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On the internet, and you will find many diet plans for weight loss. But you won’t find much for weight gain! In fact, you will hardly get any plans for weight gain. However, there are a significant number of people who struggle with their bony fame, failing to add the needed mass.  Foods That Help in Gaining Weight 1: Milk Milk is a complete food because it is rich in all nutrients that are essential for our body. It is high in proteins, calcium, carbs, fats, minerals, and vitamins. It is an excellent protein source that provides both casein and whey proteins. It can help you add muscle mass to your body. Try drinking two glasses of milk per day with a meal or before or after a workout.  2: Rice  Rice is one of the convenient and cheap sources of carbohydrates that is essential to gain weight. Rice is also a calorie-dense food that means you can obtain carbs and calories from a single serving. One cup of rice provides about 200 calories that contribute to gain weight.  You can have ric

10 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 Employ these tiny diet tweaks that add up to a major difference on the scale. If you love the idea of losing weight and improving your health, but you feel less than enthusiastic about dieting to make it happen, you're definitely not alone. According to data from the market research firm NPD Group, 50 percent of people say that they'd like to lose weight, but only 25 percent of people actually do anything about it (like by dieting). If that sounds familiar, resist the urge to throw in the towel! There are a number of easy swaps you can make throughout the week that will help you eat healthier and save you hundreds and thousands of calories—without leaving you feeling deprived. These easy, delicious swaps will help you stay on track at breakfast, lunch, and dinner—and during snack and dessert time, too! Not only will you painlessly save tons of calories and see a difference on the scale, but you'

Taking Fruits Twice, Vegetables Thrice a Week Elongates Life – Study Several studies have proven that fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. In fact, fruits and vegetables should be the foundation of a healthy diet. Most people need to double the amount of fruits and vegetables they eat every day to enjoy long life. A study conducted by Imperial College London (ICL) and Harvard scientists has shed more light on taking of fruits twice and vegetables thrice a week, they found that it could prevent not just 7.8 million premature deaths each year but also lower risk of disease and prevention of early death. Scientific evidence indicates that frequent consumption of fruits and vegetables can prevent oesophageal, stomach, pancreatic, bladder and cervical cancers and that a diet high in fruits and vegetables could prevent 20 per cent of most types of cancers. After analysing more than 2 million adults worldwide, Harvard scientists reported that our five-a-day should be m

The main message: Focus on diet quality The type of carbohydrate in the diet is more important than the amount of carbohydrate in the diet, because some sources of carbohydrate—like vegetables (other than potatoes), fruits, whole grains, and beans—are healthier than others. The Healthy Eating Plate also advises consumers to avoid sugary beverages, a major source of calories—usually with little nutritional value—in the American diet. The Healthy Eating Plate encourages consumers to use healthy oils, and it does not set a maximum on the percentage of calories people should get each day from healthy sources of fat. In this way, the Healthy Eating Plate recommends the opposite of the low-fat message promoted for decades by the USDA. The Healthy Eating Plate summarizes the best evidence-based dietary information available today. As nutrition researchers are continually discovering valuable information, The Healthy Eating Plate will be updated to reflect new findings. Indeed, there is much w

THE DASH DIET The DASH diet focuses on vegetables, fruits and whole grains. It includes fat-free or low-fat dairy products, fish, poultry, beans and nuts. The diet limits foods that are high in salt, also called sodium. It also limits added sugar and saturated fat, such as in fatty meats and full-fat dairy products. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or DASH, is an eating plan designed to help treat or prevent high blood pressure, which is clinically known as hypertension. It emphasizes eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats. It is low in salt, red meat, added sugars, and fat. While the DASH diet is not a weight loss diet, many people report losing weight on it. How it works The DASH diet recommends specific servings of different food groups. The number of servings you are encouraged to eat depends on your daily calorie intake. For example, each day an average person on the DASH diet would eat about: five servings of vegetables five servings of fruit se

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There are six basic nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. All of these are classified as essential. Your body requires essential nutrients to function properly. These nutrients must be obtained from the foods you eat; your body cannot make them on its own. The two major categories of nutrients are macronutrients and micronutrients. You need a large amount of macronutrients on a daily basis. They provide your body with energy in the form of calories. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are the three macronutrients. Micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals are required in smaller amount, hence the prefix “micro.” Water fits into its own class and requirements for it vary greatly depending on your weight, activity level, and medical condition. In upcoming blog posts, I’ll be talking about each of the six basic nutrients in great detail. My focus will be on explaining how each nutrient is used in everyday life, giving examples of healthy food