes, skeletal problems and anemia. Breakfast is an important meal to insure refueling of the body and ensure nutrient needs for the day. A healthy diet and regular physical activity should [...]

Generally, most children eat foods that provide them with most of the nutrients they need and supplemental vitamins and minerals may or may not be necessary. To be of help parents must encourage regular but not excessive meals from a large variety of foods.
Fruit and vegetables must be eaten daily to provide sufficient amounts of [...]

Scientific groups such as the American Society for Clinical Nutrition believe that supplemental vitamins and minerals are not necessary for healthy children. They suggest that efforts should be made to provide children’s’ needs for essential vitamins and minerals from good and nutrient dense foods.
For example, fortified breakfast cereals are helpful in closing any gaps for [...]

The amount of nutrients needed for the rapid growth, a common characteristic of infants, it tapers off in the following few years. As growth rate slows, eating behavior also changes. Usually the decreased growth rate is followed by decreased appetite. In preschool years, between the ages of 2 and 5 the average annual weight gain [...]

The body’s energy needs are met by nutrients in food. This is represented by the energy intake model- number of kcal or kjoules eaten each day. Output on the other side is the energy the body uses for four general purposes: basal metabolism, physical activity, thermic effect of food or TEF and nonexercise activity thermogenesis [...]