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According to their construction characteristics and qualities, the cheese can be classified as follows:

Taking into account whether the milk was drawn came from sheep, cow, goat or a mixture thereof.

Considering the amount of fat, it will be lean if you have less than 10% of the substance, semi-fat if it contains less than 20%, 40% fat when it has, extragraso with more than 45% and double fat if it reaches 60%.

Since moisture is spoken of products ranging from very wet to dry, respectively, fresh, tender, oreados, cured, old and stale. Read the rest of this entry »

The milk or milk derivatives are a group of foods, their nutritional characteristics, are considered the most basic and complete (balanced) in composition of nutrients, as they contain carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals .

In the case of cheese, underlines its important high-protein nutritional value (used by the body in almost all functions), fats that provide energy, primarily phosphorus and calcium, a mineral central to the development of human beings it is commonly recommended for children growing consumption and pregnant women.

It has recently emphasized the benefits of the cheese when it comes to osteoporosis (softening of bones), because even though this disease problems associated with aging has been established that the proper use at an early age calcium-rich foods such as dairy, helps our skeleton is preserved properly despite the passage of time. Read the rest of this entry »

The cheese is derived from milk most famous and easy to find in one of its many varieties as part of the world’s culinary traditions. Besides being delicious, is an important source of carbohydrates, calcium and protein.

Alone, with bread or as part of delicious recipes for puddings, pasta or meat, cheese is one of the most widespread and accepted food worldwide, of which there are records from the year 3000 BC, East medium, although it is thought that this derived from milk was known since prehistory, ie, before the invention of writing.

Production and mass consumption of varieties of cheese, as we know them today, began with the industrial revolution and the development of large cities, and while there have been standardized systems, we seek in every nation and region maintain their own recipes to give this food a special flavor and distinctive. Read the rest of this entry »

According to different analysis, the yogurt is a food than milk, you can keep longer, no problem causes intestinal gas or indigestion to those who are lactose intolerant, because its fats and proteins are predigested by agencies and has proportionately more calcium than milk itself.

Thus, this food is ideal to help maintain high intake of this mineral, so that helps bone health. This is especially beneficial for children, and contributing to the development and strengthening of the skeleton, as well as for those with osteoporosis (condition in which the skeleton becomes weakened and porous), who achieve better results if you add to your diet foods with vitamin D and carry out an exercise routine prescribed by your doctor. Read the rest of this entry »

We can enjoy it in its traditional form, together with fruit, cereal and honey, like ice cream or light drinking. Anyway, the yogurt is food rich in minerals and proteins, well assimilated by people with lactose intolerance, and which helps to build immunity to infections.

Originally from Bulgaria and popularly known by its Turkish name, the yogurt is a ferment that is obtained by treating whole or skim milk from the action of certain beneficial bacteria to the intestinal flora (Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgarius) caused a partial transformation lactose (sugar) into lactic acid and coagulate the proteins, hence two of its most notable physical characteristics: sour taste and creamy texture without becoming solid. Read the rest of this entry »

In our diet, fats are present. Triglycerides are the majority and to a lesser extent, cholesterol and phospholipids.

The absorbing all these fat, is the small intestine who uses it to form the membranes of every cell in our body (cholesterol yfosfolípidos), make hormones and bile (cholesterol), used as fuel in our fat and our muscle ( triglycerides) and activated blood lacoagulación (phospholipids).

Fats in our body are also produced in the liver (cholesterol and triglycerides), this happens when we are not eating or starvation situations.

However, these fats can not move as such in the blood. If we put water into a glass and oil, the two substances come together but remain separate (“rejected”). The same would occur if the blood (which is basically water) pusiésemos few drops of fat.

Therefore, fats circulating in our blood “protected” by a sheath of proteins that serves as a shield and allows this “fat” to reach all tissues to perform functions that we have mentioned before.

Lipoprotein is composed of protein and fat it carries, the best known are LDL and HDL, but not the only ones.

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A recent study conducted at Kyoto University in Japan has shown that the benefits of tomatoes are special to the heart. And that has always been considered the tomato, as an excellent vegetables for healthy living.

More specifically a compound of the tomato, called acid 9-oxo-octadecadienoic acid, which has an anti-dyslipidemic, prevents the onset of dyslipidemia, a condition that can lead to the development of cirrhosis and arteriosclerosis.

The bad thing is that dyslipidemia is a silent condition, that has no symptoms so that timely detect and undermines the patient’s health gradually, causing among those already mentioned other vascular diseases.

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Sodium is an important mineral for our bodies and involved in many functions of it. But we must not abuse it, and we would be at risk for cardiovascular disease. So it is advisable to take special care with the salt in the foods we eat.

There are many foods that have sodium and we do not know, like margarine and butter, which can have about 800 mg of sodium in 100 grams of product. We must be careful as the recommended daily intake should not exceed 2500 mg.

If you suffer from hypertension should be particularly careful with these foods, as well as the fat of butter and margarine, sodium is not an ally to keep under control the disease and its effects on the heart.

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There are plenty of fruits, vegetables and plants that are able to promote our health and beauty in a unique way. Fruits and vegetables are excellent for health and beauty of the skin, both when they are consumed as if they are made with natural products for external use.

Vitamin A, for example, is essential for healthy skin, nails and hair. By eating enough foods rich in vitamin A immediately see the results in skin elasticity and shine. Lack of vitamin A can cause premature aging, hair loss, dandruff, weak nails and conjunctivitis.

We can find vitamin A in tomatoes, persimmons, watermelon, papaya, blackberries, plums, peaches, carrot, mango, spinach and cabbage, tomato, among others. When frying these foods is lost vitamin A.

Vitamin B, if it exists may experience hair loss, dandruff, premature graying of hair, acne and dermatitis. Vitamin B is found in brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, soy (flour, sprouts, beans, lecithin, tofu …), whole grains, unroasted nuts (walnuts, almonds, …), molasses (cane syrup sugar), Spirulina algae. We have to increase consumption of vitamin B if you have a lot of stress, or habitually consumed alcohol, antibiotics or contraceptives.

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