Not exact matches
Nutrient
density is super important, but when life includes the daily struggle of crashing blood sugar, yes, the glycemic index can be a life saver, even if it means missing out on * some * nutrients temporarily
while you learn to find diverse low GI
foods.
At its core, sustainability within the
food industry is about creating products that provide maximum nutrient
density for the consumer,
while creating a minimal impact on the environment.
Chapter 3 is devoted to technical information, including energy requirements at different ages, feeding frequency, energy
density, and organoleptic characteristics of
food,
while Chapter 4 discuss protein and micronutrients.
High energy
density means that there are a lot of calories in a small portion of
food,
while lower energy
density means that there fewer calories in a large portion of
food.
Fruits and vegetables have a low - calorie
density,
while heavily processed
foods like chocolate bars, cakes, doughnuts have a high - calorie
density.
While greater nutritional
density is not an excuse to salt our
food heavily, increasing the quality of
food, including salt, in our diet can increase our health.
Choosing
foods with a low calorie
density can help you lose weight
while eating more...
Vegetables are low
density foods, so
while you should still eat vegetables for health, you need to eat high
density foods for gaining muscle mass.
And
while we are growing
food in greater
densities than ever before, they are all drawing from this same dwindling supply of magnesium.
And the energy
density of
foods is of interest for weight management not only because it allows people to eat satisfying portions
while limiting calories, but also because reductions in energy
density are associated with improved diet quality.
Some thoughts regarding your question: Dr. Greger's video talks about energy
density in
foods and
while it is true that plant based
foods are on average less energy dense than animal based
foods, it is also true that some plant based
foods are some of the highest energy dense
foods on the planet... think of oils, processed sugar and white floor products.
Energy
density explains how a study can show participants lose an average of 17 pounds within 21 days
while eating a greater quantity of
food.
While there is a commonality between CRON and the way I recommend eating (high nutrient
density, low calorie
density foods), in most regards, CR is the opposite of my approach.
Several studies revealed that eating more low calorie
density foods, especially green vegetables, salad vegetables and other fibrous carbs, as well as very lean proteins, maintains a feeling of fullness
while reducing energy intake.
We may have to avoid some nutritious high - copper
foods while restoring digestion and reducing excess copper levels, but once we have succeeded in placing nutritious, high -
density animal
foods at the center of our
food supply, the multiplying problems of copper - zinc imbalance can cease to be a cause for concern.
While I have grave concerns about soil integrity and global
food transport compromising the nutrient
density of our
foods, I also believe in quantum healing — tapping into the energy field to source an effect that is inexplicable through an A+B = C model.
So, what we do instead is just gently eliminate one or two
food groups per week,
while we also add a nutrient - dense
food, so that we don't make that mistake of not adding in some uh — nutrient
density.
While many diets focus on how many calories or how many grams of carbohydrates you should eat per day, the carb
density diet instead focuses on how many grams of carbohydrates are in a
food once you subtract the fiber.
I've actually looked at nutrition
density in
foods and discovered something interesting: specific fruits and vegetables are high in specific nutrients, and deficient in others;
while meats and eggs are moderate in most nutrients, and fairly even.
First,
while dietary patterns are important, the quality of
food choices within each
food group should also be emphasized and attention should be given to the concept of energy
density.
They are effective predators that mainly hunt small or medium - sized vertebrates (Fitzgerald and Turner 2000), and
while the
density of feral cats is directly correlated with prey abundance (Genovesi et al. 1995; Edwards et al. 2001), the population
density of free - ranging house cats is more reflective of human
density (due to the provision of supplementary
food) than that of their prey (Sims et al. 2008).
Given the
density of Nova Scotia's feral and community cat population, 70 percent of the 40,000 pounds of
food is cat
food,
while the remaining 30 percent is dog
food.
And
while we don't know how they might respond in the Great Lakes, we do know from their history of invasions elsewhere in the U.S. and world that they are capable of reaching extremely high
densities and having dramatic negative impacts on the ecology and
food webs of the invaded waters.