Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Nutrition for US to Ponder

In the homeland of the Super SIZE population
The average adult and Child is Overweight
(The world leader with 30% obesity per ca pita
thirty percent )
while being the most
deficient in vitamins and minerals

A serving size is a measured amount of food (could potentially be appropriate for body size and activity).  A portion size is the amount of food someone elects to serve themselves (varies from person to person...even varying from time to time with the same person).

     Nightshade foods are low alkaloid foods.  These foods can impact the body at the nerve-muscle junction by blocking enzyme activity within the nerve cell...disrupting muscle control.  This can lead to muscle twitching,  trembling, breathing paralysis, or convulsions (just to name some effects).  Another way that lower alkaloid level can affect the body is by disrupting joints via inflammation or altered mineral status.  Some foods low in alkaloids are potatoes, tomatoes, cherries, eggplant, hot and sweet peppers, pimentos, tomatillos, pepinos, paprika, cayenne and Tabasco (just to name a few).  In a healthy body, the effects of these foods are mild, and tend to go unnoticed.  A certain percentage of the general population will have a sensitivity (or allergy) to nightshade foods, which amplify these reactions.  If you have osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or gout, you will experience a heightened sensitivity to the aftershocks of nightshade foods.  Individuals with a higher daily activity level should increase their vitamin and mineral intake in order for their bodies to perform with higher efficiency, limiting nightshade effects.

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