Il sovrappeso diminuisce gli ormoni ed aumenta il deposito di grasso in quanto provoca la produzione di sostanze che agiscono a livello delle ghiandole che sono preposte alla stimolazione degli ormoni ipotalamo ed ipofisi provocando un rallentamento della risposta ormonale maggiore di quello che ci aspetterebbe con il normale invecchiamento Gli ormoni che maggiormente contribuiscono […]
Ci sono neurotrasmettitori prodotti sia a livello celebrale che addominale in seguito al pasto. Messaggi confusi Importanti segnali che stimolano le risposte di regolazione dell’energia da parte del cervello e dei tessuti, partono dagli organi di digestione e dal grasso. Costituiscono indicatori a breve termine dello stato di sazietà del corpo, come impulsi nervosi peptidi […]
Un numero sempre più rilevante di evidenze scientifiche dimostrano che i meccanismi che correlano l’abuso di droghe e la fame compulsiva utilizzano in parte gli stessi circuiti cerebrali. Il meccanismo cerebrale che viene attivato quando sperimentiamo qualcosa di piacevole è fondamentale per la sopravvivenza. Una delle ragioni per cui il genere umano è attaccato al […]
You may have noticed the term Guideline Daily Amounts or GDAs mentioned on food labels, but what does it mean? Guideline Daily Amounts are a guide to the total amount of energy and nutrients that a typical healthy adult should be eating in a day. These values are provided on a voluntary basis by the […]
Today’s lifestyles are vastly different from those of the past. The fast pace of modern lifestyles and the increase in single-person households, one-parent families and working women have lead to changes in the food preparation and consumption habits. A positive outcome of this has been rapid advances in food technology, processing and packaging techniques to […]
The word protein comes from the Greek word “protos”, meaning first element. Proteins are essential elements for growth and repair, good functioning and structure of all living cells. Hormones, such as insulin, control blood sugar levels; enzymes, such as amylases, lipases, proteases are crucial for digestion of foods; antibodies help us fight infections; muscle proteins […]
Every day we are bombarded with nutrition and health messages and a seemingly endless array of concerns about lifestyle and diet. Healthy eating and a healthful way of life are important to how we look, feel and how much we enjoy life. The right lifestyle decisions, with a routine of good food and regular exercise, […]
He IDEFICS study (Identification and prevention of Dietary- and lifestyle-induced health EFfects In Children and infantS) is a recently launched 5-year multi-centre, pan European epidemiological study, funded by the European Commission. Focussing on 2-10 year-old children, it has the challenging objectives of both understanding the multi-factorial origin of childhood overweight and obesity, and of preventing […]
Many components naturally present in vegetable oils have been shown to have beneficial properties. Once isolated and concentrated, a number of these compounds have proven effective in treating a wide range of conditions ranging from irritable bowel syndrome to chronic liver disease (1). Similarly, many of the fatty acids and other compounds present in vegetable […]
Frozen vegetables and herbs, ready-to-heat meals and gourmet ice cream – the variety of frozen foods in supermarkets has grown markedly since the introduction of frozen food in the 1930’s. In this article Food Today looks at the process of freezing and its role in helping to preserve foods and provide convenience and variety. How […]
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