Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’

How much sugar should I eat?

Sugar is in so many of the foods we eat. It’s in the obvious foods like cake, chocolate and pastries, and it’s also hidden in many foods like ready meals and breakfast cereals. Sugar comes in many forms. Sucrose and glucose are types of sugar you will see on your chocolate wrappers. There is also […]

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July 27th, 2012
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Basic Guide to Cholesterol

What is cholesterol? Lipids are a group of naturally occurring compounds. Lipids you may have heard of are fats, sterols, and fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamin A. Lipids are responsible for energy storage, and the structure of cell membranes, among other things. Cholesterol is one of the compounds called sterols and is a fatty substance […]

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June 25th, 2012
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