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Pregnant women should get more vitamin D
January 05, 2012 
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Pregnant women could — and probably should — consume 10 times more vitamin D than experts currently recommend, according to a new study. Current guidelines for daily vitamin D intake during pregnancy range from 200 international units (IU) per day
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Get your kids addicted to these colorful, tasty, nutrient-packed superfoods, like blueberries, cocoa, cinnamon and more. It’s a fact of life: Chips, cupcakes, and lots of other not-so-nutritionally noble foods are going to find their way into your child’s mouth.
Fish – shellfish
A healthy diet should include at least two portions of fish a week, including one of oily fish. That is because fish and shellfish are good sources of many vitamins and minerals. Oily fish – such as salmon and fresh
Sugar
Most adults and children in the UK eat too much sugar. Cut down by eating fewer sugary foods, such as sweets, cakes and biscuits, and drinking fewer sugary soft drinks. What Is Sugar? Sugar (sucrose) is a carbohydrate that occurs
Britney Spears New Diet Plan
Britney Spears was the pop princess in 2005, the darling of millions of teenage girls. She has had a turbulent public life since- two short lived marriages, a very ugly divorce, public criticism over her lack of parenting skills and
4 Ways to Get That Diet Going
Want a better beginning to your weight loss plan? Get going with these tips from the experts. No matter how you slice it, diet is a dirty word. It smacks of deprivation and hunger pangs. To overcome the pain, you
Eight reasons to eat more fruit
You are often advised to eat more fruit because they bring so many benefits for your body. So what is the basis of this advice? Containing 80% water 80% of our body is water, water is an essential part
Alcohol may damage babies’s DNA
“Alcohol damages DNA of unborn children beyond repair,” The Independent reported today. The newspaper says that “scientists have identified the precise molecular mechanism” through which this damage happens. Excessive drinking while pregnant is known to cause foetal alcohol syndrome, which
Saturated fat !!
Saturated fat is the leading cause of high cholesterol, a leading factor in heart disease. Saturated fats occur naturally in many animal and some plant foods; hydrogenated fats and trans fatty acids are often found in processed foods. Cutting down your
Bread, Rice, Potatoes, Pasta and other starchy foods
Foods from this food group are a good source of energy, fibre and B vitamins. We should aim to make these foods the main part of meals. Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods like cereals are low in
