Complex foods are eaten on a daily basis, which contain mixtures of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Glucose (also known as dextrose) is one of a group of carbohydrates known as simple sugars or monosaccharides. Glucose has a molecular formula C6H12O2. It is mainly found in fruits and honey and is the main free sugar circulating in the blood of higher animals. Glucose is the source of energy in cell function, and regulation of its metabolism. Molecules of starch are the main energy-reserve carbohydrate
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Favorite Fruit: The Coconut. There are a plethora of fruits that one can enjoy eating. With such a broad selection of fruits provided to us, there is one in particular that seems to make my taste buds go wild; the coconut. This exotic fruit, only found in the tropics, is the one that is considered to be my favorite of all. It not only has refreshing tasty water on the inside, but also has solid fruit on the inner part of the sphere shaped cover. The particular type of coconut I enjoy eating is the
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purchase protein. With the wrong ingredients protein shakes and bars can make you feel hungry, bloated, crave sugar and completely stall your weightloss. Heres why: Dirty Protein Secret Number 1: Added Sugar Many Protein supplements are packed full of added sugar. Sugar is the number one enemy when it comes to getting into shape. When you body digests sugar your body converts sugar into fat. Sugar also creates crazy cravings, so even though you are trying to do the right thing by having a protein shake
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of Contents INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................5 THE DANGER OF PROCESSED FOODS ......................................................................8 REFINED SUGAR IS POISON ......................................................................................12 THE TRUTH ABOUT FAT .............................................................................................27 WHY YOU SHOULD AVOID HIGH FRUCTOSE
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Theme: Caribbean Economy and Slavery “The layout of a typical 18th century British Caribbean sugar plantation ensured self- sufficiency and maximized efficiency.” Does the evidence support this statement? Rationale On a typical eighteenth century plantation self- sufficiency was promoted by workers, fuel, water source, sugar works yard and sugar being the main crop, along with the practice of subsistence farming all being on the plantation. Generally speaking, the categories of a persons living
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NUTRITION PROJECT I think my diet is very interesting and shows both sides of how I can eat. As you can see, three of my entries show how much salt, fat and calories I can consume along with not drinking enough water. There is also an entry I added to show my current eating habit which is optimal. I just purchased an elliptical/treadmill and started working out for at least an hour a day with my heart rate up and sweating. When I start working
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Kahlúa licor de café appears as an ad in an August 1989 Life magazine. The first object one lays his/her eyes on is a glass bowl filled with a perfectly round and creamy vanilla ice-cream scoop that is being doused by a cascade of Kahlúa. The Kahlúa has a syrupy look to it as it smoothly runs down the side of the ice-cream. Behind the bowl lies a glimmering silver spoon, and to the left of the bowl sits a flower stained glass bowl of nuts. To the right of the spoon is the bottle of the Kahlúa which
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cotton fields and flatlands rolling to the river, its Victorian mansions still beautiful, is at the center of a colossal American health crisis. High rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease: the legacy, some experts say, of sugar, a crop that brought the ancestors of most Clarksdale residents to this hemisphere in chains. “We knew we had to do something,” Kirkpatrick principal SuzAnne Walton told me. Walton, Clarksdale born and bred, was leading me through the school, discussing
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TITLE: Coconut Oil and Calamansi Peelings As Agent for Hair Oil II. ABSTRACT: This study, aims to evaluate and compare its quality in terms of fragrance to the commercial preparations. It also aims to provide an alternative and affordable hair oil. Experiments and a survey were done. A survey was done to prove that the fragrance of the product to the commercial ones. III. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: IV. TABLE OF CONTENTS: V. INTRODUCTION: A. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: * Is the Coconut oil and
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Candies are ideal choice when your product requires exceptional color, aroma, or flavor quality. Most commonly, candies are hard molded sugar that may be presented by designated forms or shards with highly concentrated color and rich flavor. On the other hand, tomato (Lycopersicum Esculentum) is a common name for a perennial herb. It belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae, and for its edible fruit. Botanically, the tomato is a fruit, but for purposes
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