Coconut is often called the “tree of life”. It
is used extensively in tropical countries such as Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka
etc. The coconut is famous with the production of coconut oil and it becomes so popular. However, the production of corn oil and soy oil
against coconut oil because coconut oil is believed to cause harmful to human
because of high saturated fat content.
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Coconut
Thursday, 23 October 2014
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Healthy Gut For Infants and Children
Monday, 4 August 2014
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Gut microbiota is also known as gut flora which is
microbe population living in intestine. There are more than trillions of
microorganisms with at least 1000 different species. Few gut microbiota is
common to most people and the rest is specific to individual. Diet has shown to affect the composition of gut microbiota composition. Different
people have different composition of gut microbiota due to different diet.
Roles of Vitamin C
Friday, 23 May 2014
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Vitamin C has many other names including L-Ascorbic acid,
L-xyloascorbic acid, 3-oxo-L-gulofuranolactone, L-3-ketothreohexuronic acid
lactone, antisorbutic vitamin, ascorbic acid and ascorbate. It is a water
soluble vitamin which synthesized from glucose by many animals. In some mammals,
it is synthesized in liver while birds and reptiles, it is synthesized in
kidney. However, human and several species are unable to synthesize vitamin C. Insufficient vitamin C in diet can cause scurvy and lack of enzymatic
functions.
Nutrition and Diet for Dengue Fever
In
Malaysia, dengue fever has become a main public concern when more than 12,000
Malaysian have been infected so far this year. Dengue infection is transmitted
by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Dengue is only spread
through the bite of infected mosquito. The dengue can cause serious
complication if it is not well controlled and treated. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
is a potentially dead infection spread mainly by Aedes aegypti. The sign
can be seen with the presence of collected blood under the skin in a very large
bruised area.
Nothing Wrong With Being A Vegetarian
According
to Vegetarian Society of The United Kingdom, vegetarian is defined as someone
who lives on a diet of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits with
or without the use of dairy products and eggs. He or she does not eat any meat,
poultry, fish, shellfish or by-products of slaughter. There are many different types
of vegetarian including lacto-ovo vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian,
pesca/pesco vegetarian, pollo-vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, vegan and
fruitarian.
Fresh Start to a Great Day With Oats
Friday, 22 November 2013
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Do you know that Finland is the third largest producer of
oats in 2008 (FAO, 2010). Oats is one of the healthiest foods that you can have for
breakfast. Start your day with freshly cooked oatmeal to gain energy and
vitamins before you pass through your hectic day. It has a lot of health benefits
to human. The benefits are:
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