Sentences with phrase «require higher fat levels»

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Critically ill, premature infants have special dietary needs requiring higher levels of fat, protein and calories than full - term babies need.

In 2006, the FDA required food manufacturers to identify trans fats on nutrition labels, and for good reason — studies show that people who eat foods high in trans fats have higher levels of C - reactive protein, a biomarker for inflammation in the body.

Athletic bodies are not always skinny - swimmers require a level of body fat to improve their buoyancy, and downhill skiers require bulky quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteal muscles to counteract the forces operating on them as they descend at high speeds.

The conventional dietary advice of the past 30 years to eat a low fat, high carbohydrate diet requires more insulin to keep blood glucose levels normal.

Figure 3: Low - Carbohydrate Diets Reduce Blood Levels of Carbon Dioxide Investigators fed twenty adult patients requiring artificial ventilation a standard or low - carb, high - fat diet through a feeding pump.

Those who engage in high levels of physical activity can incorporate more carbohydrates in the diet without gaining weight; those needing to lose weight or control blood glucose levels require more healthy fats in the diet as fats provide satiety and help keep blood sugar within a normal range.

If your cells burn glucose quickly you are regarded as a fast oxidizer and require higher levels of protein and fat in your diet to balance the rapidly metabolized glucose.

This insulin resistance then requires the pancreas to secrete more and more insulin to overcome this resistance which leads to higher and higher insulin levels which leads to more and more deposition of fat into fat cells resulting in obesity as well as metabolic syndrome which entails diabetes, hypertension, and vascular disease, ie heart disease and strokes.

You watch a lot of my videos, you know I'm a huge advocate of a high - fat diet, simply because so much of our hormone function requires a high level of good fats.

Also, to mention the Atkins diet, in the book I read, the diet begins with a two week very low carb diet [20 grams of carbo perday] in order to transition the body into a state of nutritional ketosis, using ketones not glucose / insulin for energy generation; however, it is not intended to be a permanent such state but rather for the dieter to gradually add in carbs; however, is one added in only up to the limit, which varies from person to person, of carbs to just below the lvel that would transition out of ketosis, then Atkins would work with that in mind and requiring monitoring for blood or urine ketone levels and must needs be high fat,, moderate protein, and low carbs

Dog food for puppies, or any food labeled for «growth and gestation» are required by the FDA to have higher levels of protein and fat than foods labeled for adult dogs.

Highly - active dogs have high metabolism rates such that they also require the highest levels of protein and fat to fuel their energy and keep their strength up.

I often see that veterinarians and food companies still promote feeding seniors foods drastically decreased in protein and fat, even though this is generally not indicated, and research has shown that especially senior dogs, as long as no other health issues require the reduction of protein for specific reasons, actually remain healthier with a higher protein level in their diet than on low - protein «Senior», «Less Active» or «Weight Management» foods.

One reason for this wide range of fat content is the purpose of the diet; work, stress, growth, and lactation require higher levels than maintenance.

They require more fat and certain nutrients in higher levels, such as Taurine.

Dogs with heart disease may require lower - calorie senior dog foods to help keep weight down as well as lower - sodium formulations, while diabetic dogs will need specially formulated, lower fat, higher fiber diabetic dog foods that delay absorption of food and keep blood sugar levels constant.

Our Mackerel & Lamb recipe is a great option for cats requiring higher omega levels and / or lower fat levels.

Although it contains lower levels of protein and fat than some of the other food options here, this Natural Balance food is above the average nutritional needs a puppy requires, and it is often more affordable than the higher end options.

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We have selected Merrick Lil Plates Real Chicken & Sweet Potatoes for Small Breed Puppies formula since it met the required criteria of higher calorie levels to support their higher metabolic rates as well protein - dense and adequate fat levels whilst still maintaining optimum carbohydrate levels.

Protein and fat — Small dogs require extra nutrients to meet their needs, it's important to choose a small breed dog food that has higher levels of protein and fat than ordinary dog food.