Sentences with phrase «micronutrient density»

In addition, when compared to vegetables and fruit, legumes pale in comparison in both micronutrient density and fiber.

As these foods gradually displaced the minimally processed wild plant and animal foods in hunter - gatherer diets, they adversely affected the following dietary indicators 1) glycemic load, 2), fatty acid composition, 3) macronutrient composition, 4) micronutrient density, 5) acid - base balance, 6) sodium - potassium ratio, and 7) fiber content.

These foods, in turn, adversely influence proximate nutritional factors, which universally underlie or exacerbate virtually all chronic diseases of civilization: 1) glycemic load, 2) fatty acid composition, 3) macronutrient composition, 4) micronutrient density, 5) acid - base balance, 6) sodium - potassium ratio, and 7) fiber content.

In particular, food staples and food - processing procedures introduced during the Neolithic and Industrial Periods have fundamentally altered 7 crucial nutritional characteristics of ancestral hominin diets: 1) glycemic load, 2) fatty acid composition, 3) macronutrient composition, 4) micronutrient density, 5) acid - base balance, 6) sodium - potassium ratio, and 7) fiber content.

There's also evidence that increasing the micronutrient density of your diet can improve weight loss.

I will quote myself in 2013: «too many people are concentrating on micronutrient density and not enough on micro diversity».

Many people who begin the process of transition into a Low Carb (LC), Very Low Carb (VLC) or the various keto dietary approaches end up eventually wrestling with micronutrient density.

Using the output from Cronometer, a diet tracking program, the Nutrient Optimiser can look at the micronutrient density of your diet, and make recommendations based on your goals.

However, the more I researched the more I realized that most of these types of foods tend to help milk supply in one of three ways: they contain phytoestrogens or some other hormone impacting component, they have a high micronutrient density (iron, calcium, potassium...), or they provide a good boost of energy.

Not exact matches

With bacon for flavor, bone broth for nutrient - density, and rainbow chard for beauty and a bounty of micronutrients, this recipe is one of my new favorites.

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.

Conventional plant breeding and modern technology can increase the density of micronutrients in staple crops grown and consumed by smallholder farmers around the world.

Nutrient density is the ratio of micronutrients to calories — superfoods have a high ratio of micronutrients.»

Calcium bioavailability is greatly enhanced with the presence of acid from the lactobassilic bacteria found in ferments, a hugely important micronutrient for young women to maintain healthy bone density.

As an exercise physiologist who has studied nutrition in a clinical setting, I also consider the bioenergetics; the macro and micronutrients, and the caloric vs nutrient density of the things I eat.

Micronutrients: Understanding the Nutrient Density of Whole Foods We've been talking a lot about the effect that minimizing fat intake has on boosting insulin sensitivity, and reducing your risk for heart disease, cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes.In this article however, I'd like to introduce a different way of thinking about food — not as fuel, -LSB-...]

Dr. Fuhrman advocates food with a high micronutrient - per - calorie density.

Consuming beef liver, chicken hearts, and other animal organs provides a density of micronutrients you can't get as a vegetarian, and may still lack even if you follow a high - protein fitness diet that's rich in muscle meats.

Managing nutrient density ensures you get all the micronutrients you need without too much energy.

Accordingly, the consumption of refined sugar or foods containing refined sugar reduces the total vitamin and mineral (micronutrient) density of the diet by displacing more nutrient - dense foods.

This is the idea behind «superfoods» — ingredients like acai berries, chia seeds, goji berries, and others that contain high densities of micronutrients.