Diet

Diet

Food choices by individuals based on fitness, health, cultural, philosophical or religious considerations.

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Serving size

Fitness; Diet

This is the given portion or amount of food used for reference purposes on a product's food label.

Simple carbohydrates

Fitness; Diet

These are sugars like glucose, fructose and others which provide instantly accessible energy boosts for the body. Unlike starches, their chemical make up contains only one or two sugar molecules. ...

Gramme

Fitness; Diet

A metric unit for weight and mass present on food labels. One gramme (1g) is one thousandth of one kilogramme (1kg).

This is a fat that has been chemically altered from a liquid (oil) to a solid fat. Margarines, for example, are hydrogenated fats, and contain trans fatty acids. Over consumption of these can raise ...

Layered eating

Fitness; Diet

This is a common sense approach to weight loss whereby low calorie - high volume foods are eaten when hungry in meals before high calorie - low volume foods are touched. This way, an appetite might ...

Plateau

Fitness; Diet

A word borrowed from geography. Here, in dieting, it means a stable level having been attained, where enough fat has been lost to match calorie intake with a lower metabolism.

Proteins

Fitness; Diet

These are organic (carbon containing) substances that are vital for a healthy diet. Built up from amino acids, they are used for building much of the body, including bones, muscles and skin. The ...