By Dr. Jennifer Lee, DO, MPH, DABFM
Protein is one of the primary components of your diet, along with fat and carbohydrates. But many people don’t know how much protein they need each day.
The answer does vary based on your activity level, but an average adult will need about 50 grams a day. Proteins should make up about 30 percent of your diet. [Read more...]
By Dr. Jennifer Lee, DO, MPH, DABFM
Carbohydrates are the element of food most efficiently converted to energy, and they tend to be the most plentiful substances in your diet. Athletes need the most carbohydrates. If you’ve ever dined with athletes the night before a big event, you know that their meals usually involve a lot of pasta. Because of the lean body mass that athletes have in their well-conditioned muscles, they burn it the fastest. Couch potatoes? Not so much. When people who aren’t athletes consume too many carbohydrates, they generally gain weight. The carbohydrates turn into stored fat and triglycerides. [Read more...]
By Dr. Jennifer Lee, DO, MPH, DABFM
Fats should make up about 30% of our diet. They are clean burning fuel for our bodies. Think about the phrase “burning the midnight oil.” We get a lot of our energy from fat! The problem isn’t just getting too much fat, but it’s getting the RIGHT kinds of fats. Unhealthy fats are the processed fats that we often regard as bad: trans fats, fried Twinkies, and pork rinds. Healthy fats include foods that contain Omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids. [Read more...]
By Dr. Jennifer Lee, DO, MPH, DABFM
I’m sure you’ve read in numerous consumer health magazine articles and books about the many health benefits of drinking fruit juice. Granted, fruit juice is a terrific source of vitamin C and youth-boosting antioxidants. But did you know that some juice can actually play a role in the effectiveness of your prescription medication? [Read more...]
By Dr. Jennifer Lee
While at the Nutrition and Health Conference this past May, I listened to Jeffery Smith, Author of Seeds of Deception, talk about genetically modified (GM) foods. Most animals will avoid genetically modified organisms naturally and when force fed genetically modified food, will get ill and most of the time, will die.
I recently attended a Nutrition and Health Conference where I heard featured speaker, Robert Lustig, MD, present about sugars and sweeteners. He pointed out that there is definitely a correlation between added sugar and the obesity trends. [Read more...]
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