Health & Fitness : Diets

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Less meat = more weight loss and better health!. Introducing the flexible way to eat healthy, slim down, and feel great! “Flexitarianism” is the hot new term for healthy dieting that minimizes meat without excluding it altogether. This ingenious plan from a high-profile nutritionist shows you how to use "flexfoods” to get the necessary protein and nutrients--with just a little meat for those who crave it. As the name implies, it’s all about flexibility, giving you a range of options: flexible meal plans, meat-substitute recipes, and weight loss tips. Plus: it’s a great way to introduce the benefits of vegetarianism into your family's lifestyle. Enjoy these Five Flex Food Groups:. Flex Food Group One: Meat Alternatives. • Beans, peas, lentils, nuts, and seeds • Vegetarian versions of meats • Tofu • Eggs. Flex Food Group Two: Vegetables and Fruits. Flex Food Group Three: Grains. • Barley, corn, millet, oat, quinoa, rice, wheat, pasta. Flex Food Group Four: Dairy. • Milk, cheese, yogurt. Flex Food Group Five: Natural flavor-enhancers. • Spices, buttermilk ranch, chili powder, cinnamon, Italian seasoning, herbs • Fats, oils, butter spreads • Sweeteners, granulated sugars, honey, chocolate • Ketchup, mustard, salad dressing, vinegars, low-fat sour cream more...

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The war against obesity must go beyond personal responsibility and will power to encompass a Gandhian mass movement against a food industry and a social order intent on fattening us, argues this fact-filled but ferocious manifesto. The authors, academics with the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, contend that our abundant, super-sized meals and our modern, sedentary lifestyles have formed a ''toxic environment'' that indulges our genetic fat-storage proclivities to a pathological degree. The result is an ''epidemic'' of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and low self-esteem. more...

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Edited by two of the leading authorities in the field, and with a distinguished international team of contributors, this major collection reviews the health benefits of functional dairy products, their ingredients, and key product development issues. Organized into three parts, Functional Dairy Products discusses the various types of functional dairy products as well as current research on their health benefits; reviews key dairy ingredients and their functional benefits and uses; and covers development issues ranging from enhancing the functionality of prebiotics and probiotics to safety evaluation and market and research trends in this important sector. more...

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What’s Your GenoType? GenoType 1 The Hunter Tall, thin, and intense, with an overabundance of adrenaline and a fierce, nervous energy that winds down with age, the Hunter was originally the success story of the human species. Vulnerable to systemic burnout when overstressed, the Hunter’s modern challenge is to conserve energy for the long haul. more...

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