Diet and Fitness

You must have heard people all around you talking about fats, proteins, sugars, carbohydrates and fiber. All these are nutrients which constitute your body and each plays a different role in keeping the body going and fit. An imbalance of any of these nutrients would mean an ill and tired body. Carbohydrates play the role of imparting energy and vitality to the body. The main reason behind this is that they break up inside the body to form sugar, which gives you energy. Carbohydrates break up faster than proteins…

An elimination diet is a food plan used to identify foods and food additives that may be causing symptoms of sensitivity in an individual. These symptoms may be allergenic in nature, or they may indicate intolerance to a food or substance, such as lactose intolerance. An elimination diet can be quite a challenge, especially for children, but is absolutely necessary in determining what foods or substances are causing symptoms and getting relief from them.

The idea of the elimination diet was first put forth by Albert Rowe, in 1926. It has also…