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Diets
Diet is the regulation of food intake as a hygienic measure or treatment. Momentary deprivation of any kind of food may be total (NPO) or partial, which may refer to solid foods (fluid diet) or liquid (dry diet).
Dietary therapy can be understood as a pyramid. At the base metabolic settle the biochemical basis of the human body, essential nutrients and their dynamics interrelaciones.El component is formed immediately above the needs of the life cycle of various nutrients in relation to growth, development, maturation and maintenance. Finally, at the apex of the pyramid is therapeutic nutrition, considering the changes that an individual needs specific treatment for their disease.
Therefore, the principles of dietary therapy in humans have significance only in terms of a normal nutrition. The diet is established only when there is a specific disease that can be solved by understanding what it means normal nutrition and metabolism.
The establishment of a diet needs, therefore, accommodate the following questions:
Disease. How the disease affects the body and its normal metabolic functioning?
How dietary therapy and why the diet should be modified in terms of nutritional components to meet the needs caused by that particular disease?
How these dietary guidelines necessary nutritional changes affect daily food choice?.
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About Protein
The human body is made of proteins and cell components which prevent it from disintegrating and allow them to perform their duties consist primarily of protein.
Meat, Fish & Eggs:
These foods are rich in protein and contain phosphorus, and, to a lesser extent, iron, zinc and other minerals and vitamins B6 and B12. Some meats (pork and certain cuts of beef) are high in fat and calories, but others (birds) containing them in moderation.
Milk and dairy products:
Milk, cream, yogurt, cheese and butter are the main source of calcium in the diet. They also contain lots of protein and vitamins A, B2 (riboflavin), B6 ??and B12. Whole milk and its derivatives contain more fat and calories than skim milk and its derivatives.
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