30 Low Potassium Foods Video
- At June 30, 2020
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Health & Wellness
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Many people eat a high sodium low potassium diet. People eating high potassium diets can consume more sodium. Too much potassium can be as dangerous as too little potassium.
People with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) have trouble removing excess sodium and potassium. It is important, if instructed by their doctor, to eat a low potassium diet. Potassium is in all foods; animal and plant.
This video looks at 30 foods providing less potassium than most other foods.
PUFA Facts & Myths Video
- At June 24, 2020
- By Daniel
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PUFA is the acronym for polyunsaturated fatty acids. Most consumer PUFAs are RBD (refined, bleached, deodorized) vegetable oils like canola, soy, and corn oils. Fad diets condemning PUFAs usually fail to mention they are essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.
This video looks at some of the facts and myths surrounding PUFAs including:
• What is PUFA?
• PUFA and omega fatty acids.
• PUFA health risks.
• PUFA and low grade inflammation.
• Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratios.
11 Tips To Reduce Added Sodium
- At September 02, 2019
- By Daniel
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Salt has been used for thousands of years to flavor and preserve foods. Many Americans eat a high sodium diet on a regular basis. Too much sodium can increase blood pressure due to increased fluid (water) to dilute the concentration in the blood and cells.
People eating a high potassium diet may be able to eat more sodium than a person eating a low potassium diet.
Added sodium from salt and other sodium based ingredients is common in most highly processed foods.
This video highlights foods high in sodium and how to reduce sodium in your diet.
Non-GMO Foods Facts & Myths
- At August 10, 2019
- By Daniel
- In Diet
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Are prepared foods labeled Non-GMO healthier or worth paying a premium price or is it just marketing hype? This video looks at what Non-GMO and Non-GMO Verified really means.
High Resistant Starch Foods
- At July 24, 2019
- By Daniel
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Most people eat some form of starchy food for energy. Starchy foods include wheat, potatoes, and bananas.
Many American diets recommend reducing or eliminating starchy foods. That means no more fried potatoes, pasta, and dozens of other foods.
New research reveals there are more than one type of starch and foods high in resistant starch have a lower glycemic index. The reason is resistant starch behaves like fiber and is not converted to glucose.
They key is refrigeration in the case of potatoes, potato salad has more resistant starch than fried potatoes, and ripeness. Anyone who has eaten a green banana knows it is less sweet than a ripe banana. As a banana ripens, starch is converted to sugar.
This video explains resistant starch and provide sample foods high in resistant starch.
10 Dumb Diet Tips
- At July 22, 2019
- By Daniel
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Americans are bombarded by dieting tips. Some are helpful like eat more high fiber foods and less processed foods. Other tips can be confusing or even misleading.
For example, nuts are considered a healthy food and Americans are advised to add nuts to their diet on a daily basis. Since most countries are use the metric (SI) units of measure, people in those countries may be advised to eat 30 grams of nuts daily (about 1 ounce, 160 calories). Some diet experts advise Americans to eat a “handful” of nuts daily. Depending on your hand size and how many nuts you can hold you could eat up more than 300 calories of nuts daily. For a 2,000 calorie diet, 300 calories is 15% of total calories versus 8% for one ounce of nuts.
This video looks at ten common diet tips and why they are not as helpful as they can or should be.
Zero Calorie Foods Video
- At September 12, 2017
- By Daniel
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Many websites have eye-catching banner ads with diet and nutrition claims like:
“5 Foods You Should Never Eat”
“Zero Calorie Foods”
“Negative Calorie Foods”
“Belly Fat Busting Foods”
The real purpose of these ads is to get you to click on the ad taking you to another website trying to sell you dietary supplements or a diet plan.
One website had a 30 minute video sales pitch to had to watch before you found out what 5 foods you should never eat.
Usually there is very little if any credible scientific information backing up the claims.
This video reviews some of the foods typically listed as having zero or negative calories. Most are fruits and vegetables that are very low in calories. Some provide almost no calories when eaten in small quantities while others were nowhere near providing calories.
