nutrition

There are many people who have either food allergies or food sensitivities. Some also develop a food aversion; however this is a physiological disorder than a physical one. Food allergies affect 2-8% of all children and nearly 2% of all adults. Most will have more than one food allergy at a time (Source: Nutrition MD).

Diabetes is a disorder caused by the pancreas’ inability to release enough insulin to handle the blood sugar in the body during digestion. There are three types of diabetes: Type I, or juvenile diabetes, Type II, also called adult onset diabetes and Gestational diabetes. Each type of diabetes has its own considerations and warnings for good health. Proper nutrition is important no matter what type of diabetes has been diagnosed.

It has been suggested that protein supplementation for anorexics is not a viable cure for the condition. This is because anorexia nervosa is a serious psychological condition in which stick-thin girls with not an ounce of body fat believe themselves to be too fat. This is not a condition that can be cured by diet, but some of its symptoms can be partially controlled by diet if the patient can be persuaded to take it.

Heart disease affects millions of people including the sixteen million people that die from some form of the condition every year (Source: Natural News). There are a number of different ways of dealing with heart disease including lifestyle changes and medications. In some cases, surgery may become the only option if the heart disease has progressed. In 2006, there were 450,000 coronary bypasses performed and in 2007 there were 2200 heart transplants (Source: The Texas Heart Institute Information Center).

One of the most serious and continuing problems that parents of today’s children have to deal with is childhood obesity. Not only are children who are overweight or obese for their age group at greater risk for psychological and social development problems, but they are also facing more and more health risks that have long been considered adults-only problems. One in three American children and teens are classified as either overweight or obese. Here are some frightening statistics about children (especially teens) and weight:

Protein supplements can help anyone who uses them to get the extra protein that they may need into their diets. These supplements are beneficial for people who are undergoing cancer treatments, diabetics, those trying to manage their weight, healing wounds (particularly following surgery) and much more.