Rehydration is necessary to prevent dehydration due to the fluid and electrolyte loss from vomiting and diarrhea as well as offering some source of nutrition, although minimal. The BRAT diet or diarrhea diet are the first foods that should be introduced to a person after a bout of diarrhea or >> Read More ...
A malabsorption syndrome is the impaired absorption of nutrients from the intestine which can result in vitamin deficiencies over a period of time. The severity of the signs and symptoms may vary depending on the extent of the deficiency. Vitamin A, D, E and K are fat soluble vitamins and a deficiency may arise if there is >> Read More ...
CalvinY64 Asked : I recently started up on a weight loss program and my trainer put on a protein shake and gave me a high protein diet with lots of meat. I spoke to my doctor about it because I previously had kidney stones and he advised me against it. He says that I can have moderate amounts of protein but high amounts >> Read More ...
LindsayK72 Asked : I am 37 and slightly overweight. Recently I tried a quick diet that my friend used with success – it is similar to the lemon detox diet but you also use mega doses of vitamins and a water tablet during this time. It was a combination detox and weight loss program which lasts for 14 days and it did >> Read More ...
Monosaccharides – Simple Sugars Monosaccharides (Gk. mono- = single, saccharide = sugar) have only single sugar unit in their structure. They are called simple sugars, since they cannot be split into substances that would still have characteristics of a sugar. Monosaccharide units can combine together to form >> Read More ...
Can Dehydration Cause Headache? Dehydration can cause both sudden or chronic headaches. Causes of a sudden dehydration headache: Occasional pressure-like headache due to not drinking enough water, especially after physical exertion and in a hot weather Migraine, a pulsating, one- or both-sided headache with nausea and >> Read More ...
There are different types of eating disorders but most have one feature in common – the eating disorder is usually a manifestation of an underlying psychological problem. There is also some associated psychiatric features commonly present, such as depression, anxiety, low self-worth, personality disorder or substance >> Read More ...
Recommended Diet to Lower High Blood Pressure If you have high blood pressure, your diet should contain (1): Less than 1.5 g of salt (NaCl) and sodium (Na) per day About 4.7 g of potassium (K) per day Low amount of cholesterol and saturated fats (your doctor should tell exact amount) No more than 2 drinks of alcohol per >> Read More ...
Optimal Cholesterol Levels Optimal amounts of cholesterol (in one dL of the blood) are: Total cholesterol: less than 200 mg LDL cholesterol: less than 100 mg HDL cholesterol: more than 60 mg Foods to Avoid or Limit to Lower >> Read More ...
How May Foods Help in Constipation and When? You may get rid of constipation by adding more dietary fiber and water into your diet. Dietary fiber makes your stool bulky, thus stimulating the bowel, and soft, and therefore easy to expel. This may work, when the main cause of constipation is a low-fiber diet, but might >> Read More ...