Balanced Versus Unbalanced Diets

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Many fad diets require supplemental protein, vitamins, and minerals. In some cases the supplements are available form the diet promoter. Until the 20th century, essential nutrients came from foods not supplements. Eating a balanced diet should provide a healthy person with all or most essential nutrients without excess calories. Many people eat high calorie unbalanced processed food diets. Processed foods are designed to satisfy wants not needs.

In this video:

• What is a balanced diet? 00:41
• Balanced diet and supplements. 2:14
• Balanced diet and exercise. 3:29
• Balanced diet and aging. 4:38
• Balanced versus unbalanced diet examples. 6:27
• Balanced diet tips. 7:49

30 Foods Under 50 Calories

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Many nature, minimally processed foods are low calorie foods. Processing like deep fat frying turns a low calorie food, like zucchini, into a high calorie. Frying adds calories but few essential nutrients. This video shares 30 common foods providing 50 calories or less per 100 gram (3.5 oz) or 28 gram (1 oz) serving.

In this video:

• Why low calorie foods? 00:40
• Most low calorie foods are plant foods. 1:48
• High calorie foods and portion control. 2:36
• 30 foods under 50 calories. 3:48

Sour Cream vs Plain And Greek Yogurt

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Plain and Greek Yogurt are low calorie substitutes for sour cream in many recipes. Depending on the recipe, yogurt can replace all or part of the sour cream increasing protein while reducing fat calories.

In this video:

• What is sour cream? 00:36
• What is yogurt? 1:03
• Sour cream and yogurt ingredients. 1:35
• Sour cream and yogurt nutrition. 2:21
• Substituting yogurt for sour cream. 3:10

Lowering Uric Acid Fad Diet Facts & Myths

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2022 introduced the uric acid diet. Another fas diet that concentrates on theoretical chemical imbalances instead of address the poor American diet of highly processed food  providing too many fat and sugar calories. This video shares facts and myths about blood uric acid a byproduct of metabolizing purine in foods and beverages.

In this video:

• What is uric acid? 00:42
• Normal blood uric acid levels. 00:57
• High uric acid health risks. 1:55
• High and low purine foods. 4:22
• Low uric acid diet facts and myths. 6:33

Decoding Ingredient And Nutrition Labels




Diets are made of choices. Many Americans eat a diet of prepared foods without knowing what is in their food. This video shares how to use nutrition and ingredient information to make healthy diet choices.

n this video:

• Definition of prepared foods. 00:41
• Why ingredient and nutrition information is important. 1:36
• Decoding the nutrition facts label. 3:34
• Decoding the ingredients list. 7:55

Fast Carbs Versus Slow Carbs




People have talked about carbohydrates decades. The talk revolves around eating too many sugar and starch carbs. This video shares why the type not quantity of carbs can affect your weight and health, and how some natural foods are condemned as high carb and high glycemic index when in truth they are not.

In this video:

• Types of carbohydrates. 00:35
• Fast carbs. 3:44
• Slow carbs. 5:08
• Fast carbs and glycemic index. 6:47
• Slow carb food calories. 10:52

Clinically Proven Dietary Supplement Facts & Myths




When it comes to dietary supplement, clinically proven has little or no meaning since supplement makers are not required by law to prove efficacy before they can sell their products. With the exception of vitamin and mineral supplements, a supplement’s mental and physical benefits are largely due to the placebo effect.

In this video:

• Why food should be your medicine. 00:32
• What are dietary supplements? 1:43
• The unregulated dietary supplement industry. 2:55
• Company funded versus independent research. 3:49
• Clinically proven and peer reviewed! 4:54
• Marketing supplements most people do not need. 6:23
• Common dietary supplement myths. 8:01

High Copper, Zinc and Selenium Foods

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Sample of common foods high in the essential trace minerals, copper, zinc, and selenium.

In this video:

• What are trace minerals? 00:39
• Copper’s functions, RDA and foods. 1:40
• Selenium’s functions, RDA and foods. 4:10
• Zinc’s functions, RDA and foods. 6:11

Bulgur Versus Brown Rice




Except for fad diets, most diet experts recommend eating whole versus refined grains.

Bulgur is a parboiled whole grain wheat that cooks in a fraction of the time of brown rice and other whole grains. About 12 versus 30 to 40 minutes.

This video shares how it compares nutritionally to brown rice, some uses for bulgur, and cooking methods.

In this video:

• What is bulgur? 00:41
• Bulgur contraindications. 1:07
• Storing bulgur. 1:27
• Bulgur uses. 2:01
• Bulgur and brown rice nutrition. 2:20
• Cooking bulgur. 3:10

Diet And Direct Access Tests (DAT)




Some US states allow some direct access lab tests (DAT) that used to require a doctor’s order. These test can check for anemia, diabetes, A1-c, and some nutrient deficiencies like potassium, iron, and calcium. Although most insurance does not cover DAT, the cost is is usually about the same or slightly higher than insurance covered tests.

If available in your state, you can use direct access laboratory tests to help monitor your health and diet. DATs do not replace a doctor’s care. Discuss all abnormal results with a healthcare provider.

In this video:

• What are essential nutrients? 00:48
• What is direct access testing? 1:06
• Which states allow direst access tests? 2:20
• Why use direst access tests? 2:42
• Common DAT tests. 3:44
• Direct testing advantages & disadvantages. 6:50

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